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sean weaver
New member
Username: younggunner85
Post Number: 3
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 08:32 pm: | 
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Does anybody know a good supplier of a VRO pump for a good price cause i called my local parts supplier and they wanted $400. OR maybe is there way to put on a non VRO fuel pump and pre mix the gas and oil |
Joe Reeves
Senior Member
Username: joereeves
Post Number: 6043
Registered: 02-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 08:58 pm: |
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(VRO Pump Conversion To Straight Fuel Pump)
(J. Reeves)
You can convert the VRO pump into a straight fuel pump, eliminating the oil tank and VRO pump warning system, but retain the overheat warning setup (and fuel restriction warning if so equipped) by doing the following:
1 - Cut and plug the oil line at the engine so that the oil side of the VRO pump will not draw air into its system. Trace the wires from the back of the VRO to its rubber plug (electrical plug) and disconnect it.
2 - Trace the two wires from the oil tank to the engine, disconnect those two wires, then remove them and the oil tank.
3 - Mix the 50/1 oil in the proper amount with whatever quantity fuel you have. Disconnect the fuel line at the engine. Pump the fuel primer bulb until fuel exits that hose with the tint of whatever oil you used. Reconnect the fuel hose.
That's it. If you want to test the heat warning system to ease your mind, have the key in the on position, then ground out the tan heat sensor wire that you'll find protruding from the cylinder head. The warning horn should sound off.
When time permits, visit my store at: http://stores.ebay.com/Evinrude-Johnson-Outboard-Parts-etc?refid=store |
sean weaver
Member
Username: younggunner85
Post Number: 4
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 09:36 pm: |
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Is there another pump that you can mount on there that is cheaper that would work |
ikia
Visitor
| | Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 12:42 am: |
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There are repair kits available for the VRO units. Or if you want get a pump for an 83--- 90 / 115 / 140hp and mount it on the intake manifold.If you have the pump in hand it is obvious where it mounts. |
sean weaver
Member
Username: younggunner85
Post Number: 5
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 01:19 pm: |
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Yeah i asked the guy at the parts place and he said there is no rebuild kits for them. |
ikia
Visitor
| | Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 06:13 pm: |
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All you need to do is go to -----shop.evinrude.com -----to find the repair kits. It is hard to find a 25 year old at the parts counter with 40 years experience.----REPAIR KITS ARE AVAILABLE!!!!! you need to tell these people that you know they are. |
Andrew Menkart
Moderator
Username: andrew
Post Number: 1564
Registered: 03-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 07:58 pm: |
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Joe,
Thanks for posting the instructions.
There is pre-mix conversion kit sold, part number 5007422 but it's not cheap...
ikia visitor,
Can you post a part number for the VRO rebuild kit? |
sean weaver
Member
Username: younggunner85
Post Number: 6
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 09:49 pm: |
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I looked into the premix pump and i think it could work has anybody ever converted there vro to a premix system before. It would save me about a $100 and i would be really interested in doing that. |
John J Whelan 111
Member
Username: whelaniii
Post Number: 78
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 06:38 am: |
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check E-bay have seen some good buys on pumps there |
sean weaver
Member
Username: younggunner85
Post Number: 7
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 08:41 pm: |
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I found the rebuild kit for it and its only 70 bucks here is the link for you andrew
http://www.maxrules.com/fixomcvro.html |
Al - french boy
Member
Username: hybird
Post Number: 11
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 12:47 am: |
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you shood put univarsal pump 18-7353 sierra oem438555 rebuilt v r o = - |
sean weaver
Member
Username: younggunner85
Post Number: 8
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 11:50 am: |
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Dont you have to mount that style of fuel pump to the side of the engine? |
ikia
Visitor
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 01:03 pm: |
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There is a $50.00 pump ( for 1983 115HP ) that bolts onto the block.Simple / reliable / easy to do.You will see the spot where it mounts with two screws. You need to take the plug out. |
Vernon Holmes
New member
Username: gas_man
Post Number: 3
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 03:12 pm: |
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I have a 115 that was changed to a pre-mix and it works fine. |
sean weaver
Member
Username: younggunner85
Post Number: 9
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 08:41 pm: |
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I have been premixing the fuel in this boat for a little while. I recieved the boat from my grandfather who had it converted by a mechanic. Just recently it started acting up in the water like cutting out at full throttle and progressevly getting worse a less fuel is in the tank. I read a repair book and talk to some local boat shops and they all say it leads to the fuel pump. Im just trying to find the cheapest way to fix it without buying a whole new vro pump. I think im going to go the route that ikia suggested and put that older style pump on it and see what happens. |
John J Whelan 111
Member
Username: whelaniii
Post Number: 79
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 - 05:16 am: |
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sounds like you might be picking up water if like you said the lower the fuel tank is the worst it gets do you have a water seperator installed on boat if so change filter and see if old one has water in it. this happen to my son's boat last year after being in storage for winter |
sean weaver
Member
Username: younggunner85
Post Number: 10
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 - 09:35 am: |
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No water seperator on it but i will double check to see if its hidden somewhere else |
