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1967-75 VW Type II - Starter Won't Fit

From time to time we hear the complaint that on some vehicles the SR15N cannot be installed properly due to an interference between the starter solenoid and the heat exchanger/hot air box. This condition seems especially prevalent on VW Type II, and bus/transporter applications. Due to the age of these vehicles (1967-75 applications), many of them have had the heat exchangers replaced. Our research has shown that not all aftermarket heat exchangers are created equal to the OEM version. Whenever one of these "won't fit" situations arises we find that the heat exchanger has been replaced. In cases like this either the heat exchanger will have to be replaced with an OEM type version or the aftermarket one already in place will have to be altered to provide clearance for the starter.

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