JohnnyBoyUpNorth:
COVER, ENGINE CONTROL (Honda Code 1877935).
This cover is used on the Honda HS55TA (T=track, A=America (A country south of you.)) HS55K1 version.
You could buy that and it should fit but you would have to check. That cover is from a 1986 version of GX140. You could go to boats.net and look at the newer model drawings to see what is currently used on a winter GX200. Those should be mountable on the GX200 clone.
BUT: Lifan does have some changes.
Borat: This part addresses you also:
The following pictures are looking down on a new HF GX200 store model 66015. There have been a few model changes of HF 6.5’s with and without model number changes. For example the gas tank and air filter cover on this one is different than the prior 66015 they sold. So a change with no part number change. I was never clear on what changed in the roll from a 66014 to a 15. I think it was EPA carb or Calf carb related but unsure.
The control picture is pretty much the parts which are under the gas tank and air cleaner and importantly the parts that are exposed. They used to be fully exposed by now partly covered by the extended heater cover. The rod in the control picture is at the bottom of parts which show in between the air filter and the gas tank in the no air box view.
The engine control cover is on top of the carb and under the air cleaner cover. It extends to cover the exposed control components area. That control picture is from the HF GX200 drawing. The control mentioned for Honda applies to a HS55K1 snowblower.
The control cover does not extend fully from the air cleaner to way under the gas tank but does go up to it and gives protection from snow. On a bad day it would be possible to get snow on the controls under the gas tank but not happen often. The cover is on the bottom of the air box and above the carb. There might be some intended pickup of warm air from the cooling fins by the slight protrusion of the cover over the last of the fins but it’s not exactly evident that was intended.
I’ve never had any trouble with the controls getting frozen but I have only had them around for short periods during the winter before being sold. I have never had a problem with them but they get blown off after use and covered when not in use.
Johnny: You would not need much to make a cover for that area. You might be able to make something that was held down by the air cleaner cover and went over to and rested on the lip of the gas tank.
