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What's the diffenace in a starter ana a stater motor

Tiny
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What's the diffenace in a starter and a starter motor.I am tying to repired my starter, and want to know if they are they same. Can I put a statet motor my car instead of a stater don't has anything else answere
Saturday, January 18th, 2014 AT 1:00 AM

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Tiny
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The starter is an electric motor, along with a gear reduction unit and a solenoid to engage the unit, so it is often called a "starter motor". Both terms mean the same thing, just like a light and a light bulb are the same thing.
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