How much oil is used per tank?

[Stillrunning]

You sould also keep an extra gallon on the boat as a back up.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Stillrunning

You sould also keep an extra gallon on the boat as a back up.

Bingo!!...great suggestion...I wouldn't leave the dock w/out lookin' at that oil tank

[macojoe]

The best thing you could have done and saved money was to never replaced the pump and mixed gas from now on!
O well good luck!

[Seacrets]

It's a 96, I think they got the bad pump issues taken care of by now. I'm sure the new pump is a current manufactured one. If you slow troll enough, you'll foul the plugs with premix. Maybe I was one of the fortunate few, but when I ran 2 strokes, I never had a pump related problem. There are a bunch of flats and bass boats still running two strokes (due to 4 stroke weight) with no problems with newer design oil pumps. Just my $.02.

[cterrebonne]

i need to post pics of the vro pump i have apart here at the shop.

[nipper]

I had a 1985 Evinrude 90 h.p. with VRO and never had a problem with it. Perhaps I was just lucky. I loved not having to do the premix thing.

[Cam]

Wish I had known that before the $600.00 repair, plus the time down. The pump was also replaced by the previous owner in 1994. It seems odd that it wouldn't last that long. Don't worry, if it ever craps out again, out it goes and I'll go to mixing myself. Thanks for the replies. I tried to figure out in my head at 50:1 ratio, giving me a full 60 gallons plus before refilling, but being the anal annie that I am, it will be filled again before the motor gets turned on again. And I do carry a spare quart under the port seat, just in case. Thanks again.

[Seacrets]

1 pint (16 oz.) per 6 gal x 10 (60 gal)= 160 oz. divided by 128 oz. (oz. per gallon) = 1.25 gal of oil to pre mix 60 gal of gas. Sounds like the pump was replaced 2 years prior to the motor being built (only kidding). Cterr., hopefully the oil alarm saved the day. I had a 185 Evinrude, 2 ea. 225 Mercs and 2 ea. 150 Mercs and never had a oil pump related issue. One of the 225's had over 900 hrs on it when sold. For every pump failure, how many are running fine?? There's a ton more people that've lost a powerhead from a water pump failure than an oil pump. Best bet is make sure your alarm system (low oil or no oil flow) is working. Just the thoughts of a tired, semi old man.

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by Seacrets

1 pint (16 oz.) per 6 gal x 10 (60 gal)= 160 oz. divided by 128 oz. (oz. per gallon) = 1.25 gal of oil to pre mix 60 gal of gas. Sounds like the pump was replaced 2 years prior to the motor being built (only kidding). Cterr., hopefully the oil alarm saved the day. I had a 185 Evinrude, 2 ea. 225 Mercs and 2 ea. 150 Mercs and never had a oil pump related issue. One of the 225's had over 900 hrs on it when sold. For every pump failure, how many are running fine?? There's a ton more people that've lost a powerhead from a water pump failure than an oil pump. Best bet is make sure your alarm system (low oil or no oil flow) is working. Just the thoughts of a tired, semi old man.

im not saying they dont work. you cant test the no oil system on the vro systems, thats the problem i have with them. they do work and i have seen some work for decades.

[Chomper]

I was out on a friends boat this weekend and had the low level alarm go off. we were on our way back to the dock and could see the oil was low in the tank so we continued on back, but it sure does wake you up when that alarm goes off.