OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Victa Two Stroke Engines Starter not catching - Engine not kicking over

that plate is necessary.
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If the blade carrier is loose or not fitted it can dislocate you fingers

G'day everyone,

I have a powertorque mower sitting outside that currently has no blade carrier fitted. If I try the pull starter I get the exact same description as you are saying Pau13z, If I pull the starter slowly it will rotate, but if I go fast it will lock up like a car seat belt.

As NormK mentioned also, I think you have to make sure all the weights and the flywheel and also the blade carrier assembly is all fitted and secured properly, as this is the balance for the engine. It's also needed for the starter to work properly.

I tried removing the spark plug from the engine oustide as a test and it turns over real easy with no spark plug fitted and no blade carrier fitted.

If you have installed the flywheel, weights and the blade carrier securely and you still get these symptoms, maybe try removing the spark plug to eliminate the compression in the engine and see if it still locks up at all while using the starter.

Cheers!

I guess as a long shot and the motor had really good compression and the decomp valve was stuck shut ( I have never seen one do this) this could cause the symptoms described but I doubt it very much

Hi Converse and thanks for everyone's replies.

I fitted the blade carrier and the engine rotated normally and I got it to fire. So it looks like the issues in this case were the plate not being in the starter, the flywheel weight being loose, and the blade disc not being on.

Thanks for everyone's help :-)

Cheers,

pau13z

G'day everyone,

Hi Pau13z that's great news mate! Glad to hear it's working great now.

Cheers!