Johson motor Id need help

[bcstexas]

How do you know the year model, My boat has model J150STLESB , SERIAL# R08581859 But I don't know the year model. I had one reply that said it was a 1990. Is this correct? It has an oil injection system on it and should I remove and go to mixing with gas? I have heard stories about problems with older units. I have just bought this boat and would like to keep it running for awhile and Have very history on this motor. The motor at this time is running very well.

 

[93bronco]

Re: Johson motor Id need help

1990 sounds correct.<br />omc used<br />I-N-T-R-O-D-U-C-E-S<br />1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0<br />as the year code sometime after 1980.<br />-<br />the ES is the model year.

 

[ezeke]

Re: Johson motor Id need help

to bcstexas<br /> <br />Minority Opinion: I have never understood why an outboard could not have an oil pan lubrication system like cars, trucks and inboards, but apparently that is not to be.<br /><br />The VRO seems to be an attempt to solve an environmental problem by introducing the oil at variable rates. <br /><br />The problem seems to be reliability. This issue is never going to be resolved as long as people like me are running motors for 5,000 hours on pre-mix and 25+/- year-old motors without a problem, while virtually new motors are blowing up around us because of failures in lubrication systems.<br />When I feel comfortable taking the kids out on the Ocean, which I do now, I will repower.<br /><br />In the meantime, I will continue to remove the VRO systems. I did that this past summer on my nephew's 1994 OMC turbojet after it blew up.

 

[bcstexas]

Re: Johson motor Id need help

Thanks for the help that is just what I was looking for!!!!!!!!!