OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Victa Two Stroke Engines Starter pulls ok when no spark plug installed

Tiger, if you where located in Brisbane I would invite you round and we could both fix your mower and have a yarn.

Place a piece of pipe on the valve as below.

Then suck on the hose, the valve should close, see closed valve below.

I use a clean pipe for this, I dont put petrol in my mouth.

I certainly wouldnt tell you how to feel or act, but I try not to let a mower defeat me, it is just a hunk of metal.
When I hit a dead end, I put it aside and come back to it later.