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

yep your eyes are seeing right in that pic there is only very light oil in the bore, ive only got the engine dummy assembled the piston does not even have rings on it..and yep i use lots of oil putting the engine together....cheers

You do have a good eye for detail there bob.Should be using that for more than just building mowers.

Dont worry i do.


I look at porn on the internet. lol.

Ha ha ha ha you dag.I'm sure you do.

What are you trying to say. lol.




Two stroke engine use two stroke oil to lube up on assembly.

That's quite the interesting restoration you have there chris, Well Done!!!

Your machine is indeed a 1971 V96 VC-160 (VJ71) this is the second series of VC-160, which introduced the Series 70 MKII Engine (The first with Decompression Assisted Recoil, or "ZIP" Starting)

One of the first things I noticed though was your starter, which appears in the pictures to have originally been a very faded green. This is actually off the first series of VC-160 Auto-Drive, which was the only Auto Drive to use the green starter and cowl.

It's a pretty awsome colour scheme, and I think selecting the mustang wheels (or 'Whitewalls') really gives it that xtra touch, but tell me, where are the wings?

Thanks for the information on this old mower i don't know much about them...yeah i was thinking why the starter was a faded green the ones ive looked at on the net all seem white.. its a really nice mower to use i can see why you guy's like them, and the wings well if i was to put the blades on upside down i think she would fly! (joking) haha...Cheers

Yeah maybe that's something to think about a front spoiler,side skirts and a rear wing.Maybe the wing that goes on the catcher.Hey that's giving me ideas now.After all somebody made these ones up.

So why can't us Aussies do some?

mowing my lawn was not much of a work out for this mower so yep time to do some bush mowing! kind of does it too easy go the Victa!

Oh my god not looking not looking advert your eyes. Nooooooooo!!!!!!

Chris, Now look what you have gone and done, you have got grass clippings on it.

At least it should be easy to clean.