Extended Description

• Description: Kawasaki 18 hp (13.4 kW) 603 cc FR600V-BS20-S model vertical shaft engine with a 1
• 1/8” x 108.8 mm crankshaft
• Features: Overhead v-valve 90-degree V-twin.
• Pressurised lubrication system.
• Electronic spark ignition.
• Automatic compression release.
• Single-stage air filter.
• Internally vented carburettor.
• Cast-iron cylinder liners.
• Rotating metal grass screen.
• Electric Start.
• Type: Overhead v-valve 90-degree V-twin.
• Engine: Kawasaki FR600V-BS20-S.
• Engine (cc): 603 cc.
• Horsepower (@3,600 rpm): 18.0 hp (13.4 kW) at 3600 rpm.
• Cylinder: V-Twin.
• Cylinder Liner: Cast-iron cylinder liners.
• Bore x Stroke: 2.9 x 2.8 in. (73 x 72mm)
• Displacement: 603 cc (36.8 cu. in.).
• Compression Ratio: 8.1:1
• Cooling: Air cooled flywheel fan.
• Net Power: 18.0 hp (13.4 kW) at 3600 rpm.
• Net Torque: 32.3 ft lb (43.7 Nm) at 2200 rpm.
• Carburettor: Internally vented carburettor.
• Decompressor: Automatic compression release.
• Ignition: Electronic.
• Crankshaft Diameter: 1/8” x 108.8 mm crankshaft.
• Air Filter: Single-stage air filter.
• Charging System: 12-Volt.
• Starter: 12-Volt.
• Exhaust/Muffler: No Muffler Included.
• Fuel: Unleaded fuel - maximum of 10% ethanol in fuel.
• Fuel Capacity: No Fuel Tank Included.
• Oil Filter: Spin-on engine oil filter.
• Oil Capacity: 1.8 U.S. qt (1.7 litres) Oil capacity w/filter.
• Dry Weight: (lb) 80.9 lbs.
• Dry Weight: (kg) 36.7 kg.
• Warranty: KAWASAKI COMMERCIAL ENGINE WARRANTY POLICY FOR AUSTRALIA
• GA Power Equipment Spares warrants to the initial purchaser of each new Kawasaki
• four-cycle engine that it will repair or replace, free of charge, any engine parts
• found to be defective, under normal use and proper maintenance, for a period of
• thirty-six (36) months, subject to the following conditions, exclusions,
• obligations and limitations.
• If you have questions about warranty coverage, please contact the local Kawasaki
• dealer.
• 1. COVERAGE.
• a. Any factory-installed engine part found to be defective by Kawasaki within the
• thirty-six (36) month warranty term shall be repaired or replaced without charge
• for parts or labour at any authorized Kawasaki engine dealer located in Australia.
• b. A Kawasaki part or accessory sold and installed by an authorised Kawasaki Engine
• Dealer, which is found defective in material and/or workmanship, within the three
• (3) month warranty term, shall be repaired or replaced (at the option of Kawasaki)
• without charge for the part or accessory, at any authorised Kawasaki Engine Dealer
• located in Australia.
• 2. OWNER’S OBLIGATIONS.
• The following obligations must be fulfilled by owner to maintain the validity of
• the Kawasaki warranty for Australia:
• c. Owner must deliver the four-cycle engine to an authorized Kawasaki engine dealer
• for inspection, maintenance services and adjustments according to the Periodic
• Maintenance Chart for Australia. The inspection, maintenance services and
• adjustments are to be performed at owner’s expense.
• d. Owner must present proof of initial retail purchase date to an authorized
• Kawasaki engine dealer at the time warranty repairs are performed on the four-cycle
• engine.
• 3. LIMITATIONS.
• This warranty shall not apply to or include any of the following:
• e. Repair or replacement required as a result of accident, misuse or neglect, lack
• of reasonable and proper maintenance, repairs improperly performed or replacements
• improperly installed, use of replacement parts or accessories not conforming to
• Kawasaki specifications which adversely affect performance and/or durability,
• alterations or modifications not recommended or approved in writing by Kawasaki,
• and/or wear and deterioration occasioned by the use of the four-cycle engine, the
• use of stale or incorrect fuel.
• f. Routine maintenance services, adjustments, cleaning and/or expendables such as
• spark plugs, lubricants, oil filters, air filters, and fuel filters.
• 4. LIMITED LIABILITY.
• g. The liability of Kawasaki under the thirty-six (36) month warranty is limited
• solely to the remedying of defects in factory-installed engine parts by an
• authorized Kawasaki engine dealer at its place of business during customary
• business hours. This warranty does not cover inconvenience or loss of use of the
• four-cycle engine or transportation of the four-cycle engine to and from the
• Kawasaki dealer.
• KAWASAKI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER EXPENSE, LOSS OR DAMAGE, WHETHER DIRECT,
• INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OR USE
• OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE KAWASAKI FOUR CYCLE ENGINE FOR ANY PURPOSE.
• h. NO EXPRESS WARRANTY IS GIVEN BY KAWASAKI WITH RESPECT TO THE KAWASAKI FOUR-CYCLE
• ENGINE EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN. ANY WARRANTY IMPLIED BY LAW,
• INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
• FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THE THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTH
• WARRANTY TERM SET FORTH HEREIN. THE FOREGOING STATEMENTS OF WARRANTY ARE EXCLUSIVE
• AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES.
• i. No distributor, dealer or other four-cycle engine reseller is authorized to
• modify this Kawasaki Limited Four-Cycle Warranty.
• AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW (REG.90)
• Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian
• Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and
• for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss of damage. You are also
• entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of
• acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure. The text
• above applies notwithstanding anything else expressed or implied to the contrary in
• this Warranty document.
• Standard Pack Quantity: 1
• Please Note: No Fuel Tank or Muffler Included. PLEASE NOTE: Horsepower rating as tested to SAE
• J1995 Standards. *
• Brand: Kawasaki,
• Product Line: Engine,

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