Much like the cost of repairs can vary, how much small engine and outdoor power mechanics make varies, too. Their salaries can be dependent on location, industry, years of experience and the different ...

Mechanics who work on these engines point to valve stem seal failures and timing issues that arrive well before 100,000 miles ...

Small-engine mechanics service home-related equipment such as lawnmowers and chainsaws. A mechanic in a boating community frequently works on outboard motors; while a small-engine repairman in a snowy ...

Engine knocking can result from one of several issues involving your engine. Whatever is causing it, it must be dealt with immediately so it doesn't become any worse. The knocking is a warning sign ...

Drivers tend to assume that if the oil was changed “recently,” the engine is safe, but the real story is what happened during ...

With a little know-how, you can soon learn how to diagnose and fix common problems with your lawn mower's engine. Ah, spring, time to get outside and do. Cut that grass! Turn that soil! So you roll ...

Today’s cars and trucks are literally rolling test beds of technology, which has tended to make the days of the so-called shade tree mechanic and eyeball diagnoses of what ails a given model a distant ...

DALLAS — It helps to know a really good mechanic. A relative of mine recently needed to have her vehicle seriously repaired and went to one such mechanic, who said he wasn’t going to perform the ...