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Hello Squizzy, Mod Gadge and ODK members and Guests
Alright, I tried to clean this up with a washer...
I tried mowmance with the self-propelled story...
I'll leave you guys to your chain gang.
Welcome to the ODK forums squizzy!
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JACK
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Joined: Feb 2015
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thanks for the WARM welcome Jack, While I do have Mobilco / Echo oil in my veins, I do have early s/p drive dogs keeping me going.....so you are always welcome to this chain gang mate! ( wish i could work out how to use the icons....) cheers pete
I always come back to an Echo
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Joined: Feb 2015
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  yay, i've worked it out.......that was harder then putting a top clip on a dodgy victa repo exhaust!!
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I'd like to see more photos of that awesome 50th anniversary mower.
Here for a good time,not a long time.
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Joined: Feb 2015
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No problems , She's a little shy, but i'm sure she;ll come out for a bit of a photo shoot.
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yay, i've worked it out.......that was harder then putting a top clip on a dodgy victa repo exhaust!! Congrats on working out the 'smilies'. Haven't encountered dodgy repos of these exhausts, 'cos I haven't had to work on a Victa for years; I guess you mean the VC160 and later 'box' muffler? Even with OEM units, there was a bit of a trick to doing that job! 
Cheers,
Gadge
"ODK Mods can explain it to you, but they can't understand it for you..."
"Crazy can be medicated, ignorance can be educated - but there is no cure for stupid..."
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yep , that's right Gadge, the repo 'box' mufflers dont have the lips like the originals, they seem to be one piece rather than front and back pressed together, so the clip just keeps popping off!!! most frustrating. makes working out the smiles look easy 
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Joined: Jan 2012
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I'd venture to speculate that the cheapo repros are made in some Chinese factory; where nobody has ever seen a Victa in the metal!  So they have no idea that the joint flange [known to sheeties as a 'standing seam'] is also an essential part of the mounting system... 
Cheers,
Gadge
"ODK Mods can explain it to you, but they can't understand it for you..."
"Crazy can be medicated, ignorance can be educated - but there is no cure for stupid..."
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Joined: Feb 2015
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EXACTLY Gadge..........most frustrating!!
I always come back to an Echo
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Joined: Jan 2012
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Oh well, just another example of 'ya get what ya pay for'.
After all, there are faithful repro's of Victa mufflers available [e.g. through Gripske's GA Spares]!
Cheers,
Gadge
"ODK Mods can explain it to you, but they can't understand it for you..."
"Crazy can be medicated, ignorance can be educated - but there is no cure for stupid..."
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Joined: Feb 2015
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OR, buyer beware......such a little thing can ruin a day in the shed!!
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