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Career Details :: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Description
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, and related equipment.
Experience
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Education
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
Tasks
- Tests and repairs magnetos used in gasoline and diesel engines, using meters, gauges, and hand tools.
- Dismantles engines, using hand tools, examines parts for defects, and cleans parts.
- Tests and inspects engine to determine malfunctions and locate missing and broken parts, using diagnostic instruments.
- Positions and bolts engine to engine stand.
- Adjusts points, valves, carburetor, distributor, and spark plug gaps, using feeler gauges.
- Repairs fractional-horsepower gasoline engines used to power lawn mowers, garden tractors, and similar machines.
- Tests and repairs turbo or superchargers.
- Repairs or replaces defective parts, such as water pump, carburetor, thermostat, gears, solenoid, pistons, valves, and crankshaft, using hand tools.
- Repairs and maintains portable saws powered by internal combustion engines, following manufacturer's repair manuals and using hand tools.
- Repairs and maintains gas internal-combustion engines that power electric generators, compressor, and similar equipment.
- Grinds, reams, rebores, and retaps parts to obtain specified clearances, using grinders, lathes, taps, reamers, boring machines, and micrometer.
- Reassembles engines and listens to engines in action to detect operational difficulties.
- Records repairs made, time spent, and parts used.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Repairing & Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Performing General Physical Activities
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Consequence of Error
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Indoors
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