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Here are a selection of Victa Service Guides released in the 1960s.
Member bestseller tells me that they generally circulated to the various dealers
on a monthly basis from 1962 onward. Dealers also had the opportunity to request
back issues.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The History Forum would like to thank bestseller for the considerable time
taken to locate and carefully scan these guides.



The Service Guides follow in Four Parts.
PART 01 - Selection guides No.10 - No.28
PART 02 - Selection guides No.29 - No.42
PART 03 - Selection guides No.43 - No.53
PART 04 - Selection guides No.54 - No.64

All Guides are free to download for personal use.

VICTA Service Guides - Part 01

No. 10 Servicing handles with instant trip release (12/1962)
No. 12 Viceroy exhaust muffler (02/1963)
No. 13 Simplified four-stroke governor setting (03-04/1963)
No. 14 Throttle control settings of four stroke engines (05/1963)
No. 15 How to service the Walbro carburettor (10/1963)
No. 17 Trip release starter procedure is simple
No. 20 Base plate distortion causes uneven cutting (02-03/1964)
No. 21 The classification of impulse starter drums
No. 24 You can build your own service bench (08/1964)
No. 26 Carburettor linkage on four-stroke motors (10/64)
No. 28 Replacing drive cable on Self Propelled model

VICTA Service Guides - Part 02

No. 29 Some hints on the new Walbro carburettor
No. 30 When the four stroke governor control sticks
No. 31 Crankshaft differ on four strokes (04/1965)
No. 32 Keep the spark plug guide alongside you (05/1965)
No. 33 Servicing tools that make the job easier
No. 34 Trip release starter brake adjustment
No. 37 How to overhaul the 12D rewind starter
No. 38 Top efficiency from two-stroke engines
No. 39 Setting the valve timing in four-stroke engines (02/1966)
No. 41 Carburettor float lever improved (04/1966)
No. 42 Improved magnetos on latest two strokes (05/1966)

VICTA Service Guides - Part 03

No. 43 Improvements made in Self Propelled design (11/1966)
No. 44 Greater life with new big end bearing (12/1966)
No. 45 How to ensure grass catcher efficiency (01/1967)
No. 46 Range of flywheels reduced: new design (02/1967)
No. 47 Model 4F throttle control (05/1967)
No. 48 Dismantling and assembling the 3Q carburettor (04/1967)
No. 49 How to service the Victa 160cc engine (05/1967)
No. 50 Identifying four stroke short motors, crankshafts (06/1967)
No. 51 Specifications of the 160cc engine (08/1967)
No. 52 How to fit trip release starter on older models (09/1967)
No. 53 New model carburettor on four stroke engines (10/1967)

VICTA Service Guides - Part 04

No. 54 Correct oil vital in two-stroke mixture (11/1967)
No. 55 Alternative carburettor for Corvette 160 engine (12/1967)
No. 56 Changed drive engagement in Self Propelled model (01/1968)
No. 57 Chain adjustment on Imperial mowers (02/1968)
No. 58 Carburettor control on the Imperial (04/1968)
No. 59 Identification of side grass catchers (05/1968)
No. 60 Jet block modification: 3L and 3S carburettors (06/1968)
No. 61 New piston ring clamp available (07/1968)
No. 62 New design blade holder (09/1968)
No. 63 Carburettor air vane governor (09/1968)
No. 64 How to check electric start

Bulletin G4 Carburettor - 1975
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=67386

Bulletin Series 70 & 80 Head Numbers - 1977
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=38893



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