Hi folks.
The old Victa I bought on Friday is cactus. In a haste to buy something by this coming Friday I certainly got done.
Not having touched a two stroke since I mowed the lawn for dad back in the 80's I wasn't sure as to how much compression they had by simply pulling the starter. A quick call to my brother revealed it was soft by a long shot.
I have pulled the engine down and am wondering as to how you would assess the damage to the rest of the internals if it indeed was straight fueled?
The piston is badly scored and the area of the cylinder around the exhaust port is scored as well.
There appears to be the absolute slightest amount of play in the big end. Whether or not it is sideways movement I can't really work out because it is so slight.
Is there a method you fellas use to ascertain play in the big end?
If the barrel is damaged do you just throw it away?
