Cool thanks for the video, I was trying to figure out how old my victa mower was. It looks exactly like this so it's as old as me! Was sitting in the shed from the previous owner of property for 8 years. I finally got around to fixing it only costing $4.50 for a new spark plug cap. Love how hard they rev! A shame Aussie manufacturing is dead.
@@Wh4tTh3H3y These old victa mowers are way better than anything that you can get new on the shelf. but too many people just want a shiny new thing. the aussie built victas are the best
Hey thats so cool. I have on as well 1987 model same colour as yours! I also got mine free and also saved it from scrap! Was due to go in garbage truck the following morning. I was told not to turn off the engine from the fuel tap though because at the end it runs dry. That means the piston is still moving with no fuel, which means no lubrication. I turn my fuel tap off then when I hear the revs start going up a bit I turn it off at the throttle.
Coincidence? I think NOT! The way I was taught to operate a mower is to turn off the fuel to let it starve, supposedly so that it doesn't evaporate in the carby, but I guess we all have our own different methods.
Cool thanks for the video, I was trying to figure out how old my victa mower was. It looks exactly like this so it's as old as me! Was sitting in the shed from the previous owner of property for 8 years. I finally got around to fixing it only costing $4.50 for a new spark plug cap. Love how hard they rev! A shame Aussie manufacturing is dead.
No worries. I agree it's a shame Aussie engineering went extinct.
@@Wh4tTh3H3y These old victa mowers are way better than anything that you can get new on the shelf. but too many people just want a shiny new thing. the aussie built victas are the best
Hey thats so cool. I have on as well 1987 model same colour as yours! I also got mine free and also saved it from scrap! Was due to go in garbage truck the following morning.
I was told not to turn off the engine from the fuel tap though because at the end it runs dry. That means the piston is still moving with no fuel, which means no lubrication. I turn my fuel tap off then when I hear the revs start going up a bit I turn it off at the throttle.
Coincidence? I think NOT!
The way I was taught to operate a mower is to turn off the fuel to let it starve, supposedly so that it doesn't evaporate in the carby, but I guess we all have our own different methods.