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Briggs & Stratton welcomes warranty repair and apologizes
to you for being inconvenienced. Any Authorized Service
DeaJer may perform warranty repairs. Most warranty repairs
are handled routinely, but sometimes requests for warranty
service may not be appropriate. For example, warranty would
not apply if engine damage occurred because of misuse, lack
of routine maintenance, shipping, handling, warehousing or
improper installation. Similarly, warranty is void if the serial
number of the engine has been removed or the engine has
been altered or modified.
if a customer differs with the decision of the Service-Denier, an
investigation wilt be made to determine whether the warranty
appties. Ask the Service Dealer to submit a_]supporting facts to
his Distributor or the Factory for review. If the Distributor or the
Factory decides that the c_aim is justified, the customer will be
fulh/reimbursed for those items that are defective. To avoid
misunderstanding which might occur between the customer
and the Dealer, _isted below are some of the causes of engine
failure that the warranty does not cover.
tmproper maintenance:
The life d an engine depends upon the conditions under
which itoperates, and the care it receives. Some applications,
such as tillers, pumps and rotary mowers, are very often used
in dusty or dirty conditions, which can cause what appears to
be premature wear. Such wear; when caused by dirt, dust_
spark plug cleaning grit_ or other abrasive matedal that has
entered the engine because of improper maintenance, is not
covered by warranty.
This warranty covers engine related defective material
and]or workmanship _ and not re_21acement or refund
of the equipment to which the engine may be mounted.
Not does the warranty extend to repairs required
because of:
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PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PARTS THAT ARE NOT
ORIGINAL BRfGGS & STRATTON PARTS.
Equipment controls or installations that prevent starting,
cause unsatisfactory' engine performance, or shorten
engine life. (Contact equipment manufacturer.)
Leaking carburetors, dogged fuel pipes, sticking valves,
or other damage, caused by using contaminated or sta_e
fuet. (Use clean, fresh, lead-free gasoline and Briggs &
Stratton gasoline stabilizer, Part No. 5041 .)
4. Parts which are scored or broken because an engine was
operated with insufficient or contaminated lubricating oil,
or an incorrect grade of lubricating oil (check oil level daily
or after every 8 hours of operation. Refi}l when necessary
and change at recommended intervals.) Read "Owner's
Manual,"
5. Repair or adjustment of associated parts or assemblies
such as cJutches, transmissions, remote controls, etc.,
which are not manufactured by Briggs & Stratton.
6. Damage or wear to parts caused by dirt, which entered
_he engine because of improper air cleaner maintenance,
re-assembly, or use of a nomodginal air cleaner etement
or cartridge. (At recommended intervals, clean and re_oit
the Oii-Foam® element or the foam pre-c}eaner, and
replace the cartridge.) Read "Owner's Manual."
7. Parts damaged by overspeeding, or overheating caused
by grass, debris, or dirt, which plugs or cIogs the cooting
fins, or flywheel area, or damage caused by operating the
engine in a confined area without sufficient ventilation.
(Clean fins on the cylinder, cylinder head and flywheel at
recommended intervals.) Read "Owner's Manual."
8. Engine or equipment parts broken by excessive vibration
caused by a loose engir',e mounting, toose cutter blades,
unbalanced Mades or Ioose or unbala_ced impetlers,
improper attachment of equipment to er_gine crankshML
overspeeding or other abuse in operation.
9. A bent or broken crankshafL caused by striking a solid
object with the cutter b!ade ot a rotary lawn mower, or
excessive v-belt tightness.
t0. Routine tune-up or adjustment of the engine.
1I. Engine or engine component faiiure, i.e, combustion
chamber, valves, vatve seats, valve g_Jides, or burned
starter motor windings, caused by the use of alternate
fuels such as, liquified petroleum, natu_at gas, a_tered
gasolines, etc.
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