Hi All,
Trying to keep my late father-in-law's Grady White with '94 Johnson Ocean Runner 225 running well. Generally the engine runs pretty well and strong, but I've got a couple of issues I'd like help diagnosing and resolving. The main one right now is that the oil warning on the VRO periodically goes off, but really only at idle or very low power. Typically I'll be running at speed and then when we lower speed down (to no wake speed, for example) within a couple of minutes the low oil warning will kick in. A couple pumps on the oil bulb makes it go away for at least a few minutes. It's just kind of annoying and a little alarming (no pun intended) to others that are on board.
I gather that the VRO pulls oil in via vacuum, correct? Would checking for vacuum leaks (hoses, oil tank gaskets, etc.) be the first place to look? If, what's a good source for that (can't seem to find those easily here on our host's site)?
Some more info: part of this issue seemed to start last year after I put some old oil in the tank my father-in-law had stored. It looked a little curdled , and I think some of that got into the system. I ended up trying to clean out the oil tank and lines and rebuilt the VRO pump with one of those kits. I'm thinking of biting the bullet and buying a new VRO pump, but it's cheaper to focus on vacuum leaks if that's likely the root cause.
Thanks in advance for helping a "dumb Army guy" out
Trying to keep my late father-in-law's Grady White with '94 Johnson Ocean Runner 225 running well. Generally the engine runs pretty well and strong, but I've got a couple of issues I'd like help diagnosing and resolving. The main one right now is that the oil warning on the VRO periodically goes off, but really only at idle or very low power. Typically I'll be running at speed and then when we lower speed down (to no wake speed, for example) within a couple of minutes the low oil warning will kick in. A couple pumps on the oil bulb makes it go away for at least a few minutes. It's just kind of annoying and a little alarming (no pun intended) to others that are on board.
I gather that the VRO pulls oil in via vacuum, correct? Would checking for vacuum leaks (hoses, oil tank gaskets, etc.) be the first place to look? If, what's a good source for that (can't seem to find those easily here on our host's site)?
Some more info: part of this issue seemed to start last year after I put some old oil in the tank my father-in-law had stored. It looked a little curdled , and I think some of that got into the system. I ended up trying to clean out the oil tank and lines and rebuilt the VRO pump with one of those kits. I'm thinking of biting the bullet and buying a new VRO pump, but it's cheaper to focus on vacuum leaks if that's likely the root cause.
Thanks in advance for helping a "dumb Army guy" out