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starting 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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The hybrid drive is a smooth operator with the push button ignition seeing the car start with a beep rather than the usual rumble of a starting motor. When the petrol engine does get going it doesn't make much in the way of a commotion and gives smooth progress with the aid of the automatic gearbox.

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He contacted Charles Kettering to develop an electric starting motor and equip a Cadillac with the device.

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He said: "She broke down and we lent her a replacement and put a new battery and starting motor in her car.

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Last year's winners had to sit it out for a long 30 minutes as mechanics changed the battery, starting motor and electronic dash in an effort to trace the fault, robbing them of any chance of victory.

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They are designed to handle the inrush of current that a starting motor demands without tripping thermal overload protection, while still providing that protection if the motor stalls or short circuits.

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THE STARTING motor of Baldwin's car was working properly, a vehicle examiner told the court.

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The set has an electric starting motor and battery set with a disconnect switch, as well as a jacket water heater with thermostat and shut-off valves.

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The generator, which will double as a starting motor, will provide power for electric motors driving accessories that currently are mechanically powered by the engine, via belts or gears.

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The old bare wire salvaged from the starting motor armature that was held in place with fence staples had to go.

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Baldwin had claimed that there had been a problem with the starting motor on the car, but when police examined it they could find no sign of a fault.

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Front brake pads are pounds 44.80, a new gearbox pounds 1054, an alternator pounds 288 and a starting motor pounds 227.

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