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Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, and related equipment.
Other names for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics:
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What do Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics do?
Repair and maintain gasoline engines used to power equipment such as portable saws, lawn mowers, generators, and compressors.
Adjust points, valves, carburetors, distributors, and spark plug gaps, using feeler gauges.
Reassemble engines after repair or maintenance work is complete.
Record repairs made, time spent, and parts used.
Perform routine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling parts, honing cylinders, and tuning ignition systems.
Obtain problem descriptions from customers, and prepare cost estimates for repairs.
Test and inspect engines to determine malfunctions, to locate missing and broken parts, and to verify repairs, using diagnostic instruments.
Repair or replace defective parts such as magnetos, water pumps, gears, pistons, and carburetors, using hand tools.
Sell parts and equipment.
Show customers how to maintain equipment.
Dismantle engines, using hand tools, and examine parts for defects.
Replace motors.
Grind, ream, rebore, and retap parts to obtain specified clearances, using grinders, lathes, taps, reamers, boring machines, and micrometers.
Remove engines from equipment, and position and bolt engines to repair stands.
