G'day Norm,

Originally Posted by NormK
Does anybody have any knowledge or experience with these.

No I haven't used the 850 Victa but there is a review of the 850 motor here https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/29352/1.html.

I've also seen a lot of Briggs with a thrown rod but most were from lack of oil ,as we know once the alloy rod has no oil on the
big end the rod overheats and breaks if the engine doesn't seize first .

Cheers
Max.