1987 60hp vro alarm

[Teepster]

I inherited a 1987 3 cyclinder 60hp evinrude VRO and boat that has not been run in several years and no history available. I put in some fresh gas and ether in the carbs and tryed to start it. It would run for a couple seconds but as soon as it starts to turn over an alarm sounds. The oil resovoir is full. From reading the forum it sounds like several things wil trigger the alarm and obviously this one is not overheating. The boat has been neglected so the motor probably has been ignored also but the plugs look fine and it does crank OK.
Not sure why it won't stay running but I thought I'd research the alarm first. Any tips on isolating the problem.

 

[kjdunne]

Re: 1987 60hp vro alarm

Describe the alarm. Is it a steady continous beep, or a series of short beeps? If short beeps, how long between them? They mean different things, have different causes.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1987 60hp vro alarm

did you prime the oil line, DO NOT SPRAY ANYTHING IN THE CARB, OTHER THAN PRE MIXED FUEL/OIL. ether burns too hot, easy way to burn a hole in a piston. you probably need a carb cleaning and rebuild.

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=244013

 

[Teepster]

Re: 1987 60hp vro alarm

The alarm is a steady buzzer. I pumped both the gas bulb but not sure if I did the oil bulb or not. I didn't know about the ether in the carbs. I've done that for years. I'm looking foward to digging into this project again this weekend with some things I've learned reading this forum.

 

[karlow1]

Re: 1987 60hp vro alarm

STOP!
Before you kill the thing!
There should be an oil tank with approved 2 stroke oil in it.
Trace the hose to the oil tank, and you will find an oil tank bulb.
Pump it up. It may be too late, if you have been running it dry!
Make sure the oil site tube is full of oil prior to trying to run the thing again.
I would run premix, and test the oil delivery of the VRO pump.
I always try to avoid breaking the things that I'm working on.
I'm not always sucessful.

Good luck
KP