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    Is the VRO tied in with the tach and other motor electronics?

    Hi all, I was at my mechanics place the other day, and he said that if I didnt' replace the VRO on my 89 GT200, that possibly the tach and other electronics may or may not operate correctly. The reason I say this is because my tach does not work at all, except for the back-lighting. It sits at...
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    New Power Pack And Still Doggy

    1989 Johnson GT200... has new powerpack and waterpump/waterpump housing just last week. Although the new PP does help with low speed idling and smooth running (or smoothER running), what else can I do to keep this beast running till I can afford to rebuild it? I got a quote to rebuild it for...
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    Had compression check done...motor ran very weak after that

    Hi all... I had a question. I had my 89 johnson GT200 in the shop, and they did what they called a "leak down test" for the compression. They never told me anything different, but after I got the boat in the water after that, the motor ran very weak like it was only running on partial...
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    Water drains out of pee hole and loses prime everytime!

    I have an 89 johnson gt200, and what i'm wondering is if there should be some sort of "restrictor cap" on the end of the pee hole instead of just a regular threaded tube sticking out? The tube is approximately a half inch (outside diameter) around that is sticking out of the motor cowl, but what...
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    How do I know if I have VRO and if it's working or not?

    I bought a 1989 Cajun 195 with a GT200 Johnson (same year motor) last year. The seller never told me whether he premixes the oil or not and I haven't ever questioned it going from my last motor 1976 Evinrude 80hp whether I should be premixing gas. I was taught to run 50:1 ratio in my older...
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    Guages... guages everywhere!! Which ones should I have??

    Hi all.... I've been keeping track of all the questions that everyone has, and I feel kind of perplexed at the moment. What I want to know is which guages is recommended that I have on my dash? I currently have a trim guage (that doesn't work)a tach (that doesn't work), 2 gas guages (that work...
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    89 JOHNSON GT200 MISFIRED, THEN STALLED

    The other day the family was out in the boat.... and just after we got out of the marina, I opened it up and it started to misfire several times, and then it just stalled out. We floated for about a half hour while I cranked and cranked and cranked, ate a sandwich and then cranked some more...
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    Tach not working at all

    Hi.. another dumb question for anyone who can help. My tach is not working. My motor is a Johnson GT200... 1989. when I first had it installed on my boat, it worked fine, and then about 3 months later or so, it stopped. I first thought it was a faulty tach that I bought, but I replaced the...
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    PEE-HOLE IN MY JOHNSON TOO BIG????

    Hi everyone.... couldn't think of a better subject title than this considering the question i have. I have an 89 johnson GT200 and sometimes it overheats when idling... the buzzer goes off and everything. On my motor where the water shoots out of it, there is a threaded plastic tube (with a...
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    SELLING A 1989 JOHNSON GT200

    Hey everyone! Does anyone know how to find out what my motor (Johnson GT200 1989) is worth? It's in relatively good working condition, although I think it is a good idea to get it tuned up (or tune it up for those who know how to do that themselves). Is there anyone out there who might be...
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    WOT = Motor that misses

    Hopefully this will spark some interest with someone in the forum who can help me. my motor has been recently decarbed and idles fairly well now, but at WOT and sometimes 3/4 throttle the motor feels like it misses. it does this at random (sometimes very quick in between times, and other times...
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    Buzzing sound come from weak battery?

    hello all, <br />quick question for anyone who has an idea. my buzzer comes on intermittently (not loud, but noticable) when the motor is running. I noticed that my battery was putting out between 9 and 10 volts (according to my depth finder). would/could that cause the buzzer to sound a...
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    89 GT200 johnson has a few wet plugs

    I've been running my motor some and when i check the plugs right after running, the right side(driver side) plugs are all pretty white, dry and clean and in the other bank of cylinders the plugs are considerably more wet and dark from the other half. The motor as last time run has been running...
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    how long should the shaft be????

    hello everyone,<br /> As a few of you may recognize my name, i'm new here, but another question popped into my head i'm trying to figure out. I have a Cajun Espirit 195 (an 89 model) with a GT200 Johnson motor (same year) on it. Anyone familiar with that boat hull knows that it has about a 3...
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    1989 GT200 rpm range

    another member was wondering about a 1987 GT 200 Johnson RPM range... I have an 89 GT200. are the RPM's the same for the two motors since they are so close in years?... Thanks.
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