Briggs & Stratton VANGUARD 582447 - Manual (Page 2)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Engine Information 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel and Coolant 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gauges 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Starting and Stopping 8-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service & Storage 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warranty Information 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For replacement parts or technical assistance, record below the engine model, type, and code numbers along with the date of purchase.
These numbers are located on your engine (see the “Engine Information” page).
Date of purchase:
Engine model:
MM / DD / YYYY
Model: Code: Type:
BEFORE OPERATING ENGINE
• Read entire Operating & Maintenance Instructions
AND the instructions for the equipment this engine
powers.*
• Failure to follow instructions could result in serious
injury or death.
THE OPERATING & MAINTENANCE INSTRUC-
TIONS CONTAIN SAFETY INFORMATION TO
• Make you aware of hazards associated with engines
• Inform you of the risk of injury associated with those
hazards, and
• Tell you how to avoid or reduce the risk of injury.
* Briggs & Stratton does not necessarily know what equipment this engine will power. For that reason, you should carefully
read and understand the operating instructions for the equipment on which your engine is placed.
The safety alert symbol
( )
is used to identify safety
information about hazards that can result in personal injury.
A signal word (DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION) is used
with the alert symbol to indicate the likelihood and the
potential severity of injury. In addition, a hazard symbol may
be used to represent the type of hazard.
DANGER indicates a hazard which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazard which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazard which, if not avoided,
might result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION, when used without the alert symbol,
indicates a situation that could result in damage to
the engine.
WARNING
The engine exhaust from this product
contains chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth defects,
or other reproductive harm.
HAZARD SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS
Explosion
Toxic Fumes
Moving Parts
Shock Hot Surface
Fire
Hot Liquid
or Steam
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS USED ON
THE ENGINE OR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDE:
On Off
Fuel Shutoff
Read Operator’s
Manual
Stop
Fuel Choke
Safety Alert Oil