Hey Mowerfreak thanks for that mate! Believe me I was smiling when I heard that engine running! I haven't even cleaned up the mower at all, it still the way I found it. I don't know about the fuel tap, I have used it now and I really can't be bothered going back to the mower store and asking for a refund, I don't want a replacement as they are all the same. It's funny as these are sold as genuine Victa fuel taps. But these new one's don't have any Victa stampings on them or any Victa part numbers at all. All they have on them is "Made In Australia" on the side. They are not like the earlier genuine Victa taps with the Victa stampings on them.
Also I noticed a little difference in the actual diameter of the hole where the fuel flows from the tap, the inner diameter of the tap where the fuel flows is just a tad larger on the older tap than on these new ones, it's not much really probably a bee's [Censored] difference. But who knows it's those tiny little differences and also a slightly less restrictive fuel filter that can make all the difference.
Hi NormK, yes when I saw it at the scrap yard I still can't believe how something in such good condition was just scrapped. I mean the deck isn't even rusted. I mowed my lawn with the blades that are on it they are that good. It has the longer style genuine blue aussie made Victa air filter in it. I don't have any long style filters here to change it out so I just left this one in it until I get some new long air filters. This mower also has a NGK BM6A spark plug in it as I found it. It runs great with it so i'll just leave it in there.
Cheers!
Zip a dee doo dah, zip a dee ay, another trash picked Victa, hip hip Hooray!
