Storage
Engines stored over 30 days need to be protected or drained of fuel to prevent gum from forming in fuel system or on essential carburetor parts.
For engine protection, we recommend use of Briggs & Stratton Fuel Stabilizer available from an Authorized Briggs & Stratton Service Dealer. Mix stabilizer with fuel in fuel tank or storage container. Run engine for a short time to circulate stabilizer through carburetor. Engine and fuel can be stored up to 24 months.
Note: If stabilizer is not used or if engine is operating on gasoline containing alcohol, e.g. gasohol, remove all fuel from tank and run engine until it stops from lack of fuel.
1.Change oil. See Oil service. (see figs. )2.Remove spark plug and pour about 1 oz. (30 ml) of engine oil into cylinder. Replace spark plug and crank slowly to distribute oil.
3.Clean chaff and debris from cylinder and cylinder head fins, under finger guard and behind muffler.
4.Store in a clean and dry area, but NOT near a stove, furnace or water heater which uses a pilot light or any device that can create a spark.
Service
See an Authorized Briggs & Stratton Service Dealer. Each one carries a stock of Genuine Briggs & Stratton Parts and is equipped with special service tools. Trained mechanics assure expert repair service on all Briggs & Stratton engines. Only dealers advertising as •Authorized Briggs & Stratton" are required to meet Briggs & Stratton standards.
When you purchase equipment pow3 
ered by a Briggs & Stratton engine, you 
are assured of highly skilled, reliable 
service at more than 30,000 Authorized
Service Dealers worldwide, including 
more than 5,000 Master Service Techni3 
cians. Look for these signs wherever 
Briggs & Stratton service is offered.
You may locate your nearest Authorized Briggs & Stratton Service Dealer in our dealer locator map on our web site www.briggsandstratton.com or in the •Yellow Pages" directory under •Engines, Gasoline" or •Gasoline Engines," or •Lawn Mowers" or
similar category.Note: Walking fingers logo and •Yellow Pages" are registered trademarks in various jurisdictions.
An illustrated shop manual includes •Theories of Operation," common specifications and detailed in3 formation covering adjustment, tune3up and repair of Briggs & Stratton L3head, single cylinder, 4 cycle engines. Order P/N 270962 from an Authorized Briggs & Stratton Service Dealer.
Insist on Genuine Briggs & Stratton replacement parts with our logo on the box and/or part. Non3original parts may not perform as well and may void your warranty.
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