Hi Both,
Many thanks, has given me a direction to go.
Will try and get the flywheel off just to see if it's a runner before throwing too much money at it on electronic ignition etc.. have put some penetrating fluid on to soak for a few days and in the meantime I'll try and find my taps.
I have the catcher for it but it has suffered the same fate as many in that it's as brittle as anything and would probably disintegrate on a running mower.
The body looks in great condition, no cracks I can see. The mower seems to have held up well over the years of incarceration. Got the blade disc off and gave it the wire brush treatment, looks serviceable.
It looks like someone has had the cowling off at some point before with the missing screw.
I pulled the decompressor off and dismantled it, looks like the valve has broken but the was no sign on the small spring, circlip or broken head of the valve which may have been the reason this was dumped. Maybe someone had this apart already.
Am thinking I'll just put a blank in there to see if it's a runner before trying to repair/ replace.
Is there any advice for when I get round to starting this? Should I put some oil in the piston to make sure its lubricated?
Do I need to worry about the crank case or bearing lubrication?
Am trying to avoid doing a complete rebuild.
On a slightly off topic note, this is the second mower discovered from the same shed. The first was a Murray 20 side discharge of a 1987 vintage (from the engine number - Tecumseh) probably been sat for a similar amount of time. That had a bent crank which I managed to get a replacement for cheap and runs really well. Only problem is that it's side discharge and no easy height adjustment (bolted on wheels). Would much prefer to be running with the Victa as my go to mower as it's a quality built machine. Slightly concerned about how much noisier it will be than the 4 stroke so will have to stop the midnight mowing.
I imagine that Victa mowers are much less susceptible to bent cracks due to the blade design?
Thanks again
