Small Gas Engines: Fundamentals, Service, Troubleshooting, Repair, Applications [Hardcover]

Alfred C. Roth (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1566375746 | ISBN-13: 978-1566375740 | Publication Date: September 1999 | Edition: Revised

Designed to provide students, do-it-yourselfers, and aspiring technicians with practical information about small gas engine theory, construction, operation, lubrication, maintenance, troubleshooting, service, rebuilding, and repair. DLC: Small gas engines.

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About the Author

Goodheart-Willcox is the premier publisher for Technical, Trades, and Technology; Family and Consumer Sciences; and Business, Marketing and Career Education. Goodheart-Willcox products are designed to train everyone from students through practicing professionals. Our books and supplements contain a wealth of information on the latest theories, techniques, tools, and operations for these subject areas. Whether the subject is automotive or child care, you will find numerous features throughout our textbooks to make learning easier. High-quality presentation, authoritative content, sound topic sequence, an abundance of illustrations, involving pedagogy, real-world examples, and appropriate readability are hallmarks of Goodheart-Willcox products. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox Pub; Revised edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566375746
• ISBN-13: 978-1566375740
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #796,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Small Gas Engines: by Roth, August 31, 2005

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S. Everett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Small Gas Engines: Fundamentals, Service, Troubleshooting, Repair, Applications (Hardcover)

This is the best book on Small Gas Engines that we have found. This is the text for our Small Gas Engines course at Clark State Community College. This is a good place for anyone to learn about the basics of small gas engines and how they operate.

17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Waste of Money, October 14, 2008

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once burned "twice shy" (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Small Gas Engines (Paperback)

I purchased the text book and the workbook to use together so as to teach myself small gas engine repair. But after I got the workbook I noticed that it DID NOT INCLUDE THE ANSWERS. So one does not know when you get a question wrong so as to learn from your mistakes. I called the EMU, they do not use their own material, I called the publisher, they were rude, arrogant, and obnoxious. They refused to furnish the answers without a teacher's cert. The material isn't even used by the University that authored it, what's the deal. So don't buy it, as for myself, I will NOT buy anything else put out by "Goodheart-Willcox", Good they are NOT, they are a nightmare to deal with. Don't buy their junk. UP-DATE, heard from the publisher on 10-16-08, they offered to sell me the answers for the DEEP DISCOUNT PRICE OF $50, I refused, I chose to cut my losses on this one. It is a shame I didn't know the score BEFORE I laid down my money on this workbook. I paid for this mistake, maybe you can learn from it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, October 13, 2010

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Ray B - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Small Gas Engines (Hardcover)

I am novice to engines. This book slowly (with diagrams) tells you how the engine operates. There are a lot of details on 2 and 4 cycle engines. I recommend this book as a starting point for anyone who wants to learn about small gas engines.