OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Victa Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers VC-160 Restoration

To be honest, it may just need to be re-honed, I have never tried either myself, but if you ask the forum, with a few good shots of how bad the damage is, I'm sure you will get help.

I am on the hunt for a new one though, so maybe one will turn up!

I'm fairly sure it will need a re-bore the grooves a pretty deep.To hone it would only make the new set of rings to lose.I mean you talk out re-boring which would be 20thou when you think of it 20 thousand-th of an inch is really not the big,and I would say at that point the grooves maybe gone.It is that bad.

Not happy.Was going to do some work today on my VC's,but it'as to [Censored] cold to go outside today.[Censored] [Censored] [Censored]!!

Hi new member here looking at old threads so I don't ask a question that has been answered before. I know this thread is old.
I am restoring a 1964 Victa Corvette 160cc Mark 1 70 series 2 stroke engine number 96801690. I just noticed in your picture that the head gasket is paper and not metal, mine is the same and I thought that someone in the past made a mistake hence all the oil that is blowing on the cooling fins.
Now I am confused should it be paper gasket or should I replace it with multi foil gasket sheet that I have to cut it out?
Also the the priming pump with the little spring that look like it is from a pen needs an o ring, mine is out of shape and sit between the spring and the washer at the base, I put it under the washer but it doesn't grip the pin, so I'm guessing fuel will leak. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,

Rich

Hi Corvette,

First off ,this can't be a 1964 mower .

1967 was the first 160 cc

https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.a...ette-story-with-dating-and-id-guide.html

Sounds like the o ring should be smaller to grip the fuel tickler .

I've only seen the paper gaskets on the 160.

Cheers
Max.

Hi Max,
I stand corrected, the mower shop told me it was 1964 when I walk in with the faulty fuel tank, it had a hole in it, the was back in 2002.
I will make some gaske.
Thank you

Gaskets are readily available on ebay