oldboat1
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Re: 1998 Evinrude oil injection removal opinions please
Yes, and Joe Reeves supplies a detailed description of how to remove the unit. Raceones' repeititions and frustration aside, I have seen the question of whether to remove it (VRO or mixer) pretty much settled before this thread was even started. But I sort of hoped for some discussion about the mix these things injected when they worked. Was it 100:1, or was the object to provide a richer mix at some speeds and a leaner one at others? Because if these motors ran at 100:1 for any length of time, let's say with a working mixer or VRO, I think any of these motors are suspect regardless of whether the oil injection system is removed. I've suggested this lister should make it clear that the motor needs to be run at 50:1 when he sells it (and maybe has some obligation to tell the buyer it may have been run at 100:1 if the system was working -- and pumped oil at the 100:1 ratio -- or that the system failed and little or no oil was pumped at all, if that happens.) Beyond questions of a seller's obligation, though, I've been inclined to avoid any of these motors for my own use, converted for manual fuel mixing or not.
In other words, whether to remove the fool thing isn't really unsettled. What to expect for these engines, however, may be an issue -- particularly issues of longevity. They may not be worth owning.
Yes, and Joe Reeves supplies a detailed description of how to remove the unit. Raceones' repeititions and frustration aside, I have seen the question of whether to remove it (VRO or mixer) pretty much settled before this thread was even started. But I sort of hoped for some discussion about the mix these things injected when they worked. Was it 100:1, or was the object to provide a richer mix at some speeds and a leaner one at others? Because if these motors ran at 100:1 for any length of time, let's say with a working mixer or VRO, I think any of these motors are suspect regardless of whether the oil injection system is removed. I've suggested this lister should make it clear that the motor needs to be run at 50:1 when he sells it (and maybe has some obligation to tell the buyer it may have been run at 100:1 if the system was working -- and pumped oil at the 100:1 ratio -- or that the system failed and little or no oil was pumped at all, if that happens.) Beyond questions of a seller's obligation, though, I've been inclined to avoid any of these motors for my own use, converted for manual fuel mixing or not.
In other words, whether to remove the fool thing isn't really unsettled. What to expect for these engines, however, may be an issue -- particularly issues of longevity. They may not be worth owning.
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