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● Read the instructions before you begin, and make sure you have the tools and skills
required.
● To reduce the possibility of fire or explosion, be careful when working around gasoline.
Use only a nonflammable solvent, not gasoline, to clean parts. Keep cigarettes, sparks,
and flames away from all fuel-related parts.
Remember that your servicing dealer knows your generator best and is fully equipped to
maintain and repair it.
To ensure the best quality and reliability, use only new, genuine parts or their equivalents for
repair or replacement.
Emission Control System Information
Source of Emissions
The combustion process produces carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and hydrocarbons.
Control of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen is very important because, under certain
conditions, they react to form photochemical smog when subjected to sunlight. Carbon
monoxide does not react in the same way, but it is toxic.
Our Utilizes lean carburetor settings and other systems to reduce the emissions of carbon
monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and hydrocarbons.
The U.S. and California Clean Air Acts
EPA and California regulations require all manufacturers to furnish written instructions
describing the operation and maintenance of emission control systems.
The following instructions and procedures must be followed in order to keep the emissions from
your engine within the emission standards.
Tampering and Altering
Tampering with or altering the emission control system may increase emissions beyond the
legal limit. Among those acts that constitute tampering are:
● Removal or alteration of any part of the intake, fuel, or exhaust systems.
● Altering or defeating the governor linkage or speed-adjusting mechanism to cause the
engine to operate outside its design parameters.
Problems That May Affect Emissions
If you are aware of any of the following symptoms, have your engine inspected and repaired by
your servicing dealer.
● Hard starting or stalling after starting.
● Rough idle.
● Misfiring or backfiring under load.
● Afterburning (backfiring).
● Black exhaust smoke or high fuel consumption.
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