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    false water in fuel alarm - resolved!

    1998 Ficht 150's (yeah I can hear the groans) w/pinned heads, proper Champion plugs, they have been relatively trouble free and very strong, last compression test showed all w/in 5%. Both engines start and run very well. I buy my gas from the same vendor as usual, ethanol free, use XD50 oil and...
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    rough idle? Check your grounds

    Had been having trouble holding idle, had run out of ideas and decided to look everything over again starting with finding every ground wire on every component. Finally did find a loose ground, from the starter solodoid to the block. Was barely loose, would not have found it visually. Tightened...
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    98 Ficht 150 Idle Problem

    Big surprise right? I have run these twins since 2004 w/no problems, they were updated with pinned heads in 2001. Both engines run off the same fuel, but I have changed seperators and fuel filters. Batteries are good. I run good gas, use xd50, decarb, gap and index champion plugs and use seafoam...
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