CALIFORNIA & US EPA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), the Calitomla Air Resources Board ("CARB") and Tecumseh Products Co. are pleased to explain the Federal and Caiifomia Emission Control Systems Warranty on your new utilityor lawn and garden equipment engine. In California, new 1995 and later utility and lawn and garden equipment engines must be designed, built and equipped to meet the State'sstringent anti-smogstandards. In other state,s, new 1997 and later model year engines must be designed, built and equipped, st the time of sale, to meet the U.S. EPA regulations for small no-road engines. Tesumseh Products Co. will warrant the emission control system on your utility or lawn and garden equipment engine for the time pedods listed below, provided there has been no abuse, neglect, unepproved modification, or improper maintenance of your utilityor lawn end garden equipmen_ engine.

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 warrantable condition exists, Tecumseh Products Co. will repair your utility or lawn and garden equipment engine at no cost to you for diagnosis, pads and labor.

Manufacturer's Emission Control System

Warranty Coverage

Emission control systems on 1995 end later model year California utility and lawn and garden equipment 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 emission-relatad part on your engine is defective in materials or workmanship, the part will be repaired or replaced by Tecumseh Products Co.

Owner's Warranty Responsibilities

As the utility or lawn and garden equipmer_t engine owner, you are responsible for the performance of the required maintenance listed in your Owner'sManual, but Tecumseh Products CO. will not deny warranty solely due to the lack of receipts or for your failure to provided written evidence of the performance of all scheduled maintenance..

As the utility or lawn and garden equipment engine owner, you should however, be aware the Tecurnsab Products Co. may deny you warranty coverage if your utility or lawn and garden equipment or a part thereof has failed due to abuse,

neglect, improper maintenance or uneppreved modifications.

You are responsible for presenting your utility or lawn or garden equipment engine to a Tecumseh Authorized Service Outlet (any Tecumseh Registered Service Dealer, Tecumseh Authorized Service Distributor or Tecumsoh Central Warehouse Distributor) 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

Tecumseh Authorized Service Outlet or by contacting Tecumseh Products Co., c/o Service manager, Engine and Transmission Group Service Division, 900 North Street, Grafton, WI 53024-1499. Telephone 1-414-377-2700, or see your local telephone yellow pages under "Engines, Gasoline" for the name, address and telephone number of a Tecumseh Authorized Service Outlet near you.

Important Note

This warranty statement explains your rights and obligations under the Emission Control Warranty ('ECS Warranty") which is provided to you by Tecurnseh Products Co. pursuant to California law. Tecumseh Products Co. also providesto the original purchasers of new Tecumseh Products CO. engines. The Tesumseh Products Co. Limited Warranties for New Teeumseh Engine and Electronic

Ignition Modules ("recumseh Products Co. Warranty') which is enclosed with all new Tecurnseh Products Co.

engines on a separate sheet. The ECS warranty applies only to the emission control system of your new engine. To the extent that there is any conflict in term between the ECS Warranty and the Tecumseh Products CO. Warranty, the ECS Warranty shall apply except in any circumatences in which the Tecumseh Products Co. Warranty may provide a longer warranty period. Both the ECS Warranty end the Tecumseh Products CO. Warranty describe important dghts and obligations with respect to your engine.

Warranty service can only be performed by a Tecumseh Products CO. Authorized Service Outlet, or by Tecumseh Products Co. at its factory in Grafton, WL At the time of requesting warranty service, evidence must be presented of the date of sale to the original pumhaser. The purchaser shall pay any charges for making service calls and/or for transporting the products to end 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 transportationof any engine or any part(s) there of submitted for inspection and/or warranty work.

If you have any questions regarding your warranty dghts

and responsibilities,you should contact Tecumseh Products Co. at 1-414-377-2700.

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