Instead of paying John Deere $512.46 for one, are there any downsides of buying a starter such as this one?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-PREMIUM-STARTER-KAWASAKI-SMALL-ENGINE-FD501D-FD620D-FD661D-/361129073558
The starter that John Deere sells me won't even be a John Deere part. It will be someone else's part, that comes in a John Deere box. And apparently, that John Deere cardboard box will cost over $450.00.
I bought an aftermarket eBay regulator for the other Deere last year, at a fraction of what Deere wanted. Bolted up correctly and works just fine.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-PREMIUM-STARTER-KAWASAKI-SMALL-ENGINE-FD501D-FD620D-FD661D-/361129073558
The starter that John Deere sells me won't even be a John Deere part. It will be someone else's part, that comes in a John Deere box. And apparently, that John Deere cardboard box will cost over $450.00.
I bought an aftermarket eBay regulator for the other Deere last year, at a fraction of what Deere wanted. Bolted up correctly and works just fine.