BBCroaker
03-20-2006, 02:45 PM
Anyone have any idea why 150 hp Johnson with VRO oil mix system would smoke heavy when starting and idling at low rpm?
usual suspects
03-21-2006, 06:58 PM
http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/VRO.html
THOMAS70
03-21-2006, 07:18 PM
Take it off, mix the oil with the gas.
makomyday
03-22-2006, 11:14 AM
Time for a new vro pump , with the start to go bad they burn more oil .
fredhead
03-22-2006, 01:01 PM
In 99 my Dad gave me his old boat. It had a 115 'Rude with VRO. When we took it out on Memorial Day weekend before I brought it home, it locked up. Luckily, no damage was done. (Just sold it a year ago) Had a couple of quarts of oil on board, so we mixed the oil in the gas tank and continued on. The VRO ceased to work. First thing I did when I got it home was remove that d### VRO. If it stops working, you may not find out until the motor is destroyed.
No more mixing gas and oil for me. Last spring I bought a 23 foot Sea Fox with Suzuki 4-stroke power. Love it.
BBCroaker
03-24-2006, 07:17 PM
Thanx for the feed back.
I did find the continuous wave site right after I posted this.Lot of good info ther on the VRO.