OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Victa Two Stroke Engines Picked up a Victa Twin

Hey guys,

i saw this mower in the classifieds so decided to grab it. All that was needed was a new carby primer section to get it running.

Checked the flywheel and pistons before i bought it and both are in great nick.

Now, a question, for most part the engine runs fine but now and then i might get an intermittent backfiring and a puff of smoke (this might happen every 3-4 seconds), would anyone have a clue as to what this may be, or is this part of the Twin normal running procedure?

(note, i have not really replaced the spark plugs/ reconditioned the carby but i will eventually get there just in case you guys think this might be the cause of the problem).

also, what kind of catcher am i looking for here as the mower has come without one.

Hi Johno, and on a good score there mate. It looks in very good nick. You may find that Joe Carroll will advise you on a suitable catcher.

I have one catcher here for mine, they are oretty big for the size of the mower, I do belive however a catcher from a self proppeled silver streak may fit... I can confirm this later.

thanks mate, any ideas about the backfiring?

no such luck with the catcher, seems like a twin catcher is only used on a twin.

As with the backfiring I would begin with fully cleaning the carb out, as I have had a few with water in them give the sames symptoms.

ill do some maintenance and will let you know how it goes, thank Joe!

fully cleaned the carby and replaced the spark plugs ( i think both plugs have been there since the mower was new) and now she purrs away! ill try and take a vid of how she goes and post it up later.

Love the twin!
anyone know how many they produced?

Pretty extravagant having a twin on a lawn mower!!

How is the mower different at the back from the other alloy base ones.


Could you post up a pic???

Im on the look out for a catcher for a VC SP at the moment.

Cheers, Bob.

Hi Rodeobob, the back of these (and the whole base) is wider, while the flap is the usual size, the space to the side of the flap is greater, i have a couple of pics here that may help, i will try and get some better ones up soon if you like.




It is a little hard to spot the difference in these pics, but i hope they help (i can also post a few pics of the catcher if you like.

sorry for digging up an old tread, but, out of interest, would the victa powerplus catcher also fit the twin? (i have spotted a catcher in really good condition but im not sure if its a powerplus or twin/supreme catcher)

PS: i thought the twins came in 2 colours, red and green and had the indicator for full catcher, but im not sure of the supreme mowers.

Give me 5 Minutes and I'll tell you!

Sorry mate, Falls short by just over a cm!

bugger, ill have to do some measurements then to see if it is the correct catcher. any way of spotting the difference between the two?

I'll post a couple of pictures of the twin, with its dimensions when i get a moment to have a look.

thanks mate, well, i picked up the catcher and its from the powerplus so if anyone needs a reallly good powerplus catcher im here! (tried to fit it on and as you said, it missed by about 1.5-2cm).

these catchers are rare as hens teeth!

I have a twin catcher, its attached to my twin. At a auction a while ago I was watchign pallets of "junk" but had to leave, one of the pallets had a brand new catcher on it for a twin. Every pallet (there were 100's) went from $1-20 each. SPEWIN!

When you have money to put into eBay, its slim pickings, but sure enough, the moment you have a look out of curiosity with an empty wallet, WOW, look at all tha amazing stuff you cant have!!!

Hi Ty, you must have struck a chord with your last post mate, just about everyone I know has done the same thing! The one that got away.

johnno, powerplus and in self propelled???

I might be interested in that. Got a picture?


Bob.

sorry mate, its not the self propelled one, just the regular (the bottom lip runs all the way across).

let me know if you still need a pic of it.

Nah its all good, i think thats the one ive got here anyway. Theres a pic of it in the Victa frames section.


Bob.

I'll get the dimensions up this weekend, heres a few pics of the twin catcher, and a mustang chute, whitch will fit the twin.







The Black comparison catcher is just a 80's mustang catcher

I have a brand ew one of those chutes, never tried it on a mower, I will have to drag my twin out sometime and give it a go!

I saw the pictures of the one on here some time back, is that the one you got?

If so, yep, its identical, and should fit any victa with a thumb release catcher, even the twin, but also, Mustang, Vortex, Silver Streak, etc..

I love these chutes, they came standard with some models back in the early 70's, and have been optional since, i live in an area where rocks are a substantial issue when mowing, but the grass is too thick and heavy to be bothered with catching, so i have a chute for every mower i can find one for (which is 3 right now, this,one, a VC-160, and a sapare VC-160 chute i edited to fit my auto drive.)

Id dearly love one for a later model alloy base high arch with the thumb release.

Ive got a couple of low arch ones here, on is on my Corvette, the other im not sure but i think its the same, for the low arch with the 3/4 width door.

I see them around every now and then, if i do spot another one someday, I'll let you know as it is something that can be mailed.

Its really a matter of luck though, i find them at the usual places, tips, scrappers or with donations, so maybe one will turn up at your end one day!

Joe, i think i sent you that side chute a while ago, is that the one your talking about?

Hi Johno if you ever decide you want to get of this twin,I want first option.Please?