"The motor is a 1995 115hp Mer
"The motor is a 1995 115hp Mercury/Yamaha 2+2. After careful consideration, I would like to disconnect the automatic oiling system and run a 50 to 1 mixture. My question concerns the best way to disable the oil pump. I am concerned that simply removing the lines would eventually cause the pump to seize and possibly result in some type of damage. Another alternative would be use a short, oil filled hose and connect it from the input to the output side of the pump. I don’t know if this would work or if the oil might somehow find its way out of the pump and into the crankcase, leaving the pump gears without lubrication. The other alternative is to remove the pump entirely and make some type of block off plate to cover the hole in the block. I bought the service manual last year but there are no clear pictures of the inner workings of the oil pump. I would like to hear from someone who actually performed this operation. I would like to hear which method he used and what type of results or problems were encountered. Also is the low oil sensor in the tank a simple on-off switch and should the wires be separated or connected to by-pass the switch. Thanks in advance for your input."
"The motor is a 1995 115hp Mercury/Yamaha 2+2. After careful consideration, I would like to disconnect the automatic oiling system and run a 50 to 1 mixture. My question concerns the best way to disable the oil pump. I am concerned that simply removing the lines would eventually cause the pump to seize and possibly result in some type of damage. Another alternative would be use a short, oil filled hose and connect it from the input to the output side of the pump. I don’t know if this would work or if the oil might somehow find its way out of the pump and into the crankcase, leaving the pump gears without lubrication. The other alternative is to remove the pump entirely and make some type of block off plate to cover the hole in the block. I bought the service manual last year but there are no clear pictures of the inner workings of the oil pump. I would like to hear from someone who actually performed this operation. I would like to hear which method he used and what type of results or problems were encountered. Also is the low oil sensor in the tank a simple on-off switch and should the wires be separated or connected to by-pass the switch. Thanks in advance for your input."