Will it Start? Free Victa Key Start Super 2 Stroke Lawnmower!

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In this video I work through the process of fixing a VICTA 2 Super Key Start 2 Stroke lawnmower that a Subscriber gave me for free. The subscriber new nothing about the mower, except for that they dug it out of the back of someones shed and told me they have never seen a Victa Key Start work so they wanted to know if I could bring it back to life! Question is will it run and can I get the Key Start element to work again?
Come along for the ride and let's see if we can get it to run together!

[@JRPlayz9743]

Your so cool I used to fix up mowers like you when I was 7-10years old now I’m into gaming I think I’m going to get back to my old hobby

[@Mat-rd1pe]

I've waited so long for one of your mower videos, I love watching them. Thanks for making my evening 👍

[@DrewFixIt]

Thanks Mat! You do know if you “join” as a member of the channel I give early access to videos so that they can see them as soon as I upload them!! Cheers Drew

[@markkearns6231]

'Old Yoga matt', 😅😅, yeah right!! You had to buy a new yoga matt after your wife's next yoga session i bet. You are fixing so many mowers you need a mower life/ stand/ table to save your back! Also, carby cleaner will strip your bare hands, use a glove and feel the love ❤️

[@DrewFixIt]

Haha Mark, I love your work!! I reckon the Yoga mat is right up there in the same level of priority (and usage) as the treadmill that I bought her … that she had to have … and I nearly forgot, that she was going to use daily 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cheers Drew

[@Marcusyzf250]

Another great video!!!! Maybe I should give all my mowers to you, because you seem to fix them properly rather than look at them and hoard them in a shed! 🤣🤣 Good work, one less mower I need to worry about haha.

[@DrewFixIt]

Please do mate! You know I will give anything a crack to get it to run!!! Cheers Drew

[@garymarkham4167]

Beautiful restoration and start Drew....Victa 2 Stroke Flat Top Cowling is iconic..doesnt get any better......Hey Drew you need to make a bench to do these jobs and save your knees..LOLI have one question....Its about the metal wedged shaped spark plug protector which is held in place with lugs on the cooling fins.....There is a hole in the front is there a pin/rivet to hold it in place? All the best mate from Sydney Town!

[@alexmoloney1560]

they are riveted on

[@DrewFixIt]

Hi Gary, great to hear from you!! Yes I not only need a decent bench but also a decent shed/workshop to put it in!!! To answer your question, yes there is a hole in the front of the spark plug protector and there is a pop-rivet in the hole which keeps the spark plug protector in place! Cheers Drew

[@Bottldiggerofnz]

I’ve got 3 victa 2 strokes and one Tecumseh 2 stroke and 3 iron horses

[@DrewFixIt]

Hi Mate, good to hear! Are these keepers for you or are you looking to offload them? Cheers Drew

[@Bottldiggerofnz]

@@DrewFixIt keepers mate

[@Errol.C-nz]

@@DrewFixIt my question for you is wtf are you doing TIGHTENING the blades Ridgid on the disk hub.. they're flail blades.. they're supposed to pivot on the bolt to fly back if they hit an object & save the blades.. centrifugal force eeps them out to cut

[@DrewFixIt]

@@Errol.C-nz Hi Erro, I tighten them enough so that they won't move around during normal use and that way you don't here the clunk when you switch it off. If they hit a hard object they will still move ... trust me! Cheers Drew

[@Errol.C-nz]

@@DrewFixIt they sorta flopped around when they were new.. I leave them free no plastic washers.. they'd flog out anyway

[@peterrichardson1963]

Great vid as always Drew. Just curious does it have a charging system to keep the battery topped up? Maybe that’s what that diode does?

[@DrewFixIt]

Hi Peter, thanks for the comment! I honestly am not 100% certain about if it has a inbuilt charging system, however this is something that I did wonder when I got the mower as it certainly didn’t come with a portable charger. Now, there is no visible spot to plug a portable charger in so I suspect it is somehow charging whilst it runs … with respect to the diode from memory it looked like it was connected to the coil, so I think what is happening is it charging the battery from a standard VICTA 2 stroke coil as they don’t require any external power to operate normally as a coil, however what the diode could be doing is acting as a crude rectifier… effectively converting a AC voltage from the coil winding to a DC voltage to charge the battery. What I should do is make another video, where I test the voltage at the battery once the engine is running to see if it is charging or not … is this something that you would like to see? Cheers Drew