Manual

(Thispageapplicableinthe U.S.A.and Canadaonly.)
Sears Brands Management Corporation (Sears), the California Air Resources Board (CARD)
and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
Emission Control System Warranty Statement (Owner's Defect Warranty Rights and Obligations)
EMISSIONCONTROLWARRANTYCOVERAGEISAPPLICABLETOCERTI-
FIEDENGINESPURCHASEDINCALIFORNIAIN1995ANDTHEREAF-
TER,WHICHARE USEDINCALIFORNIA,ANDTOCERTIFIEDMODEL
California and United States Emission
TheCaliforniaAir ResourcesBoard(CARD),U.S.EPAand Searsare pleased
to explainthe EmissionControlSystemWarrantyonyour modelyear2000and
latersmalloff-roadengine(SORE).InCalifornia,newsmall off-roadengines
mustbedesigned,builtand equippedto meettheState'sstringentanti-smog
standards.Elsewherein theUnitedStates,newnon-road,spark-ignition
enginescertifiedfor modelyear 1997and latermustmeetsimilarstandardsset
forthbythe U.S.EPA.Sears mustwarranttheemissioncontrolsystemonyour
YEAR1997ANDLATERENGINESWHICHARE PURCHASEDANDUSED
ELSEWHEREINTHEUNITEDSTATES(ANDAFTERJANUARY1,2001 IN
CANADA).
Control Defects Warranty Statement
enginefor theperiodsoftime listedbelow,providedtherehasbeennoabuse,
neglector impropermaintenanceofyour smalloff-roadengine.Youremis-
sion controlsystemincludespartssuchas thecarburetor,aircleaner,ignition
system,mufflerand catalyticconverter.Also includedmaybeconnectorsand
otheremissionrelatedassemblies.Wherea warrantableconditionexists,Sears
will repairyoursmalloff-roadengineatno costto youincludingdiagnosis,parts
and labor.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Coverage
Smalloff-roadenginesarewarrantedrelativeto emissioncontrolpartsdefects
fora periodof one year,subjectto provisionsset forthbelow.Ifanycovered
Owner's Warranty
Asthe smalloff-roadengineowner,youare responsiblefor theperformanceof
therequiredmaintenancelistedin yourOperatingand MaintenanceInstruc-
tions.Searsrecommendsthatyouretainallyourreceiptscoveringmaintenance
onyoursmalloff-roadengine,butSearscannotdenywarrantysolelyfor the
lackof receiptsorfor yourfailureto ensuretheperformanceof allscheduled
maintenance.As the smalloff-roadengineowner,youshouldhoweverbe
awarethat Searsmaydenyyouwarrantycoverageifyour smalloff-roadengine
ora part hasfaileddueto abuse,neglect,impropermaintenanceor unap-
parton yourengineis defective,the partwillbe repairedorreplacedbySears.
Responsibilities
provedmodifications.Youare responsiblefor presentingyour smalloff-road
engineto anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeras soonas a problemexists.The
undisputedwarrantyrepairsshouldbecompletedina reasonableamountof
time,notto exceed30days.Ifyou haveanyquestionsregardingyourwarranty
rightsand responsibilities,youshouldcontacta SearsService Representative
at 1-800-469-4663.Theemissionwarrantyisa defectswarranty.Defectsare
judgedon normalengineperformance.Thewarrantyis notrelatedto an in-use
emissiontest.
Sears Emission Control Defects Warranty Provisions
ThefollowingarespecificprovisionsrelativetoyourEmissionControlDefectsWarrantyCoverage.ItisinadditiontotheSearsenginewarrantyfornon-regulated
enginesfoundin theOperatingand MaintenanceInstructions.
1. WarrantedParts
Coverageunderthis warrantyextendsonly to the partslistedbelow(the
emissioncontrolsystemsparts)tothe extentthese partswere presenton
the enginepurchased.
a. FuelMeteringSystem
• Cold start enrichmentsystem
• Carburetorand internalparts
• FuelPump
b. Air lnductionSystem
• Aircleaner
• Intakemanifold
c. IgnitionSystem
• Sparkplug(s)
• Magnetoignitionsystem
d. CatalystSystem
• Catalyticconverter
• Exhaustmanifold
• Air injectionsystemor pulsevalve
e. MiscellaneousItemsUsedin AboveSystems
• Vacuum,temperature,position,timesensitivevalves
andswitches
• Connectorsandassemblies
2. LengthofCoverage
Searswarrantsto the initialownerand eachsubsequentpurchaserthat
the WarrantedPartsshallbefree fromdefectsin materialsandworkman-
shipwhich causedthefailureof the WarrantedPartsfor a periodof one
yearfromthe datethe engineis deliveredto a retailpurchaser.
3. NoCharge
Repairor replacementof anyWarrantedPartwill be performedat no
chargeto the owner,includingdiagnosticlaborwhichleadsto the
determinationthata WarrantedPartis defective,ifthe diagnosticwork is
performedat anAuthorizedSearsServiceDealer.Foremissionswarranty
servicecontactyournearestAuthorizedSearsServiceDealeras listed in
the "YellowPages"under"Engines,Gasoline,""GasolineEngines,""Lawn
Mowers,"orsimilarcategory.
4. Claimsand CoverageExclusions
Warrantyclaimsshall befiled in accordancewiththe provisionsof the
SearsEngineWarrantyPolicy.Warrantycoverageshall beexcludedfor
failuresof WarrantedPartswhichare notoriginal Searspartsor because
of abuse,neglector impropermaintenanceas setforth inthe Sears
EngineWarrantyPolicy.Searsis notliableto coverfailuresof Warranted
Partscausedby theuseof add-on,non-original,or modifiedparts.
5. Maintenance
AnyWarrantedPartwhichis notscheduledfor replacementas required
maintenanceor whichis scheduledonly for regularinspectionto the effect
of "repairor replaceas necessary"shallbe warrantedasto defectsfor the
warrantyperiod.Any WarrantedPartwhich isscheduledfor replacement
as requiredmaintenanceshallbewarrantedasto defectsonlyforthe
periodoftime upto the firstscheduledreplacementfor that part.Any
replacementpartthat is equivalentin performanceand durabilitymay
beusedin the performanceof anymaintenanceor repairs.The owneris
responsibleforthe performanceof allrequiredmaintenance,as definedin
the SearsOperatingand MaintenanceInstructions.
6. ConsequentialCoverage
Coveragehereundershallextendto thefailure of anyenginecomponents
causedbythe failureof anyWarrantedPartstill underwarranty.
Inthe USAandCanada,a 24hourhotline, 1-800-469-4663,has a menuof pre-recordedmessagesofferingyouenginemaintenanceinformation.
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