alarm

[cddetelich]

Last week I posted a problem with my 1990 175 Johnson and an alarm that was a single beep every 45 seconds-two minutes apart. Evidently this indicates a low oil situation, not a low oil flow problem.<br />Went out last night, checked oil tank, 3/4 full. Filled tank up to the very top, and I still get the alarm. Where the pickup tube comes out of the tank I can see a wire, so I assume there is a float of some sort? Maybe this float is stuck? Should I remove this plate and clean off any sort of float? Last fall I removed this and cleaned off the little screen that acts like an oil filter. Maybe I broke something then? Any ideas/suggestions?

 

[OBJ]

Re: alarm

Most likely the sender unit in the tank has gone south cd. You can try and clean it out but might not do any good. Have you changed out the filter sock lately?<br /><br />Some guys I know run without the alarm but just keep tabs on the oil level. You can do this by just marking hash marks on the side of the oil tank with a permanent marker.

 

[cddetelich]

Re: alarm

I cleaned the filter sock at the beginning of the season. I have given some thought to your idea of running without alarm-tank is easy to spot check anyway on a regular basis. I thought of just clipping the wire, but with my luck this would foul up some other elecrical circuit. How do I disconnect without fouling things up?

 

[OBJ]

Re: alarm

Just follow the lead from the tank up to the engine pan. Disconnect one of the leads and the alarm will not from the tank.

 

[cddetelich]

Re: alarm

OBJ,<br />Now I am confused. Engine pan= engine panel? Your reply leads me to believe lead should go to engine panel. Is this on the engine? Because the alarm I am hearing is from under the dashboard at the helm.<br />Charlie

 

[Pacillus]

Re: alarm

Just follow the leads, not the sound <br /><br />Following the leads inside the hood you'll find a connector, just unplug that.

 

[Pacillus]

Re: alarm

...and to check that we're on the same wavelength here; you don't want to disable the alarm altogether, but just the "low oil" -warning. <br /><br />You will definitely want to have the alarm for a case of overheating!

 

[Brew2]

Re: alarm

Not sure about the 1990 model, but my 1986 Evinrude has a scissor connector that you can separate to disconnect the lead.<br /><br />Just follow the wire from the oil tank to inside the motor. Eventually you will come to a rubber sleeve over the wire. Peel back the rubber sleeve (they tend to stick a bit) and this will expose a connector which you can then separate.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />Brew

 

[cddetelich]

Re: alarm

Thanks for all of your help!