Hi,
AVB most us aussies mow in clouds of dust.
I think the snorkel and filter must do something even though people never change the element often enough etc.
Remember the old Rotomo style Victa which only had a wire mesh filter (a gravel strainer at best) on top of the snorkel. Those motors used to wear out pretty quick, so much so that you used to be able to buy exchange, rebored barrels with new pistons at our local Mitre 10 off the the shelf. They were good too I bought a couple.
But later Models of essentially the same engine with the paper element filter seem to go forever and only ever need rings, bore is usually OK.
Unless Victa improved the steel they used or something.
All the best
Jeff
