Yes thanks again for all the help mate, I don't think the carby has been removed from the engine since then either. I have been using this mower for all the regular mowing here since that fix and believe me it gets well used all the time during those years. I constantly bring the machine back to idle speed when emptying the catcher, seriously it doesn't feel like it's changed at all since I fixed it back then! Great repair mate!
I recorded some video of it earlier this year to upload to these forums. Here is the classic beast with the lazy lumpy barking idle today just like it was when I fixed it back in 2011 after your great help on this forum!
Zip a dee doo dah, zip a dee ay, another trash picked Victa, hip hip Hooray!