help?? VRO

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Raz

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Hello all... I have been all over the net and doing searches here.. even talked with the supplier of iboats....<br />question---- does anyone know where I can get a fuel pump or at least have the OEM part number for a 1988 Evinrude 60 hp VRO??? :confused: <br />all help is most appreciated...<br />thanx...<br />Skip
 
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Re: help?? VRO

Not clear on which number you want.So, here's both.Conventional 50:1 pump is P/N 0398399 and the VRO2 P/N is 05004559.This number supercedes 0438406.
 
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Thanx a lot Ob...<br />I really appreciate it.<br />Do you possibly know where I can get on overnighted???<br />thanx again<br /><br />Skip
 
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I guess that depends on where you're at.Most dealers and suppliers will ship overnight for a price.
 
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ob<br /><br />I am in Southern Kansas....<br />having trouble locating it. I have tried Sierra and BoatFix.. no luck for the entire pump..<br /><br />any suggestions??<br />thanx<br /><br />Skip
 
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You can try shooting these people an e-mail and see how fast they respond. web page
 
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ob,<br /><br />Just fired one off to 'em....<br />thanx for your help..<br />and btw, the reason I was wanting to replace the pump was due to it sitting for almost five years.. I thought maybe the diaphrams may be starting to cause trash in the carbs by falling apart...<br />just didn't want to wait and see...<br />thanx for all your help...<br /><br />Skip
 
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Found one at Master Techs....<br />$235.00<br /> :eek:
 
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ob<br /><br />K, here goes... finally have the boat ready to go, and will put it in the lake on the third.<br />New gas, new oil, new water pump, all new gas lines filter and bulb,new plugs, kitted the carbs, new vro pump....<br />still ran like caca....<br />bada bing new power pack and timed and she's running great!!!<br />just hope it runs as well at the lake
 
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Raz,Glad to hear you got her up a running.At least you know your fuel system is sound.Hope lake run is a success. :)
 
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Well.....<br />spent alot of time at the lake working on the boat trying different clamps looking for a possible air leak... to no avail..<br />boat runs great with one major exception...<br />after she runs just a few minutes at full throtle right around 5200 rpm...<br />she starts to surge... losing power and then surging back up 4500 to 5200... the surging remains in the same rpm range until throtle is reduced to about 3000 then it runs smooth...<br />any ideas what Gremlin is plagueing her now????<br /> :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
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possible to be an air leak prior to the vro pump???<br />pin hole perhaps.....
 
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Raz,When engine begins to surge ,try rapidly bumping the fuel primer button on ignition switch and see if the engine tries to settle.Insure fuel tank is venting properly.That engine should be propped to turn between 5500-6000 at WOT.6000 would be better.Insure that the carb linkage roller is inline on center and "just touching" the scribe line on the fiber throttle cam when engine controls are in neutral.The roller can be adjusted by loosening its lock screw and adjusting roller position.This is a factory setting that insures proper timed opening of carb flaps in relation to ignition timing.<br /><br />With the air silencer cover removed also note whether the carb flaps are opening fully horrizontal when controls are at full throttle.You'll need to have someone turn the prop while shifting to forward to prevent binding while engine isn't running.
 
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ob,<br />Insure that the carb linkage roller is inline on center and "just touching" the scribe line on the fiber throttle cam when engine controls are in neutral.The roller can be adjusted by loosening its lock screw and adjusting roller position.This is a factory setting that insures proper timed opening of carb flaps in relation to ignition timing. <br />This is the only thing you suggest that I haven't tried.... I'll give it a shot..<br />anything else you think I might look at>>><br />thanx again..
 
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In my experience you problem sounds like nothing more than an ignition coil that is failing. Sometimes it will fire and sometimes it wont, thus the surging. Please let us know how it works out.
 
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Raz,<br />I am curious to know what you figure out. I have had a very similar problem with my 40hp Evinrude. The surging. With mine I also sometimes got the alarm chirping at me too. I ordered a new VRO pump and am waiting for it to arrive. One thing I found was that when it started surging, if I pumped the ball for the gas, the surging would go away. But that is a pain in the read to try to do while you are running WOT accross a lake...<br /><br />I will update you as my situation progresses.<br />Mic
 
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