Hitting a rock can certainly cause some damage, depending on the size of the rock. Most commonly, the shear pin in the flywheel keyway will bend or break (it is made to do so) and the engine won't start or will be hard. Not as common is for the drive shaft to bend or break, or internal damage to the engine.
Buy a lawn mower engine repair manual at Border's or Barnes & Noble.
very gently, or the mower will get squashed
depends on the engine but it will be on the engine block.
The sound of a jet engine vibrates more than the sound of a lawn mower.
from a distance away why does a jet sound loader than a lawn mower
The pull cord of a lawn mower is used to manually crank the engine to get it started. As the engine is quickly turned, a spark is created which begins combustion.
A lawn mower works by converting chemical energy (energy stored in the gas) to mechanical energy.
Check the underneath of lawn mower for grass built up.
Yes, it is !
The engine, I think
it needs gas
a gas mower i take it, you can bend the shaft, shear the keyway, and twist the shaft,