Have been looking for a Victa Vortex/Mustang GTS for a good while now.
Had seen a Red Vortex at the tip, but it was seized and all the plastics stuffed.
The other day, this popped up for $40 a few streets away so I jumped on it. Not quite a vortex, but anyhow..
Couple of cracks in the plastic around the mounting screws and a stone dent on the high arch, but I am pretty happy with it.
Still trying to work out how to use my new 'smart' phone (which nearly makes me shoot it every time) and somehow managed to take 10 photos of the lawn, the paving and generally anything that wasn't the mower. I thought double pressing the screen about 1in above the photo button focused it - it must locate it.
Anyway, pulled the cover off and got a tonne of muck out, had a nice newish decomp and kill switch rubbers.
Pulled the carby down and put it back as it was perfect (even had a brass washer)
Found the needle was in upside down, and needed a new o ring. Fuel tap leaked so on went another. New air filter as was disgusting.
Some 2 stroke oil down the plug hole and though I had better check the blades.
The photo didn't come out but the rubber ring had chunks out, the disc was rusted out and the blades were one off the worst I have ever seen.
They were ground back past the bolt (about 1/2 normal width) and about 2 inches long. So on went a regular carrier with 2 new blades
(they put the conical square washer on above the disc last time the blades were done haha). Went second pull but revved way too high in the idle position, so another thick bunnings washer (filed out and smoothed) went in and it runs spot on.
It is somewhat quieter but I must say I can't see what all the fuss was about (and as we have already discussed - neither did the buying public).
And my usual shut down trick didn't work; Switch fuel off, wait till engine starts to struggle, kill ignition.
Then drain the fuel by pulling the fuel ... line (realized its all covered up)
At least the regular PT ease of repair is still all there (when the carby plays ball)
Wish the phone was this easy to get working right
