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Tecumseh Products Company • Engine & Transmission Group • Grafton, Wisconsin 53024-1499 • USA

Telephone: 1-800-558-5402

Visit us at: www.TecumsehPower.com

181-846-14

(English) 02/01/02

The engine exhaust from this product contains
chemicals known to the State of California to cause
cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65

WARNING

Warranty requirements for engines sold outside of the USA may vary from
country to country. For warranty details for your specific country, contact your
national Tecumseh Service Distributor. If help is needed in locating your national
service distributor, you may contact Tecumseh c/o International Service Coordinator,
Engine & Transmission Group Service Division, 900 North Street, Grafton, Wisconsin
USA 53024-1499. Telephone is 1-262-377-2700 or in USA/Canada call 1-800-558-

5402

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 Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer to be

DEFECTIVE IN 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 alterations or modifications of new
Tecumseh engines or parts or by normal wear, accidents, improper maintenance,
improper use or abuse of the product, or failure to follow the instructions contained
in an Instruction Manual for the operation of the new Tecumseh engine or part. 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 of 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 responsible for any damage or
loss incurred in connection with the transportation of any engine or part(s) thereof
submitted for inspection and/or warranty work.

WARRANTY SERVICE CAN ONLY

BE PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED TECUMSEH SERVICING DEALER.

Warranty service can be arranged by contacting either a Tecumseh Authorized
Service Outlet (any Tecumseh Registered Service Dealer, Tecumseh Master Service
Dealer, Tecumseh Authorized Service Distributor, or Tecumseh Central Warehouse
Distributor) or by contacting Tecumseh c/o Service Manager, Engine and Transmis-
sion Group Service Division, 900 North Street, Grafton, Wisconsin 53024-1499.

* 2 years on engine, 10 years (the first 5 years covering parts and labor only; the

second 5 years covering parts only) on electronic ignition.

** 1 year for Australian/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 rental purposes.

~ The engine warranty category of your engine can be determined by review of the

engine model number on the “Important Engine Information” Decal. One letter in
the engine model number will be preceded by the word WARRANTY: and
surrounded by parens (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (H) or (K) and that letter is your
engine warranty category designation. IN CALIFORNIA ONLY, THIS EXPRESS
WARRANTY IS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE TECUMSEH CALIFORNIA EMISSION
CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT.

THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY IS IN 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 quality of the engine or any of its parts, other than as set forth 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 AND ANY AND ALL
IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUDED. IN NO EVENT WILL TECUMSEH BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES AND/OR
EXPENSES.

Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above

limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights which vary from state-
to-state.

Revised October, 2001

Limited Warranty for New Tecumseh

Engines and Electronic Ignition Modules

XI. Warranty Information

ENGINE WARRANTY PERIOD

WARRANTY

CATEGORY~

(A)

(B)
(C)
(D)

(E)

(H)
(K)

WITHIN USA &