OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Victa Two Stroke Engines 1996 Victa Commando Magneto

Hi Bruce

I brought a couple of victa mowers cheap ($10 for 3 including one good alloy body with no damage, all are Victa 2 strokes) .
One had a bad magneto and starter. I replaced the starter with one I had and then replaced the magneto with one I had that works - It was removed from a mower that someone ran on straight 4 stroke fuel but still had good spark. Now the mower does not seem to have a spark, I removed the cut out wires to isolate the magneto and still no spark. I thought that the gap between the magneto and the flywheel could be wrong - too large. What is the correct gap that should be between the magneto and the flywheel.

Also are all plastic carbies interchangeable - ie can I put a older carby on a newer engine block.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

VC Victa,

For the gap you can use a business card. Now as to the coil being faulty it might not be it could be the electronic module which is pop riveted to the engine housing (it is a small silver box). If it does not have the module then it will be a complete coil change as the coils have the module built into the coil which can be a real pain when they break down.

The old way was good because the coils very rarely became faulty only the module and the cost was a lot less only around $20-$30 compared to $50 + for a new coil.

You should be able to swap the carbies around but use the old brass main jet (the one that holds the primer cap on).

Hope that this is of some help.

Hi Bruce

You were spot on, I replaced the module with another good one off a spare engine block and now the mower runs great.
Thanks for the help.

VC Victa on getting it going and not having to spend a thing by using old parts. No good for the online store and mower shops .