1989 Cajun 16ft.  Johnson outboard 70hp.  I mix the oil directly in the fuel tank with a 50:1 ratio. I am buying new decals as I just had the motor top case painted.  Some of the ones I found say JOHNSON VRO and some say JOHNSON.  Not sure how to tell???

VRO would have a remote oil tank. Many VRO systems were disabled because they were not reliable. I had an 88 Johnson that after many repeated times in the shop and a few pumps I had the system disabled and premixed the oil.

If it is an 88 with VRO, you would probably want to bypass it anyway, unless it has had a new one installed since 2000 or so.

If it is an 88 with VRO, you would probably want to bypass it anyway, unless it has had a new one installed since 2000 or so.

Boat is a 1989. Motor is "said" to be an 89 also. Maybe a few years newer the seller told me a few months back when I got it. There is no remote tank for the oil.

So if it's not a VRO is it just called a Johnson 70?

That's what it be, just a plain old Johnson 70. Now, if you fish HP limited lakes, you could put 9.9 decals and see if that fools anybody. I've seen them try it with 25's.

That's what it be, just a plain old Johnson 70. Now, if you fish HP limited lakes, you could put 9.9 decals and see if that fools anybody. I've seen them try it with 25's.

Here in Ohio we call them 25 hp dba 9.9

That would be hard to pass off running almost 40 miles an hour LOL