G'day
MarkN, Max,
Gadge, and all contributors.
Many thanks to Gadge, Max and Mark for the expert information
presented here.
This is the thing I do not understand ...
The
G2 carby had a short production life ... was it just one season?
As a revolutionary step in Victa engines, where is the advertising?
In the manual for the
1968-69 year there is scant reference and
no illustration of the carby! Why is this?
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/84468/manual-new-victa-mowers-1968-69.htmlThis was
Victa's first governed 2-stroke, and I guess it was more
complex - and expensive to make and assemble - than need have been...
It is as though
Victa knew this. The remote wire and cut-out (linked to throttle)
required more parts and longer assembly time. The metal flag gov vane may
have been less responsive (but I have no info there).
What is true, is that the next year (and decade) ushered in the
G3 carby, a
much loved,compact and reliable design (when set to specification).
More plastics were used, the now plastic gov vane was adjustable,
(not by a spring but a clever rotary tooth gear) and cut-out was
brought onboard the carby itself.
looking at Victa publications, it is as though Victa wanted the G2
to disappear... A bit like the
Predicta from the previous decade ...
I'm sure the experts will have an opinion on the quick change -
from
G2 to
G3...
Cheers-------------------------
Jack
