G'day HT6 and all,
Been a while since my last post (minus the bugle Ha Ha !) In that time I have stripped the Victa 18 and overhauled the engine with new bearings and seals, rings etc. Would love to get it running but the ignition coil is buggered and I cannot seem to track down the old type with the flying primary leads. The universal coil will not fit. Any suggestions ? Also got an old, early / mid 60's Victa Cortina 2 machine the other day, complete bar catcher. Aside from the height adjuster being broken it is quite good cosmetically. I pulled the rear axle and height adjuster from a wreck and fitted it so now it works OK. Cleaned the carby & tank, fitted a new spark plug. Hey Presto, started first pull and ran very well. Yes I did say PULL. Some philistine has fitted a Zip Started to it instead of the impulse starter. Since I happen to have a spare impulse starter and drum I thought I'd fit it - OH YEAH !!! The 3 tangs on the flywheel had been filed off so that put paid to that idea. However, she dos run nicely so until something turns up to rob the correct parts from, she'll stay as it is for now. Since the lawn needed mowing anyway I used the old Cortina 2. Does any one know if I can still get the air filter for this mower ? It is the model that sits in a housing bolted to the front of the crankcase with a rubber tube going to the carby and the choke on the air filter housing. I'll post some pictures shortly.
Cheers,
Wobmatini.
