1989 Johnson 175 VRO
 

I had an issue a few weeks ago where when I got to 3/4 throttle -
about 4000 rpm's - My oil alarm would go off (a beep every couple of
seconds) and my engine would throttle down to about 500 rpm's. I had
this guy fix the spark advancer and that seemed to take care of the
problem. I could go full bore no problem. I have run it several
times since with no re-occurrance.

Sunday I was out with my family and running at half throttle, it came
up again.

Any thoughts of what might be causing this?

Thanks in advance,

Dave.

1989 Johnson 175 VRO
 

I had an issue a few weeks ago where when I got to 3/4 throttle -
about 4000 rpm's - My oil alarm would go off (a beep every couple of
seconds) and my engine would throttle down to about 500 rpm's.

David... The following may be of interest to you.

(VRO Horn Warnings)

1 - A steady constant beep = Overheating - The V/6 engines, possibly some
others, have a fuel restriction warning which is also a steady constant beep.
2 - A beep every 20 seconds = oil level has dropped to 1/4 tank.
3 - A beep every other second = VRO failure, air leak in oil line, oil
restriction, (anything that would result in a lack of oil being supplied to the
engine).

Joe (30+ Years With OMC)