Lawn boy 1819 snowblower / snowboy
Hello,
I have been repairing and using Lawnboy's for over 30 years.
As for the Model 1819 Snowblower it was made in 1964. I too couldn't find the Lawn Boy web site to have it listed. It is listed in the old Shop Manuals.
The only reason I could think as to why they didn't list it was in 1963 they made a Snowblower with the D 400 series engine and it didn't work out to
well and the were recalled by Lawn Boy and were converted back to the old
C series engine. They may have not made a new blower in 1964 but converting these from 1963-1964. I believe it was Model 1818 I'm talking about.
About oil---The oil ratio is 16:1 which is one 8oz can of oil per Gal of Reg. Gas. It is important to run this machine with the 16:1 ratio as the older engines had bronze bushings and won't stand up to the heat as well as the newer engines. The newer engines use more needle bearings and will take the heat better. I run the newer engines on a ratio of 24:1 which is 8 oz of oil to 1.5 Gal.of Gas. The 32:1 ratio I believe is just a little lean on oil. They may smoke a little bit more but it won't hurt them.
The point gap--- .020
Spark Plug Champion CJ-14 the gap .025
other lubrication- Gear case 10W 20W oil
There is a little clip on the impeller shaft you have to slide off and put a few drops of 20 or 30W oil in.
Hello,
I have been repairing and using Lawnboy's for over 30 years.
As for the Model 1819 Snowblower it was made in 1964. I too couldn't find the Lawn Boy web site to have it listed. It is listed in the old Shop Manuals.
The only reason I could think as to why they didn't list it was in 1963 they made a Snowblower with the D 400 series engine and it didn't work out to
well and the were recalled by Lawn Boy and were converted back to the old
C series engine. They may have not made a new blower in 1964 but converting these from 1963-1964. I believe it was Model 1818 I'm talking about.
About oil---The oil ratio is 16:1 which is one 8oz can of oil per Gal of Reg. Gas. It is important to run this machine with the 16:1 ratio as the older engines had bronze bushings and won't stand up to the heat as well as the newer engines. The newer engines use more needle bearings and will take the heat better. I run the newer engines on a ratio of 24:1 which is 8 oz of oil to 1.5 Gal.of Gas. The 32:1 ratio I believe is just a little lean on oil. They may smoke a little bit more but it won't hurt them.
The point gap--- .020
Spark Plug Champion CJ-14 the gap .025
other lubrication- Gear case 10W 20W oil
There is a little clip on the impeller shaft you have to slide off and put a few drops of 20 or 30W oil in.