Warranty And Repair - Tecumseh HM80 Operator's Manual

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WARRANTY AND REPAIR

For engine adjustment, repairs, or warranty service not covered in this manual, contact you nearest AUTHORIZED

TECUMSEH SERVICE OUTLET. It is listed in your telephone book yellow pages under "Engines, Gasoline."

If y

m!Ve a general understanding of internal combustion engine and wish to repair and service your engine

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yourself, a "MECHANICS HANDBOOK" which covers repairs and adjustments not covered in this OPERATOR'S

MANUAL is available from your AUTHORIZED TECUMSEH SERVICE OUTLET. Order as Part No. 692509.

Tecumseh manufactures and is responsible only for the engine used on this power equipment. If repair or service

is needed for unit, other than engine, contact service source as recommended by equipment manufacturer.

Warranty requirements for engines sold outside of the USA may vary from country to country. For warranty details

for your specific country, contact your national Tecumseh Service Distributor. If help is needed in locating your

national service distributor, you may contact Tecumseh c/o International Service Coordinator, Engine

Transmis-

sion Group Service Division, 900 North Street, Grafton, Wisconsin USA 53024-1499. Telephone in USA is

414-377-2700.

LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NEW TECUMSEH ENGINES

AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULES

For the time period shown below from the date of purchase, Tecumseh Products Company will, at its option as the exclusive remedy, eilher repair or replace for

Ihe onginal purchaser, free of charge, any part of any new Tecumseh engine which is found, upon examination by any Tecumseh Authorized Service Oullet or by Tecumseh's

factory in Gratton, Wisconsin, to be DEFECTIVE IN MATERIAL AND/OR WORKMANSHIP, except as provided below. This Limited Warranty DOES NOT COVER (i)

any Tecumseh engine or partes) thereof used to power any vehicle in competitive racing andlor used on any commercial or rental track, or (ii) defects or damage caused

by alterations or modifications of new Tecumseh engines or parts or by normal wear, accidents, improper maintenance, improper use or abuse of the product, or failure

to follow the instrucliOns contained in an Instruction Manual for the operation of the new Tecumseh engine or part. The cost of normal maintenance or replacement

of service Items which are not defective shall be paid for by the original purchaser. At the time warranty service is requested, evidence must be presented of the date

of purchase by the original purchaser. Any charge for making service calls andlorfortransporting any engine or partes) thereof to and from the place where the Inspection

and/or warranty work is performed IS payable solely by the purchaser. The purchaser is responsible for any damage or loss incurred in connection with the transportation

of any engine orpart(s) thereof submitted for inspection andlorwarranty work. WARRANTY SERVICE CAN ONLY BE PERFORMED BY A TECUMSEH AUTHORIZED

SERVICE OUTLET OR BY TECUMSEH AT ITS FACTORY IN GRAFTON, WISCONSIN. Warranty service can be arranged by contacting either a Tecumssh Authorized

Service Outlet (any Tecumseh Registered Service Dealer, Tecumseh Master Service Dealer, Tecumseh Authorized Service Distributor, or Tecumseh Central Warehouse

Distributor) or by contacting Tecumseh c/o Service Manager, Engine and Transmission Group Service Division, 900 North Street. Gratton, Wisconsin 53024-1499.

ENGINE WARRANTY PERIOD

"CONSUMER USE"

"COMMERCIAL USE"

Warranty

Within U,S.A.

Outside U.S.A.

Within

Outside

Categoryt

and Canada

USA and Canada

(A)

90 day

No Warranty

(B)

1 Year

(C)

2 Years

1 Year

(D)

2 Years

2 Years"

1 Year

(E)

2 Years

1 Year

(H)

2 'n 10'

1 Year

(K)

2 'n 10'

1 Year

2 years on engine, 10 years on electronic ignition.

1 year for Australia/New Zealand for rotary mower engines.

For purposes of thiS warranty policy, "consumer use' shall mean consumer's personal, residential, household use by the original retail purchaser.

For purposes of this warranty policy, "commercial use" shall mean all other uses, including use for commercial, income prodUCing, or rental purposes.

tThe engine warranty category of your engine can be determined by review of the engine model number on the "Important Engine Informalion' decal. One letter in the

engine model number will be surrounded by parens (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (H) or (K) and that letter is your engine warranty category designation. IN CALIFORNIA ONLY,

TH IS EXPRESS WARRANTY IS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE TECUMSEH CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT,

THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES. Neither Tecumseh nor any of its affiliates makes any warrantIes, representations,

or promises, written or oral, as to the quality of the engine or any of its parts, other than as set forth herein. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY OR ATNESS

FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TOTHE EXTENTTHAT EITHER MAY APPLYTO ANY TECUMSEH ENGINE OR PART(S) THEREOF, SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION

TO THE PERIODSOFTHE EXPRESS WARRANTIES SHOWN IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD CHART ABOVEANDTOTHE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY AND ALL

IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUDED. IN NO EVENT WILL TECUMSEH BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ANDIOR

EXPENSES. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of inCidental or consequential damages, so the

above Iimitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights which vary from

slate-to-state.

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FILL IN:

ENGINE

MODEL

SPEC.

NUMBER

WARRANTY

PERIOD

SERIAL

NUMBER

EXAMPLE: HM80