What is the single tip you would give to a fellow small engine tech?
I do this on the side. My dad owned a landscape business and I was the fleet mechanic for around 12 years. I still do it on the side for a few commercial companies. I have come across a few videos with a few awesome tips and tricks that I have never heard of. Obviously nobody knows everything, and I always love learning. I love hearing new tips/tricks and/or tools that you can use to save time and find the issue quicker.
I am trying to put together a quick "cheat sheet" that I can send to friends and family for when they ask me to drive (far) to their house to look at their push mower or homeowner trimmer, and to help me avoid long phone calls trying to walk them through things.
I have a few page word doc so far with things to check when a certain scenario is present. a few examples are below (there are more details than this in each bulletpoint but this is the gist):
-2 + 4 Stroke - Dies after a few minutes of running - Check spark and fuel lines
- No start but backfires - check flywheel key; check spark. If not present, check valves
- 2 stroke - Starts and will idle, when revved up, it bogs (but will not die): check muffler screen
Again, I have two pages of things like this, but hoping to hear of some scenarios that you've ran into and what you did to confirm the issue (and what the issue was).
