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  2. Starting fluid - Wikipedia

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    Starting fluid is sprayed into the engine intake near the air filter, or into the carburetor bore or a spark plug hole of an engine to get added fuel to the combustion cylinder quickly. Using starting fluid to get the engine running faster avoids wear to starters and fatigue to one's arm with pull start engines, especially on rarely used machines.

  3. Cold start (automotive) - Wikipedia

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    Starting fluid, a volatile liquid, is sometimes sprayed into the combustion chamber of an engine to assist the starting procedure. Diesel engines make use of glow plugs to heat the combustion chamber prior to ignition, improving the conditions inside the engine, while certain manufacturers have incorporated a block heater, which heats the ...

  4. Starter (engine) - Wikipedia

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    An automobile starter motor (larger cylinder). The smaller object on top is a starter solenoid which controls power to the starter motor and engages the Bendix drive.. A starter (also self-starter, cranking motor, or starter motor) is a device used to rotate (crank) an internal-combustion engine so as to initiate the engine's operation under its own power.

  5. Glow plug - Wikipedia

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    Glowplugs are typically used as starting-aid devices, when the engine is being cranked by a starter motor, and in most cases switched off when the engine has reached a defined minimum operating temperature. Diesel engines, unlike common spark-ignition engines, do not use spark plugs to ignite the air-fuel mixture. Instead, they rely solely on ...

  6. Motor oil - Wikipedia

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    Motor oil, engine oil, or engine lubricant is any one of various substances used for the lubrication of internal combustion engines. They typically consist of base oils enhanced with various additives, particularly antiwear additives , detergents, dispersants , and, for multi-grade oils, viscosity index improvers .

  7. Are the Chiefs the NFL's worst-ever 9-0 team? - AOL

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    They have to get the ball out quickly with starter Wanya Morris dealing with a right-knee injury and rookie backup Kingsley Suamataia not yet ready to protect Patrick Mahomes’ blindside.

  8. Air-start system - Wikipedia

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    Another method of air-starting an internal combustion engine is by using compressed air or gas to drive a fluid motor in place of an electric motor. [3] They can be used to start engines from 5 to 320 liters in size and if more starting power is necessary two or more motors can be used.

  9. Oscar Predictions 2013 - The Huffington Post

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    Don't rely on bloviating pundits to tell you who'll prevail on Hollywood's big night. The Huffington Post crunched the stats on every Oscar nominee of the past 30 years to produce a scientific metric for predicting the winners at the 2013 Academy Awards.