1987 200 blackmax dog or cat?

[mfgsuzuki]

this engine has good compression 150 all cyl, starts and runs good on stand, has gobbs of power, on stand.... Is this a good engine or is it riddled with problems ? I'm considering buying it ...what is a good price?

 

[phatmanmike]

Re: 1987 200 blackmax dog or cat?

merc v6's are legendary! theyre easy to work on, parts are readily available, and they made the same design from the late seventies up through the mid 90's

id check that 150 psi compression . is that YOUR readings, or the SELLERS readings?

usually in their best shape, you usually only see numbers around 130psi. anything above 140 and you need really good gas.

id check it with your own guage, and if it really says that, id check it with another guage, then if it REALLy is 150 psi, your gonna have some troubles. get some octane booster

you really cant lose with a merc v6.

is it a 2.4L or a 2.5L
is it a bridgeport? if it is, can i have it?

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: 1987 200 blackmax dog or cat?

These are great engines ..... phatmanmike .. why do you say he will have some troubles if the compression really is 150psi? and to get a octane booster? I thought the more compression the better, can you explain your theory behind this please? I find this very interesting, and is a subject i'm not all familiar with ....

 

[LubeDude]

Re: 1987 200 blackmax dog or cat?

My compression on my 150 runs 120 all the way across, Mike is just saying that if the compression is that high [150], there has likely been some work done on the heads and he will have to use a higher octane to keep from burning a piston.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: 1987 200 blackmax dog or cat?

Oh yea, my ProMax laughs at me if I reach for anything less than 92 octane.:'(