gasses are led to a breather chamber through the crankcase and from there to the air cleaner.
Engine Emissions Compliance Period
California
Model Year - 2006 and later Vertical Crankshaft
Durability Period - 500 hours
All Other States
Model Year - 2003 and later (new)
2007 and later (carry over)
Durability Period - 500 hours (Category A}
If your engine has an assigned emissions durability period it will be located on the certification label attached to the engine (IMPORTANT ENGINE INFORMATION).
High Altitude Performance Adjustment Information
To improve the EMISSIONS CONTROL PERFORMANCE of engines operated above 1,000 meters (3,300 feet), Kawasaki recommends the following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved modifications.
NOTE: When properly performed, these specified modifications only are not considered to be emissions system "tampering" and engine performance is generally unchanged as a result.
Installation Instructions:
High altitude adjustment requires replacement of carburetor main jet. Installation of these optional parts may be performed by an authorized Kawasaki dealer, or the consumer, following repair recommendations specified in the appropriate Kawasaki Service Bulletin.
Maintenance and Warranty
Proper maintenance is necessary to ensure that your engine will continue to have low emission levels. This Owner's Manual contains those maintenance recommendations for your engine. Those items identified by the Periodic Maintenance Chart are
necessary to ensure compliance with the applicable standards.
As the owner of the engine, you have the responsibility to make sure that the recommended maintenance is carried out according to the instructions in this Owner's Manual at your own expense.
The Kawasaki Limited Emission Control System Warranty requires that you return your engine to an authorized Kawasaki dealer for remedy under warranty. Please read the warranty carefully, and keep it valid by complying with the owner's obligations it contains.
Tampering with Emission Control System Prohibited
Federal law and California State law prohibit the following acts or the causing thereof: (1) the removal or rendering inoperative by any person other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any device or element of design incorporated into any new engine for the purposes of emission control prior to its sale or delivery to the ultimate purchaser or while it is in use, or (2) the use of the engine after such device or element of design has been removed or rendered inoperative by any person.
Among those acts presumed to constitute tampering are the acts listed below:
Do not tamper with the original emission related parts:
•Carburetor and internal parts
•Spark Plug
•Magneto or electronic ignition system
•Fuel filter element
•Air cleaner elements
•Crankcase
•Cylinder head
•Breather chamber and internal parts
•Intake pipe and tube
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