Hello everyone, I've got a 97 Johnson Fast Strike Model: J150GLEUE Serial #G042193339 and I've got two questions.
First Question: I've got two VRO pumps, both are used but one is newer than the other. They're both oem so no aftermarket. One VRO pump was leaking oil out of the "oil in" port of the VRO, and the VRO currently installed on the motor seems to be leaking fuel on the back side of the "fuel in" port. My question is can I remove the "oil in"/oil mixture chip and alarm wiring harness from one VRO and attach it to the other and it still function properly? I know it's probably best interest to just buy a new VRO pump but looking to make use of what works with these existing VRO Pumps. Essentially have the Oil side from one and Fuel side from another to have one fully functioning VRO pump with no leaks.
Second Question: My second question may be answered by the fix to my first question, but I'm in the process of tracking down an additional fuel/air leak as the motor fires up first crank with the bulb primed, after about 30 min to an hour of fishing and it's time to go to the next spot, she struggles to turn over. The starter turns, the bulb becomes soft, but no fire. Even after re-priming the bulb she hesitates to fire until I work the throttle a couple times. If she does fire up, it sounds like it's struggling to maintain fuel pressure and sometimes it dies and sometimes it seems it pulls enough suction to get the flow of fuel going again and it runs like normal. After trouble shooting again today, I replaced the priming bulb as my previous one had a pin hole leak where air was getting into the system, and that leak is taken care of, but the bulb does not stay hard after about 5 min. I then began to notice fuel slowly running down the side of the midsection which I'm assuming is caused by a leaking carb bowl???
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I can follow up with some pictures if need be.