HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

[gary159]

i just bought a boat with a evinrude 200XP VRO, the boat has been sitting for about 3 years without being cranked. i put new batteries in it today and drained and cleaned the fuel tank. what should i do before i try cranking the engine? i dont want to damage anything due to my lack of knowledge of outboard motors.all help is appreciated

 

[ssayzarc]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

You most certainly need to pull the oil tank and clean out very very thoroughly and fill with a top quality two stroke oil....doesn't matter if merc,yamaha,johnson, all are good....just don't get a basic walmart or penzoil crap(yellowdeath).....you don't say what year the engine is....do you have the correct gauges from evinrude with the oil warning? the later vro is good...the earlier wasn't....what year?????

 

[gary159]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

i have no idea what model the engine is, the boat is a 88 21' 10" bullet but i know that means nothing. so i need to remove the oil tank and wash it out good and replace with fresh oil. is that all??

 

[dehydrated]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

good idea to drain and clean the carbs run just a littletwo stroke oil in each cylinder and hand turn the motor over drain and replace lower unit oil and gaskets lube all fittings just my .02 worth great motor get a factory manual for it good luck

 

[gary159]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

i drained the lower unit today,looked good no metal shavings,,what type of 2 cycle should i use? i have always used the walmart super tech 2 cycle oil in my old johnson 50hp. whats a good oil to run in it? sorry for being so uneducated but id rather ask and learn.. thanks gary

 

[dehydrated]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

like mentioned johnsons /evinrude /quick silver personally i use red line had great luck with it.lower unit i would use a synthetic marine grade also you may pay a little more for them but wont have to worry about the pay me later part!!!

 

[reeldutch]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

the oil should have a label.
TCW III
also after you clean the VRO tank and change the filter sock in the tank you wil need to prime the oil line to the pump.
mark the level of oil on the tank.
run the engine on 50:1 until you verified the vro pump is indeed oiling the engine.
test all the warning alarms by grounding them one by one.
depending on how the engine was put away i would rebuild the carbs just to be sure.
change the thermostats and replace the waterpump.
put new plugs in and you should be good to go.

 

[gary159]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

does anyone have a link to show me how to change the water pump and thermostats?

 

[metriccrescentwrench]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

Your best bet is to get a factory service manual. And try to get the real thing, not the imitation manuals.

 

[jonesg]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

factory manual is the only one to consider.

www.outboardbooks.com

 

[dehydrated]

Re: HELP with evindude 200XP VRO please

at the top[ is the sticky files click on that and find what you are looking for other than that a factory manual would be your best bet as suggested before this wont be the last time you need it wise investment for sure