I bought a 1970 (approx) vintage Toro Snowhound 20.

No air cleaner at all? Not even a screen to keep mice out in the
summer? Is this normal for the industry?

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I bought a 1970 (approx) vintage Toro Snowhound 20.

No air cleaner at all? Not even a screen to keep mice out in the
summer? Is this normal for the industry?

Currently... no. But you're dealing with a 35 year old blower!

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Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

I have one dated to 1980 and it has a breather - yours should too.

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PDQ

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| I bought a 1970 (approx) vintage Toro Snowhound 20.
|
| No air cleaner at all? Not even a screen to keep mice out in the
| summer? Is this normal for the industry?
|

Yeah its normal. Ariens snowkings dont have one by default. You can
buy one from them though if you really want it. Only thing that
covers the carb is a metal enclosure around it. Its open from the
bottom though.

Tom

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I bought a 1970 (approx) vintage Toro Snowhound 20.

No air cleaner at all? Not even a screen to keep mice out in the
summer? Is this normal for the industry?


Yep! I did small engine work for a few years, never saw a filter, screen or
anything on the carburetor intake. My guess is it would just get clogged
with snow anyway!
Neither my twenty year old Bolens or my two year old Toro have anything for
a intake filter.
Greg

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:51:45 -0600, "Greg O"
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| wrote in message
| oups.com...
| I bought a 1970 (approx) vintage Toro Snowhound 20.
|
| No air cleaner at all? Not even a screen to keep mice out in the
| summer? Is this normal for the industry?
|
|
| Yep! I did small engine work for a few years, never saw a filter, screen or
| anything on the carburetor intake. My guess is it would just get clogged
| with snow anyway!
| Neither my twenty year old Bolens or my two year old Toro have anything for
| a intake filter.
| Greg
|
|
I have an 8-year-old MTD snowblower with a Techumsa engine and it
doesn't have an air filter either.

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I bought a 1970 (approx) vintage Toro Snowhound 20.

No air cleaner at all? Not even a screen to keep mice out in the
summer? Is this normal for the industry?

It's normal NOT to have an air cleaner for both current models of Briggs
and Stratton Snow engines as well as Tecumseh Snow King. I think the
rational is that it would likely get clogged with snow/moisture/ice and
it's not necessary since the air is remarkedly dust free when everything
is covered with fresh snow.

That's fine but I like to run my engine during the off season every few
months, and I don't like the idea of doing so without the cleaner, so I
don't run it for very long and try to do so after it rains. There isn't
any room for an air cleaner underneath the snow hood on my B&S Snow
engine, other than that I could probably just get an air cleaner from a
non-snow Intek engine. Anybody else have any ideas?

"Tom Warner" wrote in message
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That's fine but I like to run my engine during the off season every few
months, and I don't like the idea of doing so without the cleaner, so I
don't run it for very long and try to do so after it rains. There isn't
any room for an air cleaner underneath the snow hood on my B&S Snow
engine, other than that I could probably just get an air cleaner from a
non-snow Intek engine. Anybody else have any ideas?



I would not worry about it, unless you run the engine during sand storms! I
run mine a few times a summer too. I doubt that there is enough dirt in the
air to cause a problem running a few minutes during the summer.
Greg

Yes. During the witner, all the dirt and dust is covered by snow. Not a
problem like summer time when you're whomping up the dust with a lawn mower.

--

Christopher A. Young
Do good work.
It's longer in the short run
but shorter in the long run.
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I bought a 1970 (approx) vintage Toro Snowhound 20.

No air cleaner at all? Not even a screen to keep mice out in the
summer? Is this normal for the industry?

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I bought a 1970 (approx) vintage Toro Snowhound 20.

No air cleaner at all? Not even a screen to keep mice out in the
summer? Is this normal for the industry?

You don't need one. It doesn't run long enough to worry about it and
it's not like a mower kicking up dust and such.

It takes a long time to draw in enough debris to cause engine damage.
These old engines will also run on a quite a bit of engine wear before
there is a problem. Most of the time it is only a fouled plug. The
engines often outlast the blower anyway.

Kirb