Johnson VRO disconnect ???????????

[PULLNIT]

I have decided to disconnect my VRO system on my 1989 Johnson 150.The motor has a yellow nipple to close off the vro.I assume I disconnect the oil feed from tank and plug inlet on pump yes??Now to disconnect the warning buzzer I followed the wires from the oil side of pump and they lead me to a 4 wire barrel connection up by the fly wheel.Is this the connector I need to separate??Thanks for the help. John

 

[clanton]

Re: Johnson VRO disconnect ???????????

Thats it plus the 2 wires from oil tank.

 

[wallygator36]

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Dont forget to mix 50:1

 

[G DANE]

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Hi Pullnit<br /><br />Your should try to read my post of 31. january this year, "VRO Pump, how to check "<br /><br />I got really great advise from people who knows exactly what this is about. Why would you disconnect ?

 

[PULLNIT]

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Hi G.DANE<br /> I have asked myself the same question!!!!The way I see it is the motor has been running this way for the past 13 years.I just bought the boat and have read a zillion post on the subject.Some say do it some say why?????If I dont do it and the pump or warning buzzer fails,And liveing in a mechanical world,It is possible the motor blowsssss uppp!If I disconnect ,this is not even an issue to worry about.Hey I am new to this VRO Johnson world so please let me know if you agree. Thanks John

 

[sandman]

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I personally know two people that lost engines on their bass boats due to the oil pump failing. One of them lost two. They both disconnected and never looked back. No problems after years of sucessfull mixing of 50:1.

 

[petryshyn]

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PULLNIT<br />I too have been tormented over this same subject. Leave it alone or bypass it... They're many of these around. Very few have actually failed. Lots get blaimed, but few have failed. As the pump gets older, it becomes more prone to failure. If you have a motor that's more than 10 years old, and you like the concept of "living on the edge"....buy a new VRO pump and spin the roulette wheel. But...trusting diaphrams and plastic housings with the life line of your engine after 10 years of operation is what I'd call....."the roll of the dice" Its just a matter of time....it will fail. So here's my advice.(for what its worth) Buy a new pump every few years and gamble with your engine, or get off the bus, mix your own and sleep easy. There is only 1 fly in the ointment........if you forget to add the mix....you're in the same boat....LOL<br /><br />Good mixing!

 

[PULLNIT]

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Hey Schematic<br /> I agree with you 100%.It just doesnt seem to be worth the gamble on a couple of plastic and rubber parts to supply the life line of the motor.I think if I cant remember to mix the oil and gas I should not be operateing boat.Its not like remembering my wifes birthday.

 

[petryshyn]

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you'll probably get in more trouble forgeting your wife birthday, than forgeting the 0il mix!!

 

[Ross J]

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A friend just last week lost his VRO, the alarm went off and he thought "what now" so he asked the local Johnson chap to disconnect the thing. His reply summed it all up for me. He said, "All my commercial fisherman customers request they be disconnected anyway", that's good enough for me.<br />Cheers Ross

 

[araiha]

Re: Johnson VRO disconnect ???????????

I bought my Yamaha 90s without VRO as an option. The system seems to be more shaky in colder water/weather.