1985 115 vro conversion help please

mhyder63ford

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I have a 1985 115 v4 vro Johnson . I disconnected the vro when I got it, and premixed all fuel for it. the pump is going bad now, witch I new it would sooner or later. so I orderd manuel fuel #0438556 for it pluged the pulse line and now it wont stay running unless I pump the fuel ball? should I have gotten the pump #0438559 with the pulse line?
 

emdsapmgr

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Re: 1985 115 vro conversion help please

The 438559 is the correct direct substitute for the VRO. It is a 3-legged pump, like the VRO. The pulse line on the pump will use the pulse hose that used to drive the VRO. It also is a large enough pump to feed that engine's hp rating.
 

mhyder63ford

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Re: 1985 115 vro conversion help please

thank you for the answer emdsapmr. thats the one i wanted and local boat mech. said didnt need that one and just use the 2 legged pump and block off pulse line. so thats what i did and now have to change to the other pump
 
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