OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Collectors Corner Cylinder imperial 20"

hi all , picked this gem up today and seems mostly a good thing . dwarves the others i have ! wow the 24" must be huge . engine sounds good when it runs but has carb issues (surprise) chaina have a lot of play , gears seem a little worn but i havnt cleaned to see as yet . the guy it came from has had it since almost new and moved to a place it wasnt needed anymore . even came with its origional book ! i didnt know these were fitted with a kirby too ? but its seems a great old thing and hasnt run for about 9/10 years he told me , took some work but it runs (just)only problem is the 'plug thread is almost stripped out








needs an airfilter too , it was almost dust when i tok it off . anywhere to but just the foam from anyone know ? i need to make a few , seems kirby's eat them ! Dave

Wow another great find. It looks to be in fairly good condition. You must be running out of room,time to send some my way.

i have run out of room yes ! its why its sitting in the yard still , its still here and yes at least one and a half are coming your way been a tad busy lately but calmed down now so back into it soon i hope !!!

Good score there Dave! A bit of the ole vccomm magic on it and it'll be sweet as...

Hi Dave, and on another great score mate!

Having a Kirby installed raised my curiosity as well.... and I have found that the 1973-74 range of Imperials (ie. 14" - 24") all had the Series 70 Victa engines fitted. In fact there were 2 models of the 24" machine....the 'standard' and the 'heavy duty'.
This leads me to believe that your machine is much later...maybe there is a date on the Instruction Manual? This would be good for the archives Dave.

thanks guys . it was a good score i think yes . deejay , nothing in the manual with a date . just what seems to be an update for a 4stroke ..move throttle control to slow and depress cutout strip on to spark plug and hold untill engine comletely stopped . and hints at a push/pull fuel tap too . hope this helps ? and looks like it had the kirby from new , the old guy it was from never said it was changed and he had it from almost new . and sorry i cant contact him now might be good to know more . the engine is missing the "id" plate too . but going by the wear on choke lever (moves sideways and sucks air ) it is all origional . just need to find some airfilter foam as no one around here has any and nothing new either ! .... just looked at the book again , i think you can make out it has a kirby on it in the pic ? it looks like its never been painted and is alpine green

Hi Dave, yes mate, the Kirby is original to the later Imperials....I just was hoping to find out what year yours was made.
And yes, you can see the Kirby on the machine in your pic of the Instruction Manual.

Clark Rubber for the foam, it's just open cell foam. Although I still feel like they ask you to "stand and deliver" when you get to the check out.