Re: 1984 Evinrude 120 VRO carb problems
i would not soak the carbs overnight in carb cleaner.
i believe you have the plastic(minlon) carbs and to let them sit overnight in agressive carb cleaner might do all kinds of funky stuff like warping.
i would recomend a can of carb cleaner crc or somtething else spray threu all passages and make shure there fully open.
than folow up with some air to blow everyting out. dont loose any parts.
thats my 2 cents.
if its sitting for so long i would check the condition of the vro system.
if its the original vro pump i would replace it.
check the tank clean it out and replace filter if neccesary.
after installing new vro pump and servising vro tank, use 50:1
mix and the vro oiling system at the same time, so you can see if the vro pump is working. if it isnt you still run 50
:1 premix.
if it is pumping oil (oil level in tank is dropping, no alarms)
you can switch to sraight fuel.
defently change waterpump, long sitting will cause stress cracks in the impeller and will loose pressure, or in worst case
breake off and end up in the watertube or block somewere.
put new tsats on.
drain gear oil and check for water.
take of prop and grease splines.
check the timing to make shure everyting is ok.
you never know who messed with it to "tune up the motor"
reeldutch
