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If you are still ising yhe vro oil pumps they need to be changed every 10 years. Mine failed last Wed and now I got a hole on #1 pistpn and possible broken crank rod. New pump $500 . New powerhead and rebuild $4500. Your pick. When mine is fixed there will be No vro pump pn the boat anywhere.[emoji31]
VRO- good idea, bad solution.
Yep--VRO cost me about $500 and then a fishing line cut the seal on my lower unit. I didn't realize it until I started having gear teeth bouncing around inside. Boat is still parked.
Gilby:
Tough break, but thanks for the warning.
Man I'm sorry to hear that Sir. Got lucky with the one I had years ago, started leaking and was replaced before failure with a standard pump. Break Out Another Thousand...rings true once again.
Wish it was only 1 thousand. Might get lucky when they tear it down and just need a cyl bored out.
hope u get luckyQuote:
Originally Posted by gilby1955
i bought a boat with a VRO system and cut the line as soon as i got home and been mixing gas ever since--the motor is a 1985 model and not worth risking. Hate you are having troubles.
I feel your pain. I traded in my VRO pump (along with the rest of the motor) for a new fourstroke.
the only way to go . its a good thing till it stops pumping and then your SOL. best to just mix. oil your self.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knappy
I got mine disconnected last year on a 99 model and it may never pay off but it sure gives me peace of mind to know I do not have to depend on it. I have heard the horror stories and realize that things just don't work forever so I started running ethanol free gas and mixing my own. Now all I have to do is find the fish
Yhe mechanic said yo replace them every 10 years. $500 a pop
ok I know where this question should be put. I have a oil pump no my 2008 2 Stroke 50 HP Mercury. How much trouble is it to remove the pump and just add oil to the gas? Is it simple enough anyone can do it or would you advise having a shop do it.
Yhe mechanic said yo replace them every 10 years. $500 a pop
just drain oil tank and unplug hose from motor.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiehogman
I unhooked mine on my 1990 150xp not long ago. Only issue is now I fowl plugs when I idle for an extended period of time.
I heard thst the VRO mixes at 100-1 @ idle and 50-1 under more throttle. Just shift to N and raise the rmps to clear the excess oil oit of the cyl's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian121804
Yes it does. Only issue is the fact that you don't really know it's loading up till its started running crappy then it doesn't like to even take off.
Sorry to here that! What kind, year, and HP was the motor?
1990 Evinrude 150xp
Anywhere near Greensboro to get ETH free gas
Just got the word from the boat doc. $4700 high end eat. That is new power head, had hole in one piston and no compression on another, new water pump kit, all 4 carbs rebuilt, new fuel/water separator, new gas lines and new spark plugs. Boat doc said NKG plugs were in the motor and specs call for Champions, the NKG would not cross ref to anything close to what was spec for that motor.
Boat doc said to use blue Sta-Bil, the red does not address the etho issues in the gas
Been using the marine stabil with just regular gas in my 90 Yamaha for a long time boat runs fine everytime. I wonder how ethanol free the 15-30 cents a gallon higher "ethanol free gas" really is? Anyone ever tested it or even know how to
I use the blue in my tracker
Well I picked it up today, $4763.17. Mech said could be VRO or the incorrect spark plugs the prior owner put in it. Anyway it fixed now.
I use to only use the premium ethanol because a mechanic show it to me in a quart jar it had less water in it then the regular and said that's he would use with blue stabil run good 2 stroke 115 mer. Now a store carrier real gas and that's what I use, but I still put a less stabil and seaform.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mcslabs
use "pure gas" free app on smart phone and you can always find ethanol free gas where ever you are.
May also have to disconnect the low oil alarm. Just unplug the small wire going to bottom of oil tank.