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A car starter is an electric motor that is used to turn the engine over in order to get it started. The motor is powered by the car battery (Typically 12 Volts) The motor turns the engine by engaging the flywheel (cog) by one or other of two means. 1/ The turning action of the motor pushes a gear into the flywheel. 2/ A solenoid attached to the motor pushes in the connecting gear. After the engine starts the gear disengages.
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∙ 11y agoShort answer: the solenoid passes current to starter. The starter has a bendix (sort of a metal pole that shoots up while spinning. At the end of the bendix is a metal (or hard plastic depending on the application) gear. The bendix shoots out with that gear on the end of it and the gear grabs the flywheel of the engine and spins it over, which starts the engine.
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