2- or 4-cycle small engines are common in lawn and garden equipment, utility vehicles, recreational vehicles, generators and other machines. With this handbook, homeowners will be able to understand small engines, troubleshoot them and work on them. Includes a brief history of small engines, and a guide to setting up a home workshop in which to work on them, plus case studies on the disassembly, maintenance, repair and/or rebuilding of: a 2-stroke lawnmower engine, a 4-stroke utility motor, a 2-stroke chainsaw engine, and a curbside junker.--From publisher description.