1985 evinrude 70hp vro

[teach's revenge]

new plugs ,tell-tale hose flows strong and steady,runs great; out lobstering the other day and did not notice fuel hose had gotten tangled in gear and uncliped from motor.motor ran dry and stopped.saw the problem and reclipped , bulbed up and tried to start,would not start.stuck out at sea for 3 hours tring to get started.bypassed fuel filter still nothing.finaly sprayed middle carb w start fluid and would run then quit.did this several times till finaly bogged and started to run slowly then picked up and ran fine..what gives??/air needing to be purged??also what is that thing with that bike tire stem on it with the small red lever????anyone?/.

 

[Steve135]

Re: 1985 evinrude 70hp vro

E.Teach, That little red thing that looks like a bike tire is the electric primer for the carbs. The red lever should be inline with the unit for normal operation. Turn it for manual prime. The key switch is depresed in to prime the carbs. When you press the key in you should hear the pump click. Pull off any of the tiny black hoses off the carb at the very top and push the key in and you should see fuel comming out. If not that means you either have a clog or the primmer needs a rebuild kit. Could have been your problem for 3 hrs.<br />steve

 

[teach's revenge]

Re: 1985 evinrude 70hp vro

steve.thanks for the info; will look into that one to see if its my problem.does this unit actually hold pressure. how many lbs.? automatic?just wondering. thanks

 

[Steve135]

Re: 1985 evinrude 70hp vro

E.Teach, No I its electric. I think the schrater valve is for winterizing only! If I remember it is placed in maual prime and 4-6 lbs of air is used. But don't quote me on that.<br />steve

 

[teach's revenge]

Re: 1985 evinrude 70hp vro

steve,thanks....i think i better start looking for a good manual.like i said she runs great but that incident the other day ;with rough seas off the mass. coast got me a bit nervous with her now.

 

[DJ]

Re: 1985 evinrude 70hp vro

E-TEACH,<br /><br />That Schrader valve is used for introducing a decarbonizing agent into the carbs. It can also be used for fogging.<br /><br />The others had it right on the primer solonoid.<br /><br />The best way to start one of these is to:<br /><br />1. Turn the key to the on position.<br />2. Push in on the key and count to eight.<br />3. Release the key and turn to start.

 

[ob]

Re: 1985 evinrude 70hp vro

E teach if your fuel line became dislodged while running with vro system then vro pump continued to pump oil until engine stalled from lack of fuel. Also , likely sucked in considerable amount of air through dis connected fitting.More than likely it was difficult to restart because you had extremely oil rich condition and air bound fuel pump until you were able to work it through carbs by running.The same air motor driven unit that actuates the fuel pump actuates the oil pump.

 

[teach's revenge]

Re: 1985 evinrude 70hp vro

much thanks to ob ,stinky an djohns for the advise and timely input . the "Teach's Revenge" is up and running like a top.turns out she swallowed an awfull lot of air and was a little oil fowled . all's well in mass. bay and the lobsters are on the run!!! tight lines to all!!