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rustylh

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I have a 1998 Johnson 60H outboard (VRO). The last time I used it was 2018 and did not close the VRO hose valve to shut off the oil. A couple of weeks ago I tried to get it started (New Battery) and it would only turn over once. Yesterday I tested the starter and it worked fine. I decided to take out all of the plugs and it turned over just fine. Alot of oil was coming out of one of the cylinders (Bottom 3rd Cylinder). So, I kept turning if over by hand until there was just a little oil coming out. I put the plugs back in and now it turns over just fine.


Is this something that can happen if left sitting for a long time with the oil valve on? Is there something I can do to prevent this in the future other than closing the valve.

Thank you
 
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rustylh said:
I have a 1998 Johnson 60H outboard (VRO). The last time I used it was 2018 and did not close the VRO hose valve to shut off the oil. A couple of weeks ago I tried to get it started (New Battery) and it would only turn over once. Yesterday I tested the starter and it worked fine. I decided to take out all of the plugs and it turned over just fine. Alot of oil was coming out of one of the cylinders (Bottom 3rd Cylinder). So, I kept turning if over by hand until there was just a little oil coming out. I put the plugs back in and now it turns over just fine.


Is this something that can happen if left sitting for a long time with the oil valve on? Is there something I can do to prevent this in the future other than closing the valve.

Thank you
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Change your VRO tank cap. There is no way to shut the oil off.
 
Thank you! However, I do have a shutoff valve inline between VRO tank and motor. Just wondering if there was anything else causing this.
Thanks again for the reply.
 
rustylh said:
Thank you! However, I do have a shutoff valve inline between VRO tank and motor. Just wondering if there was anything else causing this.
Thanks again for the reply.
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Get rid of the valve there is not supposed to be one there. After removing the valve follow the bleeding procedure and go boating.
 
Ok. Thank you. I am familiar with bleeding procedures on hydraulics, auto break lines, things like that. However, I am not sure on the VRO bleeding procedure.
 
Make sure you replace the cap on the oil tank. That's what caused the whole problem.
 
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Just an update on this. Just to get the motor going I removed the Air Silencer Cover and drained the carbs and pushed a little gas through them. There was quite a bit of oil build up in all three carbs. I had a tank with mixed gas so I disconnect the VRO hose, connected the motor to the mixed tank and it fired right up and stayed running. I did disconnect the fuel and let the motor run until it burned all existing fuel and stopped. Which I have a feeling was not done after last use.


I am waiting on a new VRO Tank Cap. I will give that a go before deciding to completely remove the VRO in favor of mixed gas.


Thanks for all your help and suggestions Flyingscott and Boobie.
 
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