Safety Messages; How To Use This Manual; Recycling Information; Operator Safety - Briggs & Stratton 090000 Operator's Manual

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This manual contains the safety information about the hazards and risks related to
the engine and how to prevent them. It also contains the correct operation and
maintenance of this engine. It is important that you read, understand, and obey
these instructions. Keep this manual for future reference.

How to Use this Manual

The safety alert symbol with the hazard symbols in the procedures that follow
refer to the Safety Messages in the Operator Safety section.
Make sure that you read and understand all safety messages before
operating or servicing the engine.
This symbol shows a prohibitive action - DO NOT...
The shaded box shows the different engine configurations. Do the
that represent how your engine is configured.
Ilustrations with a striped border contain important saftey messages.
This symbol means add an alcohol-free fuel stabilizer as specified by the
manufacturer's instructions.

Recycling Information

Recycle all cartons, boxes, used oil, and batteries as
specified by government regulations.

Operator Safety

Safety Alert Symbol and Signal Words
The safety alert symbol identifies safety information about hazards that can
result in personal injury. A signal word (DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION) is
used with the alert symbol to indicate the likelihood and the potential severity of
injury. In addition, a hazard symbol may be used to represent the type of hazard.
DANGER indicates a hazard which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazard which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazard which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury.
NOTICE indicates an action that could result in damage to the product

Hazard Symbols and Meanings

Safety information about
hazards that can result in
personal injury.
Toxic Fume Hazard
Explosion Hazard
Hot Surface Hazard
Amputation Hazard -
Moving Parts
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Safety Messages

This product can expose you to chemicals including gasoline engine exhaust, which
is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and carbon monoxide, which to
the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more
information go to WWW.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Briggs & Stratton
go-karts; children's, recreational, or sport all-terrain vehicles (ATVs); motorbikes; hovercraft;
aircraft products; or vehicles used in competitive events not sanctioned by Briggs & Stratton.
For information about competitive racing products, see www.briggsracing.com. For use with
utility and side-by-side ATV's please contact Briggs Power Application Center, 1-866-927-
3349. Incorrect engine use could result in serious injury or death.
NOTICE: This engine was shipped from Briggs & Stratton without oil. Equipment
steps
manufacturers or dealers could have added oil to the engine. Before you start the
engine for the first time, make sure that the oil is at the correct level. Add oil as specified
by the instructions in this manual. If you start the engine without oil, damage will occur
and the engine will not be repaired under warranty.
Fuel and its vapors are extremely flammable and explosive. Fire or explosion
can cause severe burns or death.
When you add fuel
When you start the engine
When you do maintenance
When fuel or equipment is in storage with fuel in the tank
.
Read and understand the
Rotating parts can entangle hands, feet, hair, clothing, or accessories and
Operator's Manual before
result in traumatic amputation or laceration.
operating or servicing the
engine.
Fire Hazard
Shock Hazard
Fast retraction of the starter cord (kickback) will pull your hand and arm to the
engine faster than you can let go. Broken bones, fractures, bruises or sprains
could result.
Kickback Hazard
WARNING
WARNING
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Engines are not designed for and are not to be used to power: fun karts;
WARNING
•
Stop the engine. Before you remove the fuel cap, wait a minimum of two (2) minutes
to make sure that the engine is cool.
•
Fill the fuel tank outdoors or in an area that has good airflow.
•
Do not put too much fuel in the tank. For expansion of the fuel, do not fill above the
bottom of the fuel tank neck.
•
Keep fuel away from sparks, open flames, pilot lights, heat, and other ignition sources.
•
Frequently examine the fuel lines, fuel tank, fuel cap, and connections for cracks or
leaks. Replace damaged parts.
•
If fuel spills, wait until it dries before you start the engine.
• Make sure that the spark plug, muffler, fuel cap and air cleaner (if equipped) are
correctly installed.
• Do not crank engine with spark plug removed.
• If the engine is flooded, set the choke (if equipped) to the OPEN or RUN position,
move the throttle (if equipped) to the FAST position and crank until the engine starts.
• If there is natural or LP gas leakage in the area, do not start the engine.
• Because vapors are flammable, do not use pressurized starter fluids.
• If you drain the oil from the top oil fill tube, the fuel tank must be empty. If it is not
empty, fuel leakage can occur and could result a fire or an explosion.
• During maintenance, if it is necessary to tilt the unit, make sure that the fuel tank, if
mounted on the engine, is empty and that the spark plug side is up. If the fuel tank is
not empty, leakage can occur and could result a fire or an explosion.
• Replacement parts must be of the same design and installed in the same position
as the original parts. Other parts could result in damage or an injury.
• Because pilot lights or other ignition sources can cause explosions, keep fuel or equipment
away from furnaces, stoves, water heaters or other appliances that have pilot lights.
WARNING
• Operate equipment with the guards correctly installed.
• Keep hands and feet away from rotating parts.
• Remove jewelry and make sure that long hair is away from all rotating parts.
• Do not wear loose clothes or items that could become caught.
WARNING
• To prevent kickback when you start the engine, pull the starter cord slowly until
resistance is felt and then pull quickly.
• Before you start the engine, disconnect or remove all external equipment and
engine loads.
• Make sure that direct-coupled equipment components, such as, but not limited to,
blades, impellers, pulleys, and sprockets, are correctly attached.