Hello Victa enthusiasts.I have an early 70's 600 Victa slasher that died electrically. After cheking plug I have replaced the coil,condensor,points, and plug. Couldnd't muster a spark at 20 thou for the contacts, tried 15 thou which provides spark that is very yellow and unconvincing. Mower ran, but only at mid range revs. Fiddled the governor a few notches, ran at higher revs, but without any throttle control... just plateaus at high revs. Removed carby to inspect for... i dont know what, and notice that buterfly valve was 3/4 closed.
I''ve had a trawl through the victa forum info, and saw Mr Davis's post
victa carby tips #23769. Mine is the early G3 without a govenor vane clip. There doesn't seem to be any slippage with the governor gearing, its just not set in the right place. Can someone advise me on how this govenor vane works, and how to set it up. I understand that tightening provides increased revs, but at what point in the throttle range should the gears engage?
Once the carby is back on track I'll get back problem solving that weak spark.
NB. I am not a natural tech person. Very much trial and error, with tendency to the later. Have only got this far due to confidence provided by my 1972 Readers Digest Repair Manual, which describes this engine.
With thanks.
