87 evinrude 110 vro no power/alarm

[jingles]

just bought a 17' skeeter w/ 87 evinrude 110hp vro. sat for 3-5 yrs. always has hard start cold but ran great 1st 3 outings. filled tank w/gas on lake ran great wot appx 15mins then lost power can go 6mph max(2000 rpm max) , any more throttle stalls, soft bulb, i replaced old (probably original) fuel line, no change, cleaned & gapped plugs, no change. sometimes alarm will sound short beeps, tonight while alarm sounding got some speed, alarm beeps were faster when engine faster, then stalled and alarm constant til turned off key. also there is a small knob under key - what is it? any help greatly appreciated.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 87 evinrude 110 vro no power/alarm

J/E Alarms

low oil alarm is a beep every 30 seconds. beep......................beep...................

no oil alarm is a beep every 1/2 second or so.beep,beep,beep

hope you did not burn it up.

overheat alarm is a constant beep.beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

 

[jingles]

Re: 87 evinrude 110 vro no power/alarm

don't think so, restarted and acted same as before, then shut it off and used trolling motor. had been adding own oil cause i didn't know if oil supply worked.

 

[AEROCOOK]

Re: 87 evinrude 110 vro no power/alarm

Tank vent is open?
(Made that mistake once)

 

[jingles]

Re: 87 evinrude 110 vro no power/alarm

tank vents ok

 

[JoeyD84]

Re: 87 evinrude 110 vro no power/alarm

did you ever figure this out? Having problems just like it.

 

[emdsapmgr]

Re: 87 evinrude 110 vro no power/alarm

Try to borrow or rent a laser temp gun (from your local auto parts store.) Check it to see if it is overheating or if you are getting a false overheat alarm. The small knob under the key is a throttle friction knob. When tightened, it will hold throttle at a constant rpm-a nice feature if you are travelling for miles and miles.