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SEARS,
ROEBUCK
AND CO.
Federal and California Emission Control Systems Limited Warranty
Small Off-Road Engines
CALIFORNIA
& US EPA EMISSION
CONTROL
WARRANTY
STATEMENT
The U. S. Environmental
Protection
Agency ("EPA"), the California
Air Resources
Board ("CARB")
and Sears, Roebuck
and Co. are pleased to explain the Federal
and California
Emission
Control
Systems Warranty
on your new small off-road
engine.
In California,
new 1995 and later small off-road
engines
must be
designed,
built and equipped
to meet the State's stringent
anti-smog
standards.
In other states, new 1997 and later mode_ year engines must be designed,
built
and equipped,
at the time of sale, to meet the U S EPA regulations
for small non-
road engines,
Sears, Roebuck and Co, wil! warrant the emission
control system
on your small off-road
engine for the periods
of time listed be!ow, provided
there
has been no abuse,
neglect, unapproved
modification,
or improper
maintenance
of your small off-road
eng=ne
Your emission
control system may include parts such as the carburetor,
ignition
system and exhaust
system
Also included
may be the compression
release
system and other emission-related
assemblies
Where a warrantab{e condition
exists, Sears, Roebuck and Co. will repair your
small off-road
engine at no cost to you for diagnosis,
parts and labor
MANUFACTURER'S
EMISSION
CONTROL
SYSTEM
WARRANTY
COVERAGE
Emission control systems
on 1995 and later model year California
small off-road
engines are warranted
for two years as hereinafter
noted.
In other states,
1997
and later model year engines
are also warranted
for two years.
If, during
such
warranty
period, any em_ssiomrelated
part on your engine is defective
in materials
or workmanship,
the part will be repaired
or replaced by Sears, Roebuck
and Co
OWNER'S
WARRANTY
RESPONSIBILITIES
As the small off-road
engine owner, you are responsible
for the performance
of
the required
maintenance
listed in your Owner's
Manual, but Sears, Roebuck
and
Co. wil! not deny warranty
solely due to the lack of receipts or for your failure to
provide written evidence
of the performance
of all scheduled
maintenance.
AS the small off-road
engine owner, you should,
however,
be aware that Sears,
Roebuck and Co, may deny you warranty coverage
if your small off-road
engine
or a part thereof
has failed due to abuse, neglect,
improper
maintenance
or
unapproved
modifications.
You are responsible
for presenting
your small off-road engine to a Sears,
Roebuck
and Co. Authorized
Service Outlet as soon as a problem
exists.
The
warranty
repairs should
be completed
in a reasonable
amount of time, not to
exceed
30 days.
Warranty
service can be arranged
by contacting
either a Sears, Roebuck
and Co.
Authorized Service Outlet,
or by contacting Sears, Roebuck and Co. at
1-800-473-7247.
IMPORTANT
NOTE
This warranty statement
explains, your rights and obligations
under the Emission
Control System Warranty
("ECS Warranty")
which is provided
to you by Sears,
Roebuck and Go. pursuant
to California
law.
See also the Sears,
Roebuck
and
Co. Limited Warranties
for Sears, Roebuck
and CO. which is enclosed
therewith
on a separate
sheet and also is provided to you by Sears, Roebuck and CO. The
ECS Warranty
applies only to the emission control system of your new engine.
TO the extent that there is any conflict
in terms between
the ECS Warranty
and
the Sears, Roebuck
and Go Warranty,
the ECS Warranty
shall apply except in
any circumstances
in which the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Warranty
may provide
a
longer warranty
period.
Both the ECS Warranty
and the Sears,
Roebuck
and Co
Warranty
describe
important
rights and obligations
with respect
to your new
engine.
Warranty
service can only be performed by a Sears, Roebuck
and Co Authorized
Service Outlet.
At the time of requesting
warranty
service,
evidence
must be
presented
of the date of sale to the original purchaser.
The purchaser
shall pay
any charges
for making
service calls and/or for transporting
the products
to and
from the place where the inspection and/or warranty
work is performed.
The
purchaser shall be responsible
for any damage
or loss incurred
in connection
with
the transportation
of any engine or any part(s) thereof
submitted
for inspection
and/or warranty
work
If you have any questions
regarding
your warranty
rights and responsibildies,
you
should contact
Sears, Roebuck
and Co. at 1-800-473-7247.
EMISSION
CONTROL
SYSTEM
WARRANTY
Emission
Control
System Warranty
("ECS Warranty")
for 1995 and later model
year California
small off-road
engines (for other states,
1997 and later model year
engines):
A. APPLICABILITY:
This warranty shall apply to 1995 and later model year
California
small off-road
engines
(for other states,
1997 and later model year
engines).
The ECS Warranty
Period shall begin on the date the new engine or
equipment
is delivered
to its original,
end-use
purchaser,
and shall continue
for 24
consecutive
months thereafter.
B. GENERAL
EMISSIONS
WARRANTY
COVERAGE:
Sears, Roebuck
and Co.
warrants to the original, end-use purchaser of the new engine or equipment and
to each subsequent
purchaser that each of its small off-road engines is:
1
Designed,
built and equipped so as to conform
with all applicable
regulations
adopted
by the Air Resources
Board pursuant
to its authority
in
Chapters
I and 2, Part 5, Division 28 of the Health and Safety Code, and
2
Free from defects in materials and workmanship
which, at any time during
the ECS Warranty
Period, wilt cause a warranted
emissions-related
part to
fail to be identical
in all material
respects
to the part as described
in the
engine manufacturer's
application
for certification
C
The ECS Warranty
only pertains
to emissions-related
parts on your eng=ne, as
follows:
!.
Any warranted,
emissions-related
parts which are not scheduled
for
replacement
as required maintenance
in the Owner's Manual shall be
warranted
for the ECS Warranty
Period
If any such part fails during the
ECS Warranty
Period, it shall be repaired or replaced
by Sears, Roebuck
and CO according
to Subsection
4 below
Any such part repaired or
replaced
under the ECS Warranty
shall be warranted
for any remainder
of
the ECS Warranty
Period.
2. Any warranted,
emissions-related
part which is scheduled
only for regular
inspection as specified in the Owner's
Manual shall be warranted
for the
ECS Warranty
Period
A statement
in such written
instructions
to the
effect of "repair or replace as necessary",
shall net reduce the ECS
Warranty
Period.
Any such part repaired or replaced under the ECS
Warranty
shall be warranted
for the remainder
of the ECS Warranty
Period
3
Any warranted,
emissions-related
part which is scheduled
for replacement
as required maintenance
in the Owner's Manual,
shall be warranted
for the
period of time prior to the first scheduled replacement
point for that part
If
the part fails prior to the first scheduled
replacement,
the part shalt be
repaired or replaced by Sears, Roebuck and Co, according
to Subsection
4 below
Any such emissions-related
part repaired or replaced under the
ECS Warranty,
shall be warranted
for the remainder
of the ECS Warranty
Period prior to the first scheduled
replacement
point for such emissions-
related part.
4. Repair or replacement
of any warranted,
emissions-related
part under this
ECS Warranty
shall be performed
at no charge to the owner at a Sears,
Roebuck and Co
Authorized
Service Outlet
5. The owner shall not be charged
for diagnostic
labor which leads to the
determination
that a part covered
by the ECS Warranty
is in fact defective,
provided
that such diagnostic
work is performed
at a Sears, Roebuck
and
CO Authorized
Service Outlet.
6,
Sears, Roebuck and Co. shall be liable for damages
to other original
engine components
or approved
modifications
proximately
caused by a
failure under warranty of an emission-related
part covered by the ECS
Warranty.
7
Throughout the ECS Warranty
Period, Sears, Roebuck
and Co. shall
maintain
a supply of warranted
emission-related
parts sufficient
to meet
the expected
demand for such emission-related
parts,
8.
Any Sears, Roebuck
and Co. authodzed
and approved
emission-related
replacement
part may be used in the performance
of any ECS Warranty
maintenance
or repair and will be provided
without chargo to the owner
Such use shall not reduce Sears, Roebuck
and Co. ECS Warranty
obligations.
9. Unapproved
add-on or modihed
parts may not be used to modify or repair
a Sears, Roebuck
and Co. engine
Such use voids this ECS Warranty
and
shall be sufficient
grounds
for disallowing
an ECS Warranty claim.
Sears,
Roebuck
and Co shall not be liable hereunder
for failures of any
warranted
parts of a Sears, Roebuck
and Co engine caused by the use of
such an unapproved
add-on or modified
part
EMISSION-RELATED
PARTS
INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING:
1. Carburetor
Assembly
and its Internal Components
a) Fuel filter
b) Carburetor
gaskets
c) Intake pipe
2 Air Cleaner Assembly
a) Air filter element
3. Ignition
System,
including:
a) Spark plug
b) Ignition module
c) Flywheel
assembly
4
Catalytic
Muffler (if so equipped)
a) Muffler gasket (if so equipped)
b) Exhaust
manifold
(it so equipped)
5 Crankcase
Breather
Assembly
and its Components
a) Breather
connection
tube
Sears, Roebuck
and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179
U.S.A.
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