OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Victa Two Stroke Engines Victa Self Propelled

Thanks Blumbly, I think using that and the previous pic I can make one up. Seems to be

POWERPLUS
160cc SUPER 2 STROKE
ELECTRONIC IGNITION

I have already re made the "SELF PROPELLED" Sticker - came out well. SO I can rob the colours from that.

I will post all of the decals when finished.

Her ya go Duke.








Have one in pretty good nick to do up one day, not self propelled though unfortunately. Looking for one.

Oh Bushie you'r a Champion!

They will be easy to use for rehabilitation in Photoshop.
I think I have the lot now.
Will post em all soon!

Got a as new fuel cap to replace the one eaten away inside by ethanol in the 80's. Never knew what it did, do now. It was advertised on the net with some other stuff and the guy ended up being 30 kays away, sold it to me for $5. Win win!

I only use premium in my Triumph Sprint, hate to have ethanol eat it's guts away.

Getting the grass shute flap welded today. Panel beater deal.

Never selling my self propelled, it now owes me more than one of those crap new mowers. Number two son will get it eventually with a promise never to sell that or the Corsair.

Cheers Duke

Just a quick question.
I have pulled the head and barrel for cleaning repainting and new gaskets.
The piston seems to be in the wrong way?
The locating pins for the piston are pointing towards the exhaust?
I was taught when motorcycle racing the pins should face the inlet.

I read from an old Victa manual that the 125 faces (the pins) the exhaust but the 160cc faces the inlet. This is too confusing.

Is there a correct way and a reason for it?. Like away from the exiting flame to stop blow by?

Well I'm not sure duke12 as to what the technical reason is for it but you are right,(according to my workshop manuals).
A 125cc ring pegs face exhaust and a 160cc pegs face the inlet.
I'm sure that there would be a reason but I've never wondered enough to try to find out.
I've just put them together as there say and haven't had any problems yet.

I understand it's designed that way to keep the gaps spaced away from the scavenging ports and of course the inlet and outlet and to stagger them. Stagger either side of the inlet on the 160.

Ok I got it. Read elsewhere that keeping the ends of the rings away from ports was desirable as a sharp end edge may catch a port and break a ring. From the look of the heat blow by on the piston I took out, really light but would be best kept away from the exhaust side so there we go. Ring pins to the inlet side it is.

Here is a pic of my remastered decal for the Power Plus.



Wadda ya think?

Have to work out how to get it laser printed and then waterproofed? Any ideas on that?

Hi, I have just acquired the same wv155ao mower. Just wondering the best way to replace the belt on it.

Thanks Spence

Hi Spence,
Easy if you have a good rattle gun, remove the blade carrier, unbolt the motor, lift the motor up and slip the new belt over the shaft and over the rear drive pulley then bolt the motor back down

RGs are cheap as chips and you don't need a compressor. Battery ones are easily obtainable and will knock off a blade carrier easily.

MF,
My rattle gun would not move a lot of Victa blade carriers, so I had to buy a double impact 1150nm one now that is a real rattle gun

Working on a Mack truck as well NormK?
My battery one from Aldi has succeeded every time so far. Blinking loud though!

MF,
My double impact gun has been known to split a few sockets

Even impact ones or are you talking about regular ones?
I occasionally use a regular multi hex for the 1" nut used with the full cranks. I only have impact sockets in metric sizes.
I imagine it would open up like a flower with yours.

MF,
My impact sockets are mostly elcheapo and I have split some of those and also some of my good regular sockets, it is a powerful gun

I would be sticking with quality impact sockets with that gun.
With mine, you can see the iron oxide dust pouring down as it works the nut loose.

Thanks NormK
I've since hit another snag with this mower. There is no drive gears in either wheels.

And my experience with the gears are you are probably better off without them unless you want to restore this to original. If you just want to mow the lawn I would just use it as a push mower.I have one (slasher type) that drives no problem but it is near impossible to pull backwards

I was hoping to get the self propelled working but finding the parts are difficult. If not I might find another frame to put the motor on.

I guess the next question is do you have a catcher that fits?