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    1998 Johnson 175 Ficht Not Starting

    That was 20 years ago...
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    1998 Johnson 175 Ficht Not Starting

    You are absolutely correct, I found the installation instructions for the FFI Enhancement Package, all of the records came with the boat. It appears after this was done, the motor had a major overheat and cooked the fuel rails which were all replaced, all prior to me owning it...
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    1998 Johnson 175 Ficht Not Starting

    Thanks Jimmbo, I have had the engine for 18 years, the original owner had the notorious meltdown, the powerhead and related changes were completed and he immediately sold it to me. I have been the only person to work on it because nobody else would. I'm hoping to get a few more years out of her...
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    1998 Johnson 175 Ficht Not Starting

    Thank you Crosbyman, I'm looking forward to digging into this material. I do have the EV diagnostics software and no codes are shown, but maybe there is something else in the software that can help me diagnose the problem. I don't have any blinking lights on the dash when the key is in the run...
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    1998 Johnson 175 Ficht Not Starting

    On my last outing on the boat cruising along at 25 knots, the engine just shut off. She started a couple of times, but died when I pushed the throttle, and then not to start again. Compression readings showed low compression on the starboard side of the engine 62, 58 & 58, port side were all in...
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    1998 Johnson 175 Ficht -

    Thank you both for your insight, I will start by draining the fuel tank and replacing it with fresh gas, I will also run the injector cleaner through the engine and see where that takes me. I do have the EV diagnostic software and unfortunately it is not throwing any codes.
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    1998 Johnson 175 Ficht -

    I have had this Johnson 175 Ficht for many years now and its been very reliable and I havent had to dump a lot of money into it. Over the last few years the motor will occasionally bog down when running at 2500 - 3500 rpms, I would slow it down and put it in nuetral and the motor would make a...
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    1998 Johnson Ficht 175 water in fuel alarm

    Late last season my the alarm on my outboard starting going off and the engine light would come on. Evinrude diagnostics says it is water in the fuel. I have drained the fuel twice and I have never seen any evidence of water, the water separator is new, I replaced the fuel line and bulb from...
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    1998 J175 Ficht water breach in Lower Gear Case

    My gear case oil was a milk shake when I drained her at the end of last season. I have a breach at one of the seals, I was hoping someone could point me to a thread on here discussing replacing gear case seals...
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    Zodiac floor to keel connection hose replacement

    I need to replace the connection hose that allows the keel to be inflated while inflating the floor. I have found the part but would like some instructions on how to remove the hose fittings from the raft.
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    1997 8 HP Mercury rebuild

    Re: 1997 8 HP Mercury rebuild I popped off the flywheel to examine the trigger and stator, these appear to go on only one way and appear not to be damaged. I determined where the rod connects the trigger to the choke assembly. I'm still stumped as to why I don't get combustion?
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    1997 8 HP Mercury rebuild

    I recently acquired a seized 8hp, the motor had very little use and was left in the engine room of another boat for 2 years laying on it's side. After unsuccessfully trying to unseize it using conventional methods I decided to rebuild it, the crank shaft bearings were frozen and I was able to...
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    8HP 2 Stroke Mariner identification

    I just purchased a 8 HP Mariner and I am trying to determine the year so I can order some parts, every website says the serial number does not exist? There is a plate on the engine frame that says: Model - Mariner 8ML Code 6G1 L Serial Number 320117
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    1989 Mercury 2 stroke 8 HP seized?

    A friend of mine recently gave me this motor, it had sat in his shed for 2 years but said it ran great prior to storing it. I couldnt turn the flywheel in nuetral with the cord so I removed the lower unit and still no action on the flywheel. I removed the two spark plugs and one had corrosion on...
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    1998 Ficht oil light coming on

    When I start my engine the oil light starts blinking then goes solid and the horn blares continuously for about 30 seconds and the light stays on. I hooked up my laptop and ran the software in monitor mode and the OIL Fault icon comes on then disappears for awhile and then comes back on. There...
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    1998 Johnson Ficht Tilt Motor

    My tilt motor is acting up, it stops working and then I give it a couple of taps with a screw driver and it starts working again. It looks like it has or should have 3 bolts, is there a 4th around the back corner of it? Looks like one of the three that I can see is broken. I tried to loosen one...
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    1998 175 Ficht Dropping Voltage at Solenoid

    My battery is 7 years old but never been used, I bought it as a spare. I charged her up and this is what I am getting. My battery reads 12.4 Volts When I crank the engine and keep meter on battery terminals it drops to 11 volts When I crank the engine and keep meter on solenoid it drops to...
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    Ficht Motor Problem

    My 98 175 Ficht won't start, no spark.
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    Thinking of replacing my Ficht

    I have a 98 20' Whaler Outrage that has a 1998 175hp Ficht on it. I am considering getting another motor (see my other recent posts to understand why) I'd like to know what engine would be the best to swap it out with? If I went with an E-Tec would I have to change out the entire wiring harness...
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    1998 175hp Ficht not starting

    My 1998 175hp Ficht cut out on me last year as I was heading to the boat ramp at an idle last in preparation of Hurricane Sandy. I am not getting spark to the plugs! I determined this by using a timing light as well as using a multi-meter to determine if I am getting juice to the coil when the...
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