Be it a pressure washer or a log splitter, small engines need a special repair service. Northern Tool can repair yours if you ...

I buy a couple of five-gallon cans, then mix it with oil in the smaller containers I use to fuel up my small two-stroke engines. Starting up again in spring is almost never an issue.

In the first of a two-part series, Andrew Pearce and Stihl’s technical services trainer Mark Hellewell offer basic troubleshooting tips. See also: Small engine starting problems (part 2) ...

When you decide to fill your small engine tank, always fill it to about 95 percent of the way so the gasoline won’t expand and leak out if the garage, shed or patio gets hot from the sun.

Home & Garden Use fuel stabilizers to protect the small engines in household tools Updated: Jun. 21, 2013, 9:00 p.m. | Published: Jun. 21, 2013, 8:00 p.m. By Tim Carter/Ask the Builder ...

To start promptly an engine needs a clean, dry plug firing a fat spark at the right instant. About five times the energy is needed to create that spark under compression than to make it in air, so ...