88 johnson 110 alarm

[harleybrat63]

after the boat sits for a day or two and i first start it, i get an alarm at the controls. it is about 2 seconds on, then 2 seconds off. the water pump stream is good. water pump was rebuilt a few years ago which didn't fix the alarming. motor has never been worked on, other than the water pump. the motor does have the vro. i have been premixing the gas/oil ever since the alarm showed up. any ideas of what to check?

Thanks,
brat

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 88 johnson 110 alarm

if you are premixing any way, just remove the oil tank, disconnect the wires, but the oil line about 2 inches from where it goes into the motor, and plug the oil line, now remove the 3 or 4 wire connector that goes to the fuel pump. you have just disabled the VRO, and have a straight fuel pump for the premixed fuel, and the alarm has been disabled. quiet cruising.

 

[harleybrat63]

Re: 88 johnson 110 alarm

I really want to have the vro working instead of having to premix. Is the alarm from low flow, high temperature, or what?

thanks,
brat

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: 88 johnson 110 alarm

I really want to have the vro working instead of having to premix. Is the alarm from low flow, high temperature, or what?

thanks,
brat

If you do have a suspect VRO pump then I found it was a very expensive repair. ($508 for the pump alone) when mine started to go. I changed to a OEM premix pump for $70 (ish) and a quick adaption under the hood. Running like a charm now.
TD is giving you great advice.