With the Sprinter you can also fit a cast iron Flywheel Norm ,I have a couple 3.5 Briggs cast iron flywheels here , cast iron flywheels are usually on chondas when they are fitted with a light bar blade. I've sold a few Sprinter mowers to mower contractors.
The only thing that you may not have tried Norm is a new float , I've heard some floats bottom out before closing the needle completely and sometimes I check the widths of the floats as that can vary ,you can put $12. worth of $2. coins (6 coins) in the carby then put the primer cap on without the float and o ring and if that fits just make sure the float is smaller than the width of the coins, all the ones I've checked were fine though.
I was looking at a couple of floats and one looked a little larger on the 2 pivot points , not sure if that would make a difference without trying it on one with a leaking needle but I think by now you would have tried all the different combinations Norm.
Hi CM,
I haven't had any problems with the needle and clip so looks like you have solved the Victa carby problems CM, Success !
One strange thing is I haven't had the problems Norm has had with leaking needles ,but it could be because the majority if not all of my primer caps are the CRO3501A OEM caps and I have heard they are matched to the black plastic needle so most of the problems I've had were sticking needles when starting but most times they just needed more priming of the primer and the needle would drop , the difference with CM's metal needle and clip is that the needle never sticks so priming cold is only 3 times and always works.
Turned the fuel tap on yesterday night and the tap was on all day today and no fuel was leaking ,I will let you guys know how it is after a week
