Service; Technical Information - Briggs & Stratton 54000 Series Operating & Maintenance Manual

Service

See an Authorized Briggs & Stratton Service Dealer.
Each one carries a stock of Genuine Briggs & Stratton
Parts and is equipped with special service tools.
Trained mechanics assure expert repair service on all
Briggs & Stratton engines. Only dealers advertising as
"Authorized Briggs & Stratton" are required to meet
Briggs & Stratton standards.
When you purchase equipment powered
by a Briggs & Stratton engine, you are
assured of highly skilled, reliable
service at more than 30,000 Authorized
Service Dealers worldwide, including
more than 6,000 Master Service
Technicians. Look for these signs
wherever Briggs & Stratton service is
offered.
You may find the nearest Authorized Service Dealer
in our dealer locator map at
calling 1-800-233-3723
PARTIAL LIST OF
GENUINE BRIGGS & STRATTON
PARTS
PART
Cyclonic air cleaner cartridge
Safety filter cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oval air cleaner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oval foam pre-cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gas additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Resistor spark plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spark plug wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spark tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil pump kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(uses standard electric drill to remove oil from engine
quickly)
An illustrated shop manual includes common
specifications and detailed information covering
adjustment, tune-up and repair of Briggs & Stratton
engines. It is available for purchase from an Authorized
Briggs & Stratton Service Dealer or you can order it
from
12
,
or by
PART NO.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841497
821136
692519
692520
100028
492932
691035
809669
5041
692051
19374
19368
5056
Emission Information
Engines that are certified to meet the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) Tier 2 Emission Standards
must display information regarding the Emissions
Durability Period and the Air Index. Briggs & Stratton
makes this information available to the consumer on our
emission labels. The engine emission label will indicate
certification information.
The Emissions Durability Period describes the
number of hours of actual running time for which the
engine is certified to be emissions compliant, assuming
proper maintenance in accordance with the Operating &
Maintenance Instructions. The following categories are
used:
Moderate: Engine is certified to be emission compliant
for 125 hours of actual engine running time.
Intermediate: Engine is certified to be emission
compliant for 250 hours of actual engine running time.
Extended: Engine is certified to be emission compliant
for 500 hours of actual engine running time. For
example, a typical walk-behind lawn mower is used 20
to 25 hours per year. Therefore, the Emissions
Durability Period of an engine with an intermediate
rating would equate to 10 to 12 years.
Certain Briggs & Stratton engines will be certified to
meet the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA) Phase 2 emission standards. For
Phase 2 certified engines, the Emissions Compliance
Period referred to on the Emissions Compliance label
indicates the number of operating hours for which the
engine has been shown to meet Federal emission
requirements.
For engines less than 225 cc displacement.
Category C = 125 hours
Category B = 250 hours
Category A = 500 hours
For engines of 225 cc or more displacement.
Category C = 250 hours
Category B = 500 hours
Category A = 1000 hours

Technical Information

Power Ratings: The power ratings for an individual
engine model are initially developed by starting with
SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) code J1940
(Small Engine Power & Torque Rating Procedure)
(Revision 2002-05). Given both the wide array of
products on which our engines are placed, and the
variety of environmental issues applicable to operating
the equipment, it may be that the engine you have
purchased will not develop the rated horsepower when
used in a piece of power equipment (actual "on-site"
power). This difference is due to a variety of factors
including, but not limited to, the following: differences in
altitude, temperature, barometric pressure, humidity,
fuel, engine lubrication, maximum governed engine
speed, individual engine to engine variability, design of
the particular piece of power equipment, the manner in
which the engine is operated, engine run-in to reduce
friction and clean out of combustion chambers,
adjustments to the valves and carburetor, and other
factors. The power ratings may also be adjusted based
on comparisons to other similar engines utilized in
similar applications, and will therefore not necessarily
match the values derived using the foregoing codes.