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I was given this one in parts with a few missing. I had to put another coil points capacitor plate on . I don't know which item is faulty but it works now.
The carb primer bulb was cracked and leaks fuel , that's why the fire extinguisher is there.I use a screwdriver to short out the spark plug and it didn't look good with a spark and leaking fuel. I have glued up the primer hole, hope it works.
Had to use another tank, but I will have to put a fuel tap inline as fuel as it drains through the catby.
I have to use the electric drill to start it but that's a whole lot easier than pulling a starter that I am missing.

speedy

Speedy, 2 stroke Victas are as tough as old boots, give then oil and they will go on forever

A friend gave a what he said was an old Victa starter, but mine needs the vertical one.
This looks a B and S starter??
I can always use the power drill with a socket to start it.

speedy

Speedy that is a B&S vertical pull starter, what you need for the Victa is a side pull, it bolts on the side of the motor

yer I know. My friend retrieved a lot of stuff after the flood and put it in the shed on top of the parts I need.... he's an old cowboy buckjumper and 80ish, he is sorting things out. He mowes his own lawn, doesn't mow lawns for friends anymore, still has a horse and feeds and looks after her.
I'll just keep my eye out for a Victa starter.
speedy

You'd need a pretty powerful drill to start that with, especially as it doesn't have a deco valve. I tried starting my 160cc utility with an 18v cordless and it was an abject failure with deco in place. I ended up getting another starter fitted from a wreck.

I used a Bosch 240 v drill, although the drill was warm after a fair bit of use.
I need a decompressor as the end bit broke off the main valve . That initially stopped the mower....

Problem is it is very hard to justify a $30 decomp valve for a mower like this

Does anyone think this will help, as the decompressor is faulty.....
More spark........... from 2 plugs

Need to get another carby together....


speedy

That two spark plug idea didn't work, It revved with no control from throttle.

I put a decompressor from a power torque on and a carby from a power torque on and it didn't fire , need to see if it's getting fuel. I primed it a few times...

It's good to have heaps of spares to interchange to diagnose the problem. That what I do with computers.... from the kerbside or dumpster....
I can't reveal my real name as I haven't paid much for mowers or computers pushbikes for years.......
I'm not a recycler , I'm a rescuer.............
cheers
speedy

Speedy, the reason it had no throttle control had nothing to do with the 2 plugs, it is because of the stupid Carby design by Victa and that also is the reason it wont start with the other carby off the powertorque. Give the carby a tap on the top and that might make the needle drop, but it is still hard to know if it is priming

This one is in the cubby house, and the carb and decompressor goes on my new PT where the came from.
speedy