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JoelKlein


I wonder how a 2021 snow blower will look like...

Joined: Sep 26, 2011
Points: 74

does this look right?
Original Message   Nov 14, 2011 9:08 pm
My brand new Toro 1028 OXE. I noticed a open end of a pipe. on the right side its open and the left side its closed take a look on the picture

and here its closed

does it belong like that?

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Toro 1028 OXE
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Shryp


Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532

Re: does this look right?
Reply #19   Nov 15, 2011 2:03 pm
If that side had a cap and you had oil in the engine it would be easy to tell as the oil would be right up to the top of the whole.  Just make sure the oil is full and you will be fine.  If you had full oil and there was a cap missing you would know as soon as you started the engine.

Here is a quote and picture from someone who was fitting a Honda clone on a snow blower:
"And this is what happens when you forget to replace the oil fill plug after checking the oil level, which is on the opposite side, and then start up the engine."


JoelKlein


I wonder how a 2021 snow blower will look like...

Joined: Sep 26, 2011
Points: 74

Re: does this look right?
Reply #20   Nov 15, 2011 9:20 pm
okay.... What a relief! it appears that this 2011 model IS different. here is a picture of it inside...

can clearly see its not open.

since steve have same model Toro 1028 OXE, and he is showing a picture of it caped. I post some picture of the engine sticker. maybe the 2011 engine was build some were else...






Thanks all for your help!!!

Toro 1028 OXE
Steve_Cebu


Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888

Re: does this look right?
Reply #21   Nov 15, 2011 9:29 pm
Mine was a 2009 model as you can see from the sticker in my pic. It's not surprising that the engines change over a couple of years or so.

At least you don't have to worry any more.

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England."  "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
jrtrebor


Location: Michigan - 3 hours north of Chicago on the lake
Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Points: 539

Re: does this look right?
Reply #22   Nov 15, 2011 10:05 pm
There was nothing to worry about in the first place.  If that hole was open to the crankcase you would know it as soon as the engine was started.  Even if it hadn't been started.
 Oil would have sloshed out of it every time the blower was moved.   If it was supposed to have a cap.  You would see threads inside the hole.  No oil, no threads it's not a passage into the crankcase.  It's a blank hole.
niper99


Location: London Ont
Joined: Dec 2, 2007
Points: 354

Re: does this look right?
Reply #23   Nov 16, 2011 2:24 am
 just letting u know the dealer does NOT drill and tap the casting there ordered that way from the factory..and as borat mentioned they do it for postioning of the engine on different models..obviously its cheaper for them to drill and tap only one side..so on this particular model they only need one fill cap..
Steve_Cebu


Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888

Re: does this look right?
Reply #24   Nov 16, 2011 10:10 am
niper99 wrote:
 just letting u know the dealer does NOT drill and tap the casting there ordered that way from the factory..and as borat mentioned they do it for postioning of the engine on different models..obviously its cheaper for them to drill and tap only one side..so on this particular model they only need one fill cap..


Well they drilled and tapped both sides of my engine and they only use that engine on the 1028 model or only did. My guess is Toro has been slowly changing their specs over time. Now of course they are using a completely redesigned engine not a Briggs & Stratton engine. So it will probably be more specific to certain Toro models.

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England."  "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
JoelKlein


I wonder how a 2021 snow blower will look like...

Joined: Sep 26, 2011
Points: 74

Re: does this look right?
Reply #25   Nov 16, 2011 10:21 am
Whats the purpose of the hole all together?? for adding oil, they can't put in oil via the dip stick?

Toro 1028 OXE
Steve_Cebu


Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888

Re: does this look right?
Reply #26   Nov 16, 2011 10:36 am
JoelKlein wrote:
Whats the purpose of the hole all together?? for adding oil, they can't put in oil via the dip stick?


My guess is that tipping a 250 lb. snowblower upside down to get the oil out would tend to be problematic. The drain hole just requires tipping it a bit. Very easy to add the oild at the top tho.

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England."  "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: does this look right?
Reply #27   Nov 16, 2011 10:56 am
JoelKlein wrote:
Whats the purpose of the hole all together?? for adding oil, they can't put in oil via the dip stick?

You can grossly overfill with oil using the dipstick hole.  And when you overfill, you have to suck out the excess through the same hole, or open up the drain plug.

It's just one of those "poka yoke" technique.  Idiot proofing, mistake proofing.  Most Honda small engines have this, you cannot overfill very much, excess oil will just spill out the hole.
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: does this look right?
Reply #28   Nov 16, 2011 10:58 am
Steve_Cebu wrote:
Well they drilled and tapped both sides of my engine and they only use that engine on the 1028 model or only did. My guess is Toro has been slowly changing their specs over time. Now of course they are using a completely redesigned engine not a Briggs & Stratton engine. So it will probably be more specific to certain Toro models.

My guess its more of a cost reduction.  One less hole to drill and tap.  One less plastic cap.  US Design engineers like to built in these extras into the product in keep the cost reduction engineers busy.      Their bonus is tied to the cost reduction $.

Honda engineers gives you both drilled/tapped hole and a cap.  They figured it was a lot more simple to deal with one less part number for inventory maintenance and documentation overheads from the get go.  Thus saving money. 

Everybody is reducing costs in different ways. 
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