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"I have a 1989 Evinrude 110 VR

"I have a 1989 Evinrude 110 VRO. It was rebuilt less than 10 hours ago by a competent mechanic with a great reputation locally. He instructed me to run 50:1 oil mixed in the gas in addition to the VRO pump mixture for the first 20 hours. I have been doing that. Today, for the first time, shortly after starting the engine, my VRO warning horn sounded. It sounds in long, steady blasts repeatedly. Naturally I shut the engine down.

What does long, steady blasts mean?

Since I am running 50:1 oil mixed in my gas plus the 50:1 mixture coming from my VRO tank, is there any chance that I could damage the engine?

There is no indication of overheating, etc.

The mechanic who did the work is presently out of the state for a week. I'm sure he will take care of it, but I'm wondering if it is safe to run in the meantime.

John"
 
"(VRO Horn Warnings)

"(VRO Horn Warnings)
(J. Reeves)

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.

When time permits, visit my store (copy/paste) at: stores.ebay.com/Evinrude-Johnson-Outboard-Parts-etc?refid=store"
 
"Thanks Joe. I would not call

"Thanks Joe. I would not call it a beep. It is more of a "blast" approximately a second or two long, and about a second or two between each one. Come to think of it, the horn always beeped when the ignition switch was turned to the on position, until the above mentioned event today. Now, since the horn started sounding after re-starting, I don't think the horn beeps when you turn the ignition to the on position. Does this make sense?

Thanks again for your advice. Glad to see you have a store now. I'll be a customer for sure.

John"
 
"It's possible that the ho

"It's possible that the horn has failed (it happens) and when they do..... weird things happen to the warning system.

Unfortunately, replacing the horn seems to be the only way of determining if this is the case or not. However, from what you've said in your last post above, I'd gamble the horn has failed."
 
"This has to do with this post

"This has to do with this post, where exactly is the warning horn? Somewhere on the outboard, or up int he dash/control area?
Thx."
 
"Randy.... If using a OMC type

"Randy.... If using a OMC type control box, horn in within the box. If using a console type control, horn is under the dash/console with the wiring harness."
 
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