Jim Carles got his start running a small engine repair shop in a back room at Mallow’s on 25th Avenue. “He quit school in ninth grade to work for Mallow’s,” his daughter Janet Mowery said. He ran the ...

So your Honda lawn mower broke down again, and this time, it's in need of a new wheel kit. Instead of taking it to a professional for repair, you decided to try your hand at it yourself. Thankfully, ...

Routine maintenance is one of the few places where car owners can reliably trade a small, predictable expense for a much lower risk of catastrophic failure. Modest items like fluids, filters, and ...

OE manufacturers have always been involved in the performance aftermarket, and today a lot of that involvement centers around producing crate engines, which is smart, considering that so many hot ...

Rick Kitchings has been a small-engine mechanic for about 30 years, and he’s been busier than ever lately. Recently, a customer came into his shop in Savannah, Ga., with a string trimmer that had ...

The idea of visiting a hardware store with the intent to purchase an entire pre-built engine feels a little strange on paper, but as it happens, Harbor Freight actually has quite a few small engines ...