Re: First boat, first restore. 59 Crosby (I think)
Thank you for the link to check out the motor. Do have a few questions- VRO ? disabled, something that shouldn't be on while running it dry I assume? I follow you with the rest.
No
It's a remote reservoir of 2-cycle oil. It mixes oil into the gas as it's fed to the motor, so YOU don't have to run 2-cycle oil PRE-MIXED (oiled) gas.
HOWEVER, it also means that you could run the motor w/out oil if any portion of the oil injection system fails, or YOU forget to keep the reservoir full. NO OIL =
QUICK pending motor failure. So to prevent running the motor w/out oil, many disable the system & just run pre-mixed gas like boat owners have been doing since 2-cycle motors were introduced.....
Here's a video:
It's just another method of getting the 2-cycle oil to the motor. When it works, it's supposed to work good. VRO-2 is a newer version of the same system, but I'm not sure when the switch was made. I think VRO-2 has also been superseded by another oiling system, that's supposed to be even more bulletproof.
Knowing you can disconnect it & run pre-mixed gas is just something to know, & keep in mind if you buy a VRO equipped motor...
Use Google & the iboats search function on the resto forum homepage and search for:
Johnson VRO
Or
1986 Johnson 70hp VRO
you will get plenty of hits & likely find more info then you ever thought you might want to know about VRO's
If you have a 1st/last name and the phone # for the seller, plus an address where the boat is located, google the ph#, and check the phonebook & see if that info all checks against the address. You can google map the address & zoom in on the address, might get lucky & be able to see the boat in the yard. That map page will have a copyright or photo taken date. That date may help you fact check the seller's story about how long it's been in the yard.
BTW: google street mapping, w/ the funky 360deg camera, may have done a drive-by on the property, so you might get another view of the property w/ or w/out the boat. The google street map photos would be much more recent....