Starter is an electric motor powered by the car battery only, no help at all from the serpentine belt. A gear on the end of the starter extends and "catches" the flywheel to turn the engine over, for startup. Once the starter disengages, its gear retracts back and away from the flywheel.
Is your friend aware of any car ever that has used a belt to start? I'm just curious as to where your friend got this idea
Well….my friend sometimes is not the brightest bulb in the box…..in fact….he fell out of the “dumb tree” and hit every branch on the way down.Is your friend aware of any car ever that has used a belt to start? I'm just curious as to where your friend got this idea
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 - I asked my “friend” why he would ask that and he said honestly, he just didn’t know and was too lazy to fully investigate. I told him he was an idiot and to not be lazy - I think he “ghosted” me LMAO!
It’s all good, I have these kind of friends too! 😉
I used a mower like that as a kid to make my "hustle money" to play Galaga at the Arcade...lol.
Is your friend aware of any car ever that has used a belt to start? I'm just curious as to where your friend got this idea
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See? Now I've learned something from friends of friends
I was genuinely curious 
if the battery is empty, you can pull for a long time!You can sometimes go this route!
When I was a kid, before Mary Cunningham, most guys knew that on American cars that little gear and its mechanism were called a Bendix.
