WARRANTY AND REPAIR
For
engine adjustments,
repairs,
or
warranty
service
not covered
in
this
manual,
contact
your
nearest AUTHO-
RIZED TECUMSEH SERVICE
OUTLET.
lt is listed in
your
telephone book
yellow pages
under
"Engines,
Gasoline."
lf
you
have
a
general
understanding of
internal combustion engines and
wish
to
repair
and service
your
engine
yourself,
a
"TECHNICIAN'S HANDBOOK" which covers repairs and adjustments
notcovered in
this
OPERATOR'S
MANUAL is
available
from
your
AUTHORIZED
TECUMSEH
SERVICE OUTLET.
Order as
Part No.
692509.
Tecumseh manufactures
and
is responsible only
for
the engine used
on this
power
equipment.
lf repair or service
is needed lor
unit, other than engine,
contact service source
as
recommended
by equipment
manufacturer.
Warranty
requirements for
engines sold outside
of the USA
may vary f rom
country
to country.
For warranty details
for
your
specific country, contact
your
national
Tecumseh
Service
Distributor. lf help is needed
in locating
your
national service distributor,
you
may contact
Tecumseh c/o
lnternational
Service
Coordinator,
Engine &
Transmission
Group
Service Division,900
North Street,
Grafton,
Wisconsin
USA
53024-1499.
Telephone in USA
is 414-377-2700.
LIMITED
WARRANTY FOR
NEW TECUMSEH
ENGINES
AND ELECTRONIC
IGNITION MODULES
For the time
period
shown below
from the
date
of
purchase,
Tecumseh
Products Company will, at its option as the exclusive
remedy, either repair or
replace for
the original
purchaser,
free
of charge, any
part
of
any new Tecumseh engine
which is found, upon examination by any
Tecumseh Authorized Service Outlet or by
Tecumseh's
Jactory in
Grafton,
Wisconsin, to be DEFECTIVE lN
MATERIAL AND/OR WORKMANSHIP, except as
provided
below.
This Limited Warranty
DOES
NOT COVER
(i)
any
Tecumseh
engine or
part(s)
thereof used to
power
any
vehicle in
competitive
racing and/or used on any commercial
or rental track, or
(ii)
defects
or damage
caused by alteralions or
modilications
of
new Tecumseh engines or
parts
or by
normal wear, accidents, improper
maintenance, improper use or abuse
of the
product,
or
{ailure to follow the instructions contained in an
lnstruction Manual for the operation of the
new Tecumseh
engine
or
pan.
The cost of
normal
maintenance or
replacement
of service
items which are not defective shall be
paid
for by the original
purchaser.
At
the time
warranty service is
requested,
evidence
must be
presented
o{ the date of
purchase
by the original
purchaser.
Any charge
for making service calls and/or
for
transporting any
engine or
part(s)
thereof
to
and
from the
place
where the inspection and/or warranty
work is
performed
is
payable
solely by
the
purchaser.
The
purchaser
is responsrble torany damage or
loss incurred
in
connection
with the transportation oJ any engine or
part(s)
thereol submitted
for inspection
and/or
warranty work.
WARRANTY SERVICE CAN ONLY
BE
PERFORMED BY A
TECUMSEH AUTHORIZED
SERVICE
OUTLET OR BY TECUMSEH
AT ITS FACTORY
IN
GRAFTON,
WISCONSIN.
WaTTanty
SeTViCE CAN
be arranged
by contacting eilher a
Tecumseh Authorized Service Oullet
(any
Tecumseh Registered Service
Dealer, Tecumseh Master Service
Dealer, Tecumseh
Althorized Service
Distributor,
orTecumseh CentralWarehouse
Distributor)
or by contacting
Tecumseh c/o Service
Manager, Engine and Transmission Group Service
l , s c- 900
North
Street, Graflon,
Wisconsin
53024-1499.
ENGINE WARRANTY
PERIOD
"CONSUMER USE"
+
"COMMERCIAL USE" ++
"''y'arranty
Categoryt
Within
U.S.A.
and Canada
Outside
U.S.A.
and Canada
Within
USA and Canada
Outside
USA and
Canada
(A)
90 day
90 day
No Warranty
No Warranty
(B)
1
Year 1 Year
1 Year 1 Year
(c) 2 Years 1 Year 1 Year
Year
(D)
2
Years
2 Years". 1 Year
Year
(E)
2 Years
2 Years
1 Year
Year
(H)
2 'n 10. 2
'n
10.
1 Year
Year
(K)
2 'n 10- 2
'n
10-
2
'n
10.
Year
'
2years
on engine, 10
years
on eleclronic
ignition.
'-
1
year
for Australia/New Zealand for rotary mower engines.
+ For
purposes
of this warranty
policy, "consumer
use" shall
mean
consumer's
personal,
residential,
household
use
by the original
retail
purchaser.
++
For
purposes
of
this warranty
policy,
"commercial use'shall
mean
all other uses,
including use for commercial,
income
producing,
or renlal
purposes.
tThe
engine
warranty category of
your
engine can be deiermined by
review
of
the engine model number on the
"lmportant Engine lnformation" decal. One
letter in
theenginemodel
numberwill besurroundedbyparens(A).(B).(C).(D).(E),(H)
or(K)andthatletterisyourenginewarrantycategorydesignation.
INCALIFORNIA
ONLY.
THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY IS SUPPLEI,4ENTED BY
THE'I-ECUN/SEH CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL
WARRANTY STATEMENT,
THIS
EXPRESS WARRANTY lS lN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
EXPRESS WARRANTIES. Neither Tecumseh nor any of
its
affiliates
makes any warranties,
representations, or
promises,
written or
oral, as
to the
quai
ri c':.s 31gine or any of
its
parts,
other
than as set Jorth herein.
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MARKETABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
TO THE EXTENT THAT EITHER MAY APPLY TO
ANY TECUMSEH ENGINE OR PART(S)
THEREOF, SHALL
BE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE
PERIODS
OF THE
EXPRESS WARRANTIES SHOWN IN
THE WARRANTY PERIOD CHART ABOVE
AND TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES
ATIE EXCLUDED. IN NO EVENT WILL
TECUMSEH BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL
DAMAGES ANDiOR EXPENSES. Some states
do not allow limitations on
how long
an
implied warranty lasts or
the exclusion
or limitation of incidentalorconsequentialdamages.
so:.e a:ove limitation(s) or exclusion(s)
may not applyto
you.
This
Limited Warranty
gives you
specilic
legal
rights and
you
may also have other
legal rights which vary fro- s:::e-to-state.
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FILL IN:
ENGINE SPEC.
MODEL NUMBER
WARRANTY
SERIAL
PERIOD NUMBER
EXAMPLE:@
43000K
ENGINE
SPEC.
MODEL NUMBER
5001
A
WARRANTY
SERIAL
PERIOD NUMBER
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