Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Hello everyone. First time posting on this forum.

I was given an old Toro 824 for free. I think it's a 1989 model. I never owned a snowblower so I don't know much about them. The only snowblowing I did was with my two arms and a shovel.

I just dismantled the blower in my garage because of rust all over and are in the process of painting the engine shroud peices, the entire auger assembly and shroud, and the wheels. I took off the carb and cleaned it also. It ran great before the teardown and hope it runs better when I'm finished.

I just have some questions;

1) I purchased a new muffler but there was no gasket with it. The old muffler had no gasket either. Should there be a gasket?

2) What engine oil should be used?

3) What type of spark plug? (I just want to be sure it has the correct one)

4) Should there be oil in the auger gear assembly? I read somewhere grease is only needed.

5) Should there be an air filter? I didn't see one attached.

Here are some images.

The teardown...




Here is the painted engine shroud and auger shroud...



Here is the cleaned carb with newly painted linkage bracket...




Many more things to do...

:)

I'll tell you what's cool, THAT PIPE ON HIS OIL DRAIN.  Nice touch.  Now he can drop the oil without dropping any on the floor!

I have a '88 521 and they are almost identical.  I like to see that.  To me it means the system must work.

TomJV