Will it Start? VICTA Silver Streak Dug out of someones backyard! Can we Fix it?
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
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I literally dug this VICTA Silver Streak 2 Stroke Alloy Bodied Lawnmower out of somebodies backyard! Whilst it had a few issues and generally was looking really rough and tired, once I cleared the overgrown grass it was clearly an alloy bodied Victa and I just had to continue digging it out of the overgrowth, load it into the boot and take it home! Question is, what is actually wrong with it, why was it left abdandoned and rotting in someone's backyard, will it start and can we fix it?
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Great vidio I just picked one of these silverstreak mowers up for 5 dollars will see if I can get it going tomorrow. Thanks for a great vidio cheers steve
Good job. Blade fins are worn off so won’t catch grass as well. Maybe replace blades
Thanks mate, I should do. Probably bad of me but I generally just focus on getting them running with as little effort as possible! Cheers Drew
Great work Drew, it's amazing how many mowers get discarded simply because the owners are unable to perform some simple maintenance. Cheers.
Hi Mate, agreed and it's really not that hard to get most of them running again!! Cheers Drew
Love the vids Drew, I would love to see you fix up a side throw utility too
Hi Mitch, thanks for the feedback. As soon as I come across a Victa Utility I will be sure to fix it up on the channel!! Cheers Drew
Terrific
Great work on a top quality machine. Good on you Drew!
Glad you like it! Thanks 👍 Drew
That was great! Would have been nice to see the rest of the rusty stuff tidied up but good job and it sounded sweet 👍
Hi Dylan, don’t worry there is plenty more rusty stuff lying around for me to clean up on the channel …. stay tuned 🤣🤣🤣 Cheers Drew
Hey Drew, in your experience have you ever noticed much difference in the older power torques compared to the newer ones power wise?
I've always been curious if the bigger snorkel, exhaust and straight intake manifold on the later models actually make that much difference.
Hi Mate, to be honest the newer ones with the bigger snorkel in my opinion appear to have been set at a lower RPM from the factory. People suggest that the bigger snorkel was for efficiency purposes, I think what was happening is that VICTA was trying to meet emissions standards being enforced from the EPA in the later years and they did a combination of things to try and meet EPA standards. I like to increase the RPM of these later models by swapping out the main governor spring as per this video: czcams.com/video/-xARDzg8kLw/video.html Cheers Drew
That’s a really nice mower. Thanks for the resto video.
Thanks for watching! Cheers Drew
Good job Drew
Thanks mate! Cheers Drew
Great fix Drew...Beautiful Alloy deck...The tread on the wheels looks good..maybe this Victa hasnt been thrashed...Will outlast all the Bunnings China junk.
Hi Gary, thanks mate, will definitely outlast the junk in Bunnings!! Cheers Drew
Give it a spray
@@scaredyet sure will mate! Cheers Drew
Picked up one of these recently. It's the Limited Edition with red top plastic panel. Any idea on the year/s they were made?
Thanks to your clear videos I've learned a lot of basic 2 stroke maintenance in a short time
Hey mate, love your videos.
Im fixing up one of these mowers, and ive got a quick question. Do they have a dry sump? Or am i supposed to be putting oil in the engine. I cant see anywhere to put oil in.
I have fixed heaps of mowers, but only usually work with the 4 strokes.
Hi Rhys, you need to add oil to the petrol at a 25:1 ratio. With the Victa 2 stroke there is no crankcase oil to fill as such, what happens is the air/fuel mix first enters the crankcase and the oil in the fuel leaves a oily residue behind which lubricates the engine components! Cheers Drew
@@DrewFixIt thanks. I figured as much. But wasn't sure if I was supposed to also put something somewhere to lubricate the crank.
I fix up street mowers from council collection and put them back into service. Your videos were helpful with this one. I was unsure about 2 strokes, but will now start picking them up too.
Nice! It’s great how you fix the old victa 2 strokes I love them my self I’ve got to be my self I’m going to restore. I’ve got the Victa Bronco 2 Stroke not much on them haven’t seen many around.
Hi Sebastian, thanks for the comment and good luck with your Bronco! Cheers Drew
Thank you very much I love watching your videos😁
Hi Drew I’ve got my Victa Bronco, I did a cold start, turned fuel tap on primed 3 times, throttle to run, stop and then to start position and it ran fine, but I turned it off then tried to start it again and it won’t start. What could be the issue. Thanks
@@sebastianleone3660 hi mate, it’s most likely flooded. Pull the primer cap off and if it’s full of fuel it’s almost certainly flooded! Cheers Drew
@@DrewFixIt no problem thank you very much I will try that and see how it goes 😄
Great video mate! Would you consider selling the wheels ?
Probably! Where are you mate? Cheers Drew
@@DrewFixIt I’m located in Victoria happy to pay for shipping. Just to confirm I have a victa utility 460 professional side discharge which came with 6” front wheels and 7” rear wheels will these go on it ? As they look same as what on mine. Cheers
good job mate , one of your earlier videos you did on compression testing and someone commented the tester you were using was going to give you a low reading , you did a follow up video on compression testing and used a different tester that worked , what was the brand of the tester ? I have been told they need to have a shrader valve in them
Cheers
Matt
Hi Matty, thanks for the feedback! I have just purchased this compression tester for myself: amzn.to/46RsyRL I believe this unit to be a quality unit that will not have the issues that I identified with the other unit. I have not even opened the packaging yet, so will do an unboxing and comparison test in a few weeks time (basically when I get over the silly season rush) and post it to CZcams! Cheers Drew
Is this the best victa model year?
I reckon any Victa Alloy Body with a Power Torque is a winning combination personally!! Cheers Drew
Hi Drew...You forgot to check the air filter....What do you think one of those was worth new?What year is it?
Hi Gary, I reckon you've pulled me up on the air filters before? The funny thing is for the Victa 2 stroke mowers it's always the last thing that I worry about checking ... it's probably coz the cap is a bit painful to get off ... I do agree it's probably my bad but once I get them running I just stop fiddling and send'em! Cheers Drew
Yes Drew,,,The 2 strokes can take a lot of punishment.I came across a street Victa and the air filter was just paste but now is my main mower.Keep your videos coming mate.Long live Victa 2 stroke. @@DrewFixIt