Tobegin,weneedtoidentifytheenginetogetthecorrect
enginespecs,testingspecsandadjustmentinformation.
Theenginewillnormallyhavean“EngineIdentification”
numberontheengine.
Itmaybeontheenginehousing,onthevalvecoveroron
anenginesideplate.
Thesenumbersmayincludeamodel,type,andcode
BriggsandStrattonforexample,providethefollowing
informationthroughtheirnumberingsystem.
Modelprovidesengineconfigurationinformation.
Typelistspecificparts,paintcolor,OEMinformation.
Codeprovidesspecificmanufacturingdateandplant
information.