Briggs & Stratton 30470, 30471 WARNING, CAUTION, Clean Cooling System, Carburetor Adjustme t, Inspect Muffler and Spark Arrester, Clean and inspect the spark arrester as follows:

Inspect Muffler and Spark Arrester			Clean Cooling System
Inspect the muffler for cracks, corrosion, or other damage.			Over time debris may accumulate in cylinder cooling fins and
Remove the spark arrester, if equipped, and inspect for			cannot be observed without partial engine disassembly. For
damage or carbon blockage. If replacement parts are			this reason, we recommend you have a Briggs & Stratton
required, make sure to use only original equipment			authorized dealer clean the cooling system (D) per
replacement parts.			recommended intervals (see Maintenance Schedule in the
			Maintenance section). Equally important is to keep top of
	WARNING Exhaust heat/gases could ignite
			engine free from debris. Also see Cleaning.
		combustibles, structures or damage fuel
		tank causing a fire, resulting in death,
				D
		serious injury and/or property damage.
Contact with muffler area could cause burns resulting in
serious injury.

• DO NOT touch hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust gases.

• Allow equipment to cool before touching.

• Keep at least 5 feet (152 cm) of clearance on all sides of generator including overhead.

• It is a violation of California Public Resource Code, Section
4442, to use or operate the engine on any forest-covered,
brush-covered, or grass-covered land unless the exhaust
system is equipped with a spark arrester, as defined in Section
4442, maintained in effective working order. Other states or
		Reproduction
federal jurisdictions may have similar laws.				Carburetor Adjustme t
Contact the original equipment manufacturer, retailer, or dealer				The ca buretor on this e gi e is low emission. It is equipped
to obtain a spark arrester designed for the exhaust system
installed on this engine.				with a non-adjustable idle mixture valve. Top speed has been
• Replacement parts must be the same and installed in the same				set at the fac ory. If adjustment is required, see a Briggs &
position as the original parts.		Not		Stratt n au hor zed dealer.
Clean and inspect the spark arrester as follows:				CAUTION Ex essively high operating speeds could
			for
1. To remove muffler heat shield (A) from muffler (B),				res lt in minor injury and/or generator damage.
remove four screws that connect guard to muffler				Excessively low speeds impose a heavy load.
				• DO NOT tamper with governor spring, links or other parts to
bracket.				increase engine speed. Generator supplies correct rated
				frequency and voltage when running at governed speed.
				• DO NOT modify generator in any way.
	C
		A
B

2.Remove four screws that attach spark arrester screen (C).

3.Inspect screen and obtain a replacement if torn, perforated or otherwise damaged. DO NOT use a defective screen. If screen is not damaged, clean it with commercial solvent.

4.Reattach screen and muffler guard.

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