I have read through several different posts and gathered quite a bit of information. Now I need some help with things that I could not find covered.<br /><br />First off, my motor is a 1992 Johnson 60hp model TJ60TLENE. On Thursday I was on the lake trolling for about 2 hours and the motor was running pretty good. At one point the buzzer for the VRO (I am assuming) sounded intermittently, so I stopped and noticed the oil tank had less than a 1/4 tank so I filled it up. Continued on trolling with no further issues. When heading back to the dock @ about 5000rpm I suddenly lost power and stalled. The engine then had a hard time restarting and when it did it ran very rough. Got it home, pulled it out of the water and took it to the closest marina. They did a compression test #1 110 #2 50 #3 111. They then pulled the head cover to see if it was the head gasket, which it wasn't. There was scoring in #2 and some in #1 (from reading this board this is quite common). At this point I have to assume it is the VRO that failed. The dealer of course wanted $3000+ for the repair or a new four stroke installed same day for $7000.<br /><br />These are my next steps, please expand or point out any cautionary notes.<br /><br />1. I ordered the service, owners and parts manual today from Marineengines.com<br /><br />2. While waiting for the manual I want to pull the block and send it to a machine shop. But what do I tell them to do? Since I bought the motor used I do not know if it was worked on yet. What should the original bore specs be? Should I get #3 done as well while its apart?<br /><br />3. Once the manual arrives I want to order parts.<br />a) os rings or os pistons? .020 or .030?<br />b) new gears<br />c) new gasket set<br />d) carb rebuild kits<br />e) anything else since its open?<br /><br />4. VRO? After this incident I really want to toss the VRO. So if I order the commercial fuel pump and mounting bracket. Will the VRO buzzer and any other components be affected?<br /><br />5. What other items will I require that may not be in the service manual (oils, grease, sealants, misc. hardware etc...)? I noticed one post about "Updates"?<br /><br />Thanks in advance for any input, <br />Deryk<br /><br />PS Sorry if this is long winded, just trying to provide as much info as possible.<br /><br />1.
