The rate with my 13 is nil. All original equipment Victa plastic needles. I think it's just an inherent design flaw with the whole set up that inevitably leads to problem carbys. I think getting them to be 100% problem free is chasing rainbows. You can only really reduce the incidence by the sounds of it. Well worth persevering for the end result of a top notch mower power plant.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
