60 hp vro age+running on premix

mark.aa

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have just bought a boat with a johonson 60 hp VRO engine and would like to know the age of it,model number BJ60TLCEA serial number B7969303 .<br />the engine has had the premix pipe to the engine blanked off and is now running on premix(50:1)is this the correct mixture.<br />will i have any problems running on premix?<br />what should i check on the injection pump were it has been bypassed that could cause further problems?<br />can it bee made to run back on injected oil and how do i test it is working as the previous owner disconnected it,as one went faulty on his last engine as seized it and did not trust it.
 

JB

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Re: 60 hp vro age+running on premix

That's a 1989 engine, Mark.<br /><br />50:1 is the correct mixture.<br /><br />By 1989 OMC had revised the VRO system to be fairly reliable, but I would just leave it alone and run 50:1.<br /><br />Good luck. :)
 
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