Thanks buddy, once again you came through....on another note, do you like the new color scheme and a hell of a nice guy gave me a CMC T&T.... Works great!
Guys up here are doing what they call "hone boring" and then just replacing rings. If the motor is just well used and not messed up it's a good way to get some more use out of it.
My prop shop guy, who's a good close personal friend, has a Bridgeport machine....I would be interested in any...
Just sold this for $1500 after going through it.
I bought two and they were a matched set that came off a whaler. 1986 and the vro's are going strong. Paid $1000 for the set
I did replace the pulse limiter with the blue one.
My vote would be to keep the very reliable vro and quit worrying.
Pull the vro apart, inspect it and replace what's bad. Typically the fuel side diaphragm fails flooding your engine with oil. Vro is rarely the cause of engine failure. Once up and running, hook up 50 to 1 in a portable tank and...
I hate to disagree with race but finding a good used new to you outboard is a better financial decision.
I live in Seattle and we don't have a marine machine shop anymore.
To elaborate more on what Crosby and Race are saying, there is a tan wire coming out of each head. About 3 inches up that tan wire has a black rubber boot...you can either peal that back or do what I do and stuff a metal pick in it, than touch any clean ground while the key is in the on...
And if you need any individual pieces for the gearcase and water pump assembly, you can find it here.
https://www.marineengine.com/parts/johnson-evinrude-parts.php?year=1961&hp=40&model=35525&manufacturer=Evinrude§ion=GEARCASE
