B&S air filter?

[Camprunner]

My father gave me his John Deere JS63 self propelled mower. It has a B&S OHV 6.75 hp motor that surprisingly runs fantastic! Considering it has sat for 5 years. Thankfully it had no fuel in it I just changed the oil that did not look bad either I just added gas and one pull it started. My question is would this motor have an air cleaner? I can't seem to find one?

 

[Eddie]

Diffidently should have one unless it was removed. Ed

 

[skyactiv]

You need to look a little closer.

 

[Camprunner]

Ok found it it was under a cover and oval shaped with a foam cover. Darn thing looks like new! Thanks.

 

[Ethan1]

That 6.75 is an amazing small engine. If it doesn't start up with one gentle pull of the rope, replace the spark plug with a plain ol' Champion or Autolite RJ19LM. Those things run foreeeeeveeer

 

[Lubener]

Originally Posted By: Ethan1
That 6.75 is an amazing small engine. If it doesn't start up with one gentle pull of the rope, replace the spark plug with a plain ol' Champion or Autolite RJ19LM. Those things run foreeeeeveeer

Tell me about it. Several years ago,a local Sears store had a slightly used mower with that engine. Gas was drained and displayed in store. I was slowly pulling the rope to check compression and the darn thing started up on me in the store. I ended up buying a new one and it has always started on the first pull.

 

[Duffyjr]

I think B&S has made some good engines over the years, maybe not so much now but we all now why. I bought a used Snapper High Vac from a neighbor that had a 3.5 that was shot. I had a local dealer put a new B&S 5hp I/C on it in 91 and had it without an issue until 2007. It started smoking a bit on start up after about 10 years but didn't really show it was using oil until several years later when it started smoking so bad I couldn't stand mowing with it.