Craftsman 580.768000 Operator's Manual page 29

The emission warranty is a defects warranty.
Defects are judged on normal engine
performance° The warranty is not related to
an in-use emission test.
Briggs and Stratton Emission
Control Defects Warranty Provisions
The following are specific provisions relative
to your Emissions Control Defects Warranty
Coverage° it is in addition to the B&S engine
warranty for non-regulated engines found in
the Operator/Owner's Manual
1. Warranted Parts
Coverage under this warranty extends
only to the parts listed below (the
emission control systems parts) to the
extent these parts were present on the
engine purchased.
a. Fuel Metering System
o Cold start enrichment system (soft
choke)
• Carburetor and internal parts
• Fuel Pump
b° Air Induction System
° Air cleaner
° Intake manifold
c. Ignition system
o Spark Plugs
• Magneto ignition system
d. Catalyst System
o Catalyst converter
° Exhaust manifold
• Air injection system or pulse valve
e. Miscellaneous Items Used in Above
Systems
o Vacuum, temperature, position, time
sensitive valves and switches
° Connectors and Assemblies
2. Length of Coverage
B&S warrants to the initial owner and
each subsequent purchaser that the
Warranted Parts shall be free from defects
in materials and workmanship which
caused the failure of the Warranted Parts
for a period of two years from the date the
engine is delivered to a retail purchaser.
3. No Charge
Repair or replacement of any Warranted
Part will be performed at no charge to the
owner, including diagnostic labor which
leads to the determination that a
Warranted Part is defective, if the
diagnostic work is performed at an
Authorized B&S Service Dealer. for
emissions warranty service contact your
nearest Authorized B&S Dealer as listed
in the "Yellow Pages" under "Engines,
Gasoline," "Gasoline Engines," "Lawn
Mowers" or similar category.
4. Claims and Coverage Exclusions
Warranty claims should be filed in
accordance with the provisions of the B&S
Engine Warranty Policy. Warranty
coverage shall be excluded for failures of
Warranted Parts which are not original
B&S parts or because of abuse, neglect or
improper maintenance as set forth in the
B&S Engine Warranty Policy. B&S is not
liable to cover failures of Warranted Parts
caused by the use of add-on, non-original,
or modified parts.
5. Maintenance
6,
Any Warranted Part which is not
scheduled for replacement as required by
maintenance or which is scheduled only
for regular inspection to the effect of
"repair or replace as necessary" shall be
warranted as to defects for the warranty
period. Any Warranted part which is
scheduled for replacement as required by
maintenance shall be warranted as to
defects only for the period of time up to
the first scheduled replacement for that
part. Any replacement part that is
equivalent in performance and durability
may be used in the performance of any
maintenance or repairs. The owner is
responsible for the performance of all
required maintenance, as defined in the
B&S Operator/Owner Manual.
Consequential Coverage
Coverage here under shall extend to the
failure of any engine components caused
by the failure of any Warranted Part still
under warranty.
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