MAINTENANCE

ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS

We recommend that you see an authorized Briggs & Stratton Service Dealer for all maintenance and service of the engine and engine parts. Use only genuine Briggs & Stratton parts.

 

 

If you perform any maintenance on the engine, first disconnect the spark plug wire

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from the spark plug, and disconnect the battery at the negative terminal (electric

 

 

starter engines only) to prevent unintentional sparking. Unintentional sparking can

 

 

 

 

result in fire or electric shock. Unintentional start-up can result in entanglement,

 

 

traumatic amputation or laceration. Use only correct tools.

 

 

• Do not strike the flywheel with a hammer or hard object because the flywheel may

 

 

 

 

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later shatter during operation.

 

• Do not tamper with governor spring, links or other parts to increase engine speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLEANING DEBRIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUFFLER

 

CAUTION: Do not use water to clean engine parts.

 

 

 

 

 

Water could contaminate fuel system. Use a brush

 

 

Replacement parts for the

or dry cloth.

 

 

 

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muffler must be the same and

 

 

 

 

 

Engine parts should be kept

 

installed in the same position

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clean to reduce the risk of

 

as the original parts, other-

 

overheating and ignition of accu-

 

wise fire can occur.

 

 

 

mulated debris. This is especial-

 

If muffler is equipped with

 

ly important if cutting tall grass.

 

 

 

spark arrestor screen, re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily or before every use, clean grass, chaff or accumu-

move screen for inspection. Replace screen if damaged or

plugged.

 

lated debris from engine. Keep linkage, spring and controls

 

 

 

clean. Keep area around and behind muffler free of any

 

 

combustible debris.

 

 

 

 

 

CLEAN

CLEAN

Finger Guard

Rotating Screen

CLEAN

Linkage, Springs, Controls

CLEAN

SPARK

ARRESTER

CLEAN

Muffler, Spark Arrester

AIR COOLING SYSTEM

We recommend that after every 100 hours you have an authorized Briggs & Stratton Service Dealer clean the air cooling system.

CLEAN AREA OF

ALL DIRT AND DEBRIS

COMBUSTION DEPOSITS

We recommend that after every 100-300 hours you have an authorized Briggs & Stratton Service Dealer remove combustion deposits from the cylinder, cylinder head, top of piston, and around valves.

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