Johnson 200 GT?

[artcarney_agr]

They are good motors. Expect it to use a lot of fuel if you put your foot in it. Parts are pretty easy to find. I had a 1989 200 and it idled well for an old carb motor. If it is old and tired it doesn't matter what brand it is, you won't be happy with it.

My buddy has a 1989 Johnson 150 GT - always starts, runs good, but it loves the gas and just will not idle. Over the last 10 years he's had several shops try to get it to run smooth, but none have been able to get it to do so. He's finally decided to give up, and is currently looking for a deal on a newer motor. Like Eric said, if it's old and tired, you won't be happy with it.

[jamesdenson]

a lot of the gas may be from trying to push a heavy boat the kevlar hull is light fast easy on gas very nice boats. they need to start making bass boats again as for the motor would be better if it was black. as for the motor do a compression test before buying it.

[Webby709]

It's been my experience that the OMC V4 is a gas pig no matter what they push.. I have a V4 120 HP on a Stratos Fish and Ski and it gets about the same MPG as it did on an 1872 Seaark Aluminum.. There is over a 400 lbs difference between the two. My engine is the looper induction so it's a little better on the gas than a crossflow.

the GT 200 is basically the same design with 2 more cylinders unless i'm mistaken.

[Dave Stewart]

Ran an 89 150 GT for years, sold it to a guy and I know he was still running it a couple years ago. Ate a lot of gas..which now days would be expensive....they do need to be decarbed a couple times a year or they will run rough.

[BPenrod]

Good reliable engines. Plenty of parts around if you ever need em'. As said above, they do like gas if you keep your foot in em'. My current one is a 94 200 Venom on a 89' Stratos 201 Pro, it pushes my big heavy boat to 60 mph., plenty fast enough for me. Do a compression and leakdown test if those are good I would say go for it. Black, White, Blue, or Gray the color doesn't matter, there are good and bad engines of every brand!