had many boats and several Johnson Evinrude motors and always disconnected the oil pump system, personally as automechanic and many year working in outboards , think that the Johnson Evinrude oils pump system is a big POS, but in this case the motor was very well smoking like the Jonnys and Evin do, and I desired to give it a shot , well I got the shot, motor was running great and the boat planing beautiful , until the motor starts suddenly losing power and them , stop running, tried starting and motor hardly spin , pulled the cover and the starboard head was very hot , firs thing I though was , the thermost , let it seat , for 5min, and started , but it din't sound good, like tot, tot , tot, well you know , when a cylinder is dead... hardly make it to the ramp, back home ..... my first test , was , to pull one of the fuel house , that feed the carbs, right from the hated oil/ fuel pump, and you know what right..... pure fuel, no oil.... pulled the plugs , and the were totally dry.. ... no sight of oil at all.... the good five cylinder are fine ..the bud..one is not...0psi...... and this afternoon .... in front of my good friend Jonny... I swear by god... to disconnect every other Johnson , Evinrude oil system that I fund in front of me... and you my friend should do the same................ is better to premix and know the motor is getting oil that give it the benefit of the doubt.... and fail
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