Hi Norm,
fantastic high when an apparent old wreck actually works.
The side pull Victa with electronic ignition was introduced in 1980. They are fast becoming my official favourites as they start so easily, look good and take a lot to fail. I had one sitting in an old leaky chook shed unused for about three to four years with rain hitting the handles from time to time. I decided to take it out as I wanted to demolish some weeds and to my surprise, it fired right up as though I used it last week!
It smoked a lot but eventually cleared and it was the height adjuster that wouldn't work. A week of WD-40 soaking in did the trick there.
