Many thanks all.

It's been going strong since last summer.
Tach also has a run time on it which I'll check how many hours it's done next mow and I'll get some pictures.

I recently reset the points properly with a gauge as originally I just estimated. Since then the speed has gone up it seems.
Hopefully that means it's burning fuel better.

Haven't taken the carb off to check the manifold o ring, will do it all together but it seemed in fair condition last time I checked.

Vacuum control seems to be doing its job, if I twist the button (either way) speed goes up so at the limits of the govenor.

Guessing the diaphragm is good, seemed fair condition too when I rebuilt it. Maybe worth mentioning, the diaphragm isn't like any of the ones I've seen pictured, it's not thick rubber, it's some thin material like the decompressor diaphragms are made of. Bit weird but seems to work.

Think I must be fairly lucky with this Victa, seen the other thread on modifying the cam. That seems a bit drastic and makes it non- governed?

I'll get some brass washers ready for when i pull the carb off just incase. Making your own from plastic is a good idea, not sure if the plastic would degrade. It's a G4 carb, black poppet, so no adjustment in position of it.

Idle is a little fast, washer should raise the height of the cam reducing speed at idle and full but I suppose how much comes off each is also dependent on the springs.

Thankfully, I have the G4 with the idle screw adjust so if a washer brings the idle too low I'll be able to adjust.

I never managed to find a catcher for it so am soldiering on with the original. Patched up with aircraft tape, fibreglass tape, epoxy and prayers.

If I had the time I would make a catcher from sheet metal like the really early victa mowers had, next year maybe..

I've taken to running it with the plastic cowling on, it's pretty cracked and would only get worse without some TLC.
I made a strap to secure the fuel tank in it's original position. You'll see in the pictures when I upload some.

Last edited by ShedRummager; 12/05/21 05:01 AM.