starter motor

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Noun1.starter motor - an electric motor for starting an engine
electrical system - equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio
electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
kick start, kick starter - a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body
self-starter - an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
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Between 9pm on Tuesday 13 and 9am on Wednesday 14, thieves broke into an outbuilding in Bishop's Castle and stole a starter motor, some copper and brass taps and a pair of bolt cutters last week.
M2 PRESSWIRE-August 20, 2019-: Automotive Starter Motor Market 2019 Size, Trends, Share, Growth, Competitive, Regional Analysis With Forecast To 2023
Ford is also issuing a recall for approximately 100 2018 Ford Edge, 2019 Ford Flex, 2018 Lincoln MKX and 2019 Lincoln MKT vehicles that may not have the power supply cable fastener properly secured to the alternator or to the starter motor. In the affected vehicles, if the nut used to fasten the power supply cable to the starter motor or alternator is not fully tightened or is cross threaded, the interface may not provide a secure connection.
Germany-based Bosch Group's starter motor and generator division has completed its transition to an independent company that will be named SEG Automotive, effective immediately.
"I push the button on the starter motor to engage it and put the transmission in gear.
The automotive starter motor and alternator market has witnessed considerable growth in emerging nations such as China, India, and Mexico, following an increasing in vehicle electrification and increasing vehicle production.
It has accessory-only, ignition-on, run positions and a spring-loaded, crank position that activates the starter motor as long as you hold the key there.
Earlier last year, Tata Motors had asked an estimated 1.40 lakh Nano owners to bring back their cars for change of the starter motor free-of-cost.
It became likely that the problem was in the starter motor, and the chap with the 4x4 car asked if I wanted a lift and drove me to my usual garage on the industrial estate at the end of Wentloog Road.
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