OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Victa Two Stroke Engines check valve nozzles (main jet)

as the subject implies I've got a few small carbs that need repairing and i'm finding or rather not finding zama and walro check valve nozzles anywhere in Au, any advice where as to find such parts would be great

If you area is like ours here in the USA you won't be finding those main nozzles or any many of other check valves either for these cube carburetors. Many vendors simply won't try have parts even if Walbro or Zama even make them available. I had one Zama all I needed was the welch plug that covered the main nozzle on a C1Q version and had to end up buying a new cube.

I end up throwing this cubes in the recycle bin because I can not replace the parts that I know are bad. I do save more than I throw away thanks to my ultrasonic cleaner.

The good news here is the price of many these cubes have dropped quite a bit in the last year. Some are just a little above the rebuild kits especially when you add in your labor.

I know that knowing what wrong and not being able to get the parts are a little disheartening but this is the direction the industry has taken and is beyond the repair tech control.

yeh, bit of A BUGGER , but i have found them in the states, round $2 but by the time i get them here (Cairns Au) ive like paid the same price as if buying 2 of the U beaut new Chinese invasion carbs.
Whats your opinion on theses compared to the old walbro zama's ?

Those places may be listing them but that don't mean they can get them as I have tried before. The last ones I tried to get were on back-order for three months before the vendor cancelled the order. I also figured that shipping would be prohibitive expensive from the states.

As far as those clones I have only limited experience with them. We are too getting flooded by these knock offs and it is real pain to deal with. Most are not repairable due to complete lack of parts and the clone carburetors that the OEMs are sending out are not an exact match and sometimes require mods to get them to work correctly as the Chinese keep changing the setups.

A good example is the last one where I had to modify the choke butterfly plate to prevent the carburetor from flooding on start ups. Because this I try my best to stick with regular Walbros and Zamas whenever I can; at least most are rebuildable.

Others may have better results than myself but your side is a lot loser to the source than we are here in the states.