Anyone here knowledgeable about Johnson/Evinrude 2 stroke outboards on here?

I have a 90 ETEC, but I am no mechanic. Forgot the mechanic’s name, but the guy over at Blue Dot in Chalmette has always been super helpful.

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. Fished all day and when we got in the oil level was well below the mark so pump was working it was just the sensor

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With the alarm going off the entire trip?

It would only sound off for like 30 seconds each time motor was cranked then the alarm would stop and just the light would stay on. Was not worried about it not getting oil bc as I said I had extra oil board and just poured it in the tank so worst case it was getting double oil which doesn’t hurt those old loopers at all. You run them double oiled during break in a ways.

Only one thing to know about OMC VRO systems and that is that they need to be eliminated. They worked fine until they didn't. I have had many 2 stroke oil injected outboards over the years and I have done away with the oil injection on ALL of them if they were more than 5 years old or so. May foul plugs every 3 years or so but other than that I have never had an issue with eliminating the oil injection. Simply cap the line, eliminate the buzzer/horn and mix oil. I have also always mixed it slightly rich...I don't mind exhaust and spark plugs are cheap. A LOT of 2 stroke VRO OMC outboards still running in the world and they can be bought for nearly nothing.....

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I have a question about the VRO pump

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Get rid of the VRO. It's only reason for being on there was to satisfy government emissions by throttling back the amount of oil the engine uses, mainly at idle and mid throttle.

You'll see more smoke and burn a little more oil when premixing but you will be coming out ahead when comparing the price of oil vs a rebuild of the engine when it eventually fails.