Snowblower issues

[BrianG]

I kinda thought that too (I do know a little about it's supposed to work), but after looking around, I found there is no air filter. I thought it odd, but didn't see anyplace where it would go if it was supposed to have one. I got this used/rebuilt from a place that sells snowblowers, lawnmowers, etc, and they had just rebuilt the engine. So, I would hope they wouldn't leave it off if it's supposed to have one.