Windtalking is an anchent Navaho dialect thats was used when the "braves" were discusing the issues they were having with their canoes. For fear of letting their "Squaws' know just how much they spent on their canoes or just how many problems they were having with them, they invented a secret language to discuss their issues with out the other half knowing what was being said(or spent). We have been taught this ancient language by our feerless leader, Chief Sittingbullsh**, other wise known as MJ. Hang around long enough and you'll be able to pick it up with the best of us.:hide:

Transom is all ready for the new power (well, after a light sand and one more coat of paint). I decided not to raise the transom because it was structurally sound. I also decided against having a local shop build a new engine. Mostly because I opted for the 1995 175 HP Evinrude Invader that I linked to on a previous post. At $2000, the price was right and I've got my fingers crossed that it works out well. It is being delivered in person and so far I'm only out $500. Should be delivered Thursday and I hope to have it installed by the end of the weekend.

1995 175hp Invader
 

Received the engine today. $2,000 via ebay plus $250 shipping. Was able to use the forklift at work to lift it while we mounted it. So far, it's bolted in place, but not rigged at all. Temporarily powered it up to lift the tilt for towing. That worked... so far, so good. Still have my fingers crossed that it'll fire up and run smooth sometime tomorrow afternoon.

Man, That looks nice...great work on the transom!!...keep us posted on the wet test!!...and keep the pics COMIN!!...

Thanks Reel. But the engine didn't test too well on the hose today. This is a 1994 Evinrude V6 VRO. The VRO has not been disabled, as far as I can tell. I have no idea what the VRO pump looks like or where it is located, but it must have some type of resorvoir because this thing is running super rich and dripping massive amounts of black oil. So I've only run it for maybe 10 minutes. I thought that since there's no oil supply hooked to the engine, the VRO would essentially be disabled and I could run out any remaining oil. I honestly believe I watched 1/2 quart of oil ooze out of the exhaust. Where's all this oil coming from and does anyone know how to disbale the VRO pump?

I haven't capped the oil feed, only removed the hose. I'll take care of that before running it again. Is there any electrical harness I need to unplug?

I never have disconnected one myself...all I know is, DO IT!!...don't crank it again til you got this resolved...sounds like dancin' on the edge from here...Spare, Ferm or Skools hopefully will come along and tell ya how to do it RIGHT!!...

And then go get you one of these...

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...classNum=10442

Makes Oil/Gas Mixin' EASY!!...Wally Market might have 'em, too...

Allow me to state the obvious.. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES run that engine without some kind of oil in the gas. If you disable the VRO then you need to run premix. But running without oil, even for a real short time, is the surest, quickest way to turn that engine into a pile of smoking scrap.

There's 50:1 in the tank. Currently, it's running 50:1 plus whatever's left in the VRO system. I wanted to run any remaining oil out of the VRO, but it just keeps coming. I finally had to shut it off. Lucky the EPA didn't show up at my house!

Your V looks awesome, As for the VRO disconnect you need to cut the line about 3 inches down from the pump "oil in" as shown and plug it with a bolt and a hose clamp, Trace the wires from the pump to the harness and disconnect it. If the low oil warning is active you need to disconnect the sender and tape up all wires on mine its was a tan color.