newbie! Need advice!!!please!!!

[couger300]

took out my new to me 1995 sunbird f&s with a 90hp johnson after 3 or 4 minutes on plane it stalled and was beeping at me every 30 seconds roughly. could only get started in neutral giving it plenty of throttle. it was idling very low and when put in gear stalled immediatly. i was able to get it back to the dock by very very slowly putting it in gear. as it did before it would run strong then stall. repeated process a few times to get home! i knew the beeping wasnt the oil tank level as i filled before we left home. when we got home i looked at the tank someone forgot to put the cap back on! Im wondering if that oil pump requires the tank to be sealed to work correctly? I just need to no where to begin doing what trouble shooting I can do myself. If i remember correctly it may have beeped a few times on our last ride but never showed any signs of anything wrong. the oil was half full then any help is greatly appriciated!

 

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Re: newbie! Need advice!!!please!!!

(VRO Horn Warnings)
(J. Reeves)

NOTE: I retired around 1991/92. Possibly some of the later V4 engines and others may also incorporate a fuel vacuum switch that would enable a fuel restriction warning to sound as mentioned below, an unknown factor to myself.

1 - A steady constant beep = Overheating - The V/6 engines, possibly some others, have a fuel restriction warning which is also a steady constant beep.

2 - A beep every 20 or 40 seconds = oil level has dropped to 1/4 tank. (Late model engine = Every 40 seconds)

3 - A beep every other second = VRO failure, air leak in oil line, oil restriction, (anything that would result in a lack of oil being supplied to the engine).

NOTE - If the warning horn is the black plastic (overpriced) three wire type horn, the warning horn should beep once when the ignition key is turned to the ON position. If it does not, it is either faulty or someone has disconnected it (a stupid move!). At any rate, if it does not beep which indicates that the horn is non functional, find out why and do not run the engine until the problem is corrected.