Adjusting Choke After Engine Has Started; Stopping Engine - Briggs & Stratton 12K300 INTEK series Operating & Maintenance Instructions

Adjusting Choke after Engine has Started

After engine has started, let it warm up several seconds
to several minutes, depending on outside temperature.
Slowly adjust CHOKE to RUN position. Wait until the
engine runs smoothly before each choke adjustment.
Do not tip engine or
•
equipment at angle
which causes gasoline
to spill.
Do not choke
•
carburetor to stop
engine.

Stopping Engine

1. Push stop switch to OFF position.
STOP
SWITCH
WARNING
Do not stop engine by moving
•
choke control to CHOKE. Backfire,
fire or engine damage could occur.
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WARNING
Operate equipment with guards in
•
place.
Keep hands and feet away from
•
rotating parts.
Tie up long hair and remove
•
jewelry.
Do not wear loose-fitting clothing,
•
dangling drawstrings or items that
could become caught.
WARNING
Running engines produce heat.
Engine parts, especially muffler,
become extremely hot.
Severe thermal burns can occur
on contact.
Combustible debris, such as
leaves, grass, brush, etc. can
catch fire.
Allow muffler, engine cylinder and fins to cool
•
before touching.
Remove accumulated combustibles from
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muffler area and cylinder area.
Install and maintain in working order a spark
•
arrester before using equipment on
forest-covered, grass-covered, brush-covered
unimproved land. The state of California
requires this (Section 4442 of the California
Public Resources Code). Other states may
have similar laws. Federal laws apply on
federal land.
WARNING
Engines give off carbon monoxide,
an odorless, colorless, poison
gas.
Breathing carbon monoxide can
cause nausea, fainting or death.
WARNING
The engine exhaust from this product
contains chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects, or
other reproductive harm.