40hp evinrude

has anyone out there have had any problems with thier 40hp evinrude? mine is a completly differrent story first the vro pump went out after the warenty was off, fixed that still the same it would act li9ke it had low oil but it was fine, found burnt wiring harnness , replaced that worked fine for about six months then when you were runing close to wide open it would just die out and would not start until it cooled down found the brain box had a dead spot in it well iguess what iam trying to say is no more evinrudes with all of this happening wrote letters to factory no results was just wondering if anyone else had any kind of problems with a 40hp evinrude . vro pump $482.50, wiring harness $310.oo plus labor and the computer box $113.00 plus labor ????????

Most people just clip the wire to the pump and mix the gas & oil at 50/1. Problem solved.

-J.

I bought an ’84 40 hp Evinrude brand new and the first three times I took it out it behaved just like yours. After the third time I had to take it back I told the dealer to keep it til he got it fixed. That was in November. I didn’t hear anything from him til March. He told me to come pick up my boat. When I got there, there was a brand new ’85 50hp on the back of it. He told me that the 40’s didn’t produce a strong enough vacuum to properly operate the VRO pump.

After about 6 years the 50hp started doing the same thing. I now have a Mercury on my boat.

A fellow I took the Evy to said that you’re better off to disconnect the VRO and mix your gas. Good Luck

What year is the motor?

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Most people just clip the wire to the pump and mix the gas & oil at 50/1. Problem solved.

-J.

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Actually, here is a more detailed approach to the problem from an old issue of Bass and Walleye Boats magazine.

“Remove the oil line at the pump fitting and cap it off to keep contaminates out. Disconnect the 4 wire connector that comes from the oil tank. Tape these off to seal the connections. Make sure the fuel in the tank is mixed 50:1 with oil and run the engine before disconnecting everything.”

-or just clip the wire….

-J.