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Bdggs & Stratton welcomes warranty repair and apologizes
to you for being inconvenienced. Any Authorized Service
Dealer 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 differswith the decisionof the Service,Dealer, an
investigation will be made to determine whether the warranty
applies. Ask the Service Dealer to submitall supportingfacts to
his Distributor or the Factory for review. If the Distributoror the
Factory decides that the claim isjustified, the customer will be
fully reimbursed for those items that are defective. To avoid
misunderstanding which might occur between the customer
and the Dealer, listed below are some of the causes of engine
failure that the warranty does not cover.
Improper maintenance:
The life of an engine depends upon the conditions under
which it operates, 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 material that has
entered the engine because of improper maintenance, is not
covered by warranty.
This warranty covers engine related defective material
and/or workmanship
only. and not replacement or refund
of the equipment
to which the engine may be mounted.
Nor does
the warranty
extend
to
repairs
required
because of:
1. PROBLEMS
CAUSED
BY PARTS THAT ARE NOT
ORIGINAL BRIGGS & STRA'I-rON PARTS.
2. Equipment controls or installations that prevent starting,
cause unsatisfactory engine performance, or shorten
engine life. (Contact equipment manufacturer.)
3. Leaking carburetors, clogged fuel pipes, sticking valves,
or other damage, caused by usingcontaminated or stale
fuel. (Use clean, fresh, lead-free gasoline and Briggs &
Stratton gasoline stabilizer, Part No. 5041 .)
4. Pads which are scored or broken because an engine was
operated with insufficient or contaminated lubricating oil,
or an incorrect grade of lebdceting oil (check oil level daily
or after every 8 hours of operation. Refill when necessary
and change at recommended intervals.) Read "Owner's
Manual."
5. Repair or adjustment of associated parts or assemblies
such as clutches, transmissions, remote controls, etc.,
which are not manufactured by Briggs & Stratton.
6. Damage or wear to parts caused by dirt, which entered
the engine because of improper air cleaner maintenance,
re-assembly, or use of a non-original air cleaner element
or cadddge. (At recommended intervals, clean and re-oil
the Oil-Foam® element or the foam pre-cleaner, and
replace the cartridge.) Read "Owner's Manual."
7. Parts damaged by overspeeding, or overheating caused
by grass, debris, or dirt, which plugs or clogs the cooling
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 pads breken by excessive vibration
caused by a loose engine mounting, loose cotter blades,
unbalanced blades or loose or unbalanced impellers,
improper attachment of equipment to engine crankshaft,
overspeeding or other abuse in operation.
9. A bent or broken crankshaft, caused by stdking a solid
object with the cutter blade of a rotary lawn mower, or
excessive v-bait tightness.
10. Routine tune-up or adjustment of the engine.
11. Engine or engine component
failure, i.e., combustion
chamber, valves, valve seats, valve guides, or bumed
starter motor windings, caused by the use of alternate
fuels such as, liquified petroleum, natural gas, altered
gasolines, etc.
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