Came across another Victa Lawnkeeper in very good physical condition but the engine only starts for a couple of seconds in full choke then cuts out. Could anyone steer me into what this means? I presume some cleaning of the carby will be required.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
Hi Mowerfreak, yep, common problem with any Chonda engine/carb. Strip and clean the carby paying particular attention to the main jet, spray tube and idle circuit, remove and drain the fuel tank because there's probably water in it and it should be good to go. Cheers, Ted
When looking at the carby from the choke side, the idle circuit is the small orifice on the left. Spray carby cleaner through it and it should spray out cleanly form a small series of holes in the carby throat on the throttle butterfly side. There are tons of videos on youtube that will give you step by step on how to do this thoroughly.
