'94 XLT injesting snow

[ttyR2]

The wife's trusty '94 XLT was really struggling in the powder last weekend. Every time my buddy who was riding it hit a powder berm and snow came over the hood, he'd lose power fast. Stop, clean the ice off the intake screen on the air box, and he was rolling again.

Currently there's a foam seal sealing the airbox intake to the hood (it was missing origionally) but there's no actual snow screen/filter to keep snow out. What do you guys recommend to fix it that won't be quickly plugged with snow? I thought about a porous foam strip around the edge of the intake tray setup between the guages and steering column.

 

[deere1]

I had the same problem with my old 96 XLT RMK. Easy fix and I believe the hoods 94-96 are the same. Remove the flat plastic cover just below your speedo/tachometer that covers the opening to the airbox. Once removed you should see a raised lip about 3" X 4" square and about 1/2" tall. A 98 RMK intake should rivet to his raised area all you have to do is drill the holes. Worked great on my 96, no more snow ingestion. One of the best things I did to that sled.
You will need both of these:
5811337 FOAM,INTAKE PREFILTER
5432536 PANEL,INTAKE,PREFILTER