flywheel starter
1starter — [stärt′ər] n. a person or thing that starts; specif., a) the first in a series b) a person or animal that starts in a race or game c) a person who gives the signal to start, as in a race d) a person who supervises the departure of commercial… …
2Starter ring gear — A starter ring gear, sometimes called a starter ring or ring gear, is a medium carbon steel ring with teeth that is fitted on the periphery of a flexplate or flywheel of an internal combustion engine, mostly for automotive applications.The teeth… …
3Starter solenoid — A starter solenoid (or starter relay) is the part of an automobile which relays a large electric current to the starter motor, which in turn sets the engine in motion.OperationThe starter solenoid receives a large electric current from the car… …
4flywheel ring gear — A gear on the outer circumference of the flywheel. The starter drive gear engages the ring gear and cranks the engine …
5starter ring gear — A gear fitted around the flywheel that is engaged by teeth on the starter drive to crank the engine …
6flywheel turner — A special tool used for hand cranking the engine while working on clutches, gearboxes, etc. or doing jobs that require that the crankshaft be in a specific position. It consists of a handle and lever to hook into the starter ring teeth …
7Automobile self starter — An automobile self starter (commonly starter motor or simply starter ) is an electric motor that initiates rotational motion in a car s internal combustion engine before it can power itself. History Both Otto cycle and Diesel cycle internal… …
8hand-cranked inertia starter — A starter for a large aircraft reciprocating engine. The hand crank drives a flywheel, which spins at a high speed. Once sufficient flywheel inertia is built up, the hand crank is disconnected and the flywheel is coupled to the engine crankshaft… …
9inertia starter — noun : an internal combustion engine starter that utilizes the energy of a spinning flywheel set in motion by means of a hand crank or electric motor * * * inertia starter, a device for starting an aircraft engine, consisting of a small flywheel… …
10combination inertia starter — A starter in a reciprocating engine that allows the starter flywheel to build up RPM either by hand cranking or electric power …
