Anyone know about small engines?

Hey I found a small engine on the donation self last night and I could use help seeing if it runs ? not sure if its all there.

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I haven’t worked on one in years, but they are great to learn from. I had an old copy of a time life small engine book and our lawn mower. During one summer I learned to disassemble, clean, and reassemble and ended up with a lawnmower that worked better then I started with.

Same type of information should be available online, and books like I used are undoubtedly in your local library. Getting help is great if it is offered, but those are simple enough that you should just dive in if it isn’t.

http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lmfaq.htm

and (relatively) cheap enough.
Also, see Brandon’s thread:

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I think the engine on the shelf was a two stroke which is even easier to work on, fewer moving parts.

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I have an old 2 stroke off a cheap trimmer I could donate to some higher purpose.

Yeah, I saw the guy drop it off on Tuesday. It looked like a two stroke, single cylinder moped engine.

It is just never worked on one so not sure where to start

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Read read read, then attack it! :slight_smile:

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I say just jump in.
IC engines are pretty simple: suck, squeeze, pop, blow. You need air/fuel in, compression, spark, and exhaust out.
Does it turn over?
Sound OK while doing so?
Spark?
Fuel? (be sure to use 2-stroke oil)