Briggs & Stratton 400400 Series User manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION AND
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
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Keep these instructions for future reference.
In the USA and Canada,
our 24 hour hotline is:
18002333723
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
www.briggsandstratton.com
Before installing and operating this engine
read and observe all warnings, cautions and
instructions on both sides of this sheet, on the engine,
and in the operating & maintenance instructions.
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ENGINE SELECTION
9#40+0)
Failure to select the correct engine could
result in fire or explosion.
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QTV[RGUQHGSWKROGPV+HVJKUGPIKPGYK DGWUGFVQDWK FPGY
GSWKROGPVEQPVCEV$TKIIU5VTCVVQPVQGPUWTGVJCVVJGGPIKPGKU
CRRTQRTKCVGHQTVJGKPVGPFGFWUG
0QVG(QTCNN)QMCTVUWUGQPN COQFGNUGTKGUGP
IKPGYJKEJQHHGTUKORTQXGFUCHGV CPFRGTHQTOCPEG
x4GR CEGOGPVGPIKPGUUJQW FDGVJGUCOGOQFG CUVJGQTKIKPC
GPIKPG QT DG VJG $TKIIU  5VTCVVQP FGUKIPCVGF TGR CEGOGPV
GPIKPG4GHGTVQVJG1RGTCVKQP/CKPVGPCPEG+PUVTWEVKQPUHQT
GPIKPGKFGPVKHKECVKQPKPHQTOCVKQP
0QVG(QTCNN)QMCTVUWUGQPN COQFGNUGTKGUGP
IKPGYJKEJQHHGTUKORTQXGFUCHGV CPFRGTHQTOCPEG
x&Q PQV WUG $TKIIU 5VTCVVQPGPIKPGU QP  YJGG # 6GTTCKP
8GJKE GU #68U OQVQT DKMGU CKT ETCHV RTQFWEVU QT XGJKE GU
KPVGPFGFHQTWUGKPEQORGVKVKXGGXGPVU$TKIIU5VTCVVQPFQGUPQV
CRRTQXGQHQTCWVJQTK\GUWEJWUGU
ENGINE INSTALLATION
=? &Q PQV CVVGORV VQ KPUVC  VJKU GPIKPG KH [QW FQ PQV JCXG VJG
CRRTQRTKCVG VQQ U CPF MPQY GFIG QH UOC  GPIKPG KPUVC CVKQP
RTQEGFWTGU 7UG QP [ $TKIIU  5VTCVVQP RCTVU %QPVCEV [QWT
#WVJQTK\GF5GTXKEG&GC GTHQTCUUKUVCPEG
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GSWKROGPV OCPWHCEVWTGT [QW OWUV VTCPUHGT VJG GZJCWUV
U[UVGOCPFTG CVGFEQORQPGPVUQTKIKPC OWHH GTCPFTG CVGF
RKRGUDTCEMGVUE CORUCPFUJKG FUVQVJGPGYGPIKPG#
EQORQPGPVUOWUVDGKPIQQFEQPFKVKQP
=? 9#40+0) +PUVC  OWHH GT CPF OWHH GT FG
H GEVQT KH WUGF UQ QWV GV RQKPVU
CYC[ HTQO QRGTCVQT HWG  VCPM
CPFGSWKROGPVCPFUQOWHH GT
JGCVYK PQVFCOCIGQTFGHQTO
GPIKPGCPFEQORQPGPVU
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CTGRTQRGT [CUUGOD GFCPFFQ
PQV GCM 4GR CEGOGPV RCTVU
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QTKIKPC 
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4GHGTVQGSWKROGPVOCPWHCEVWTGTŏUOCPWC &QPQVVCORGTYKVJ
IQXGTPQTURTKPIUQTQVJGTRCTVUVJCVYK KPETGCUGGPIKPGURGGF
CDQXGURGEKHKECVKQP
=? 9#40+0) #  GPIKPG RCTVU KPE WFKPI HWG
ECR URCTM R WI OWHH GT CKT
E GCPGTCPFEQXGTUCPFIWCTFU
HQT FTKXG EQORQPGPVU IGCTU
DG VU UJCHVU EQWR KPIU GVE
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KPIVQUVCTVGPIKPG
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DGJKPF CYP OQYGT C  OQYGT
EQORQPGPVU KPE WFKPI EWVVKPI
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KPUVC GF DGHQTG CVVGORVKPI VQ
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=? 9#40+0) 9JGPYQTMKPIQPVJGGPIKPGQT
GSWKROGPV TGOQXG URCTMR WI
YKTGHTQOURCTMR WI(QTG GEVTKE
UVCTVTGOQXGPGICVKXGYKTGHTQO
DCVVGT[
=? 9#40+0) &Q PQV EJGEM HQT URCTM YKVJ
URCTMR WITGOQXGF7UG$TKIIU
5VTCVVQPURCTMVGUVGT
ENGINE OPERATION
9#40+0)
When adding fuel:
6WTPGPIKPG QHHCPF GVGPIKPG EQQ CV GCUVOKPWVGUDGHQTG
TGOQXKPIICUECR
(K HWG VCPMQWVFQQTUQTKPYG  XGPVK CVGFCTGC(K VCPMVQCDQWV
KPEJDG QY QYGUVRQTVKQPQHPGEMVQC QYHQTHWG GZRCPUKQP
-GGRICUQ KPGCYC[HTQOURCTMUQRGPH COGURK QV KIJVUJGCV
CPFQVJGTKIPKVKQPUQWTEGU
9#40+0)
When starting engine:
4GOQXGC GZVGTPC GSWKROGPVGPIKPG QCFU
9CKVWPVK URK GFHWG KUGXCRQTCVGF5VCTVGPIKPGQWVFQQTU
2W EQTFU QY [WPVK TGUKUVCPEGKUHG VVJGPRW TCRKF [
+HGPIKPGH QQFUUGVEJQMGVQ12'0470R CEGVJTQVV GKP(#56
CPFETCPMWPVK GPIKPGUVCTVU
9#40+0)
When operating equipment:
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4WPGPIKPGQWVFQQTU&QPQVTWPKPGPE QUGFCTGCGXGPKHFQQTU
QTYKPFQYUCTGQRGP
&QPQVEJQMGECTDWTGVQTVQUVQRGPIKPG