Small Engine Repair

$299.00

ENGN 041 | High School | 0.50 Credit Hours

Small Engine Repair covers the fundamentals of small engine repair and servicing. After learning what makes two-cycle and four-cycle engines work, students in this course will get a hands-on, guided experience disassembling a small engine.

ENGN 041 | High School | 0.50 Credit Hours

Small Engine Repair covers the fundamentals of small engine repair and servicing. After learning what makes two-cycle and four-cycle engines work, students in this course will get a hands-on, guided experience disassembling a small engine.

*Note: Students disassemble a small engine; we recommend using one that is old or nonoperating.*

Course Details

  • 1. Principles of Engine Operation
    2. Two- and Four-Cycle Engines
    3. Fuel Systems
    4. Carburetion
    5. Ignition Systems
    6. Lubrication Systems
    7. Cooling Systems
    8. Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting

    • To successfully complete this course you will need the following:

      • The textbook Small Gas Engines (2004, Goodheart-Willcox Company, ISBN: 978-1590701836) by Alfred C. Roth (you'll want the hardcover version). It can be the 4th or the 11th edition for the purposes of this course.

      • A small gas engine: You will need an old small engine to complete this course. You should not use a valuable running engine because you will be taking it apart and you might not be able to put it back together. If you do not have an old lawn mower engine or other small engine around your house, talk to a neighbor or a small-engine repair shop. Tell them what you need and why you need it and they will probably give you an old engine to take apart. Do not tear the engine apart on the living room floor. Engines usually have old gas in the carburetor and oil in the crankcase. Drain the fluids and tear the engine apart where you can be a little messy. As you take it apart, you should answer the questions in the instructor-graded assignment. When you are done tearing it apart, try to reassemble the engine—use the textbook and your memory to help you.