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    Winterizing 200Hp Ficht Outboard

    Just curious taking your motor in to a pretty good shop, changing both fuel filter, water separators in motor and out of motor, new spark plugs and indexing them and doing what ever they do, what is a good price for having that done. I hear so many different prices but just curious what is a...
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    Cold starting 2000 200Hp Fitch Outboard

    Try to make this simple, just got a repair EMM rebuilt back from DFI because of stalling issue. Ride so far then stop. Replaced something called a PTC. Also got a new fuel pump this year. Once it starts up after 6 or 7 trys, motor runs great the whole day, starts up first or second try after...
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    Cannot see oil level in my Wellcraft Coastal. Any suggestions

    Have a 200- Wellcraft Coastal, tried everything to see how much oil is in the compartment. Its at the bottom of the back compartment, very hard to see, tried everything. Finally I just add oil every so often Any tricks.
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    2000 22 foot Coastal, Cannot see oil level, any tricks, tried a flash light,

    Have a 2000 22 foot costal, no matter what I try, I cannot see the oil level in the oil compartment. I just add oil every so often. Is there a trick to see how much oil is in there. It is in the little compartment way in the bottom. Any recommendations would be helpful. thanks
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    How was your experience with DFI in repairing your EMM?

    Just curious I had to have my EMM repaired by DFI. I have a 2000 200Ficht outboard. It started up great, ran great but after so long kept stopping with no alarms. Turn the key nothing, wait 10 minutes starts up great then stops 10 minutes later. A typical problem with a Ficht outboard. I was...
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    Great mechanic, would you question his labor time?

    I am just curious, its very hard to find a good mechanic now a days. I found one after many many years, one of the best around to fix my kind of motor. The only thing I question is the amount of labor time he puts down. There is no such thing as a 1/2 hour and I know some things he has done...
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    How long should it take to do a compression test on a 2000 200HP Ficht outboard ?

    Just curious, how long would it take to a compression test on my 200Hp Ficht outboard. thanks.
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    Very frustrated..2000 200Hp Ficht cuts off after about 1/2 hour no alarm sounded

    Don't know next step, even mechanic is baffeled. Starts up great, idles great, go out about a half an hour or so, engine cuts off, no alarms. Wait 10 minutes, starts up, go about 10 minutes than cuts off again. My mechanic said if it is EMM an alarm should go off, I read sometimes that does not...
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    Engine cover repair....What product?

    Engine cover repair...What product? On my 2000 200HP Ficht outboard cover,one of the things that look like a vent broke off. What product do you think would work best, marine tex, 3m4200 or 5200. Don't want to buy a new cover, its about 1000. If I can repair this good enough, I have the paint...
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    2000 200hp Ficht engine cuts out

    Without warning the engine cuts out on me. Took it to a mechanic who scan the computer twice and found nothing wrong. He put in a new fuel pump because the engine was surgeing but after he did that, thats when the problem started, Ride for a while and engine cuts out. Came back and looked at it...
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    Hs anyone dealt with DFI Technologles

    Have a 2000 200HP Ficht outboard that cuts off, wait 10 minutes and starts up. Taking it Monday to a specialist but from all I read might be the EMM. Other people had the same problem, cutting off. When I called them they said they do 30 to 40 upgrades on that part. Just curious if anyone has...
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    Engine cuts out

    Just started this 2000 200 Ficht outboard, starts up great, idles great, just ride along and engine just stops, nothing works, changed battery cables, made sure everything was cleaned but last 2 times out did the same thing. wait 5 minutes and engine starts up again. anyone ever experience...
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    Engine cut out and rpm gage not reading right

    Have a 2000 200Hp Ficht outboard, surging horrible last week, got a new fuel pump, starts up great runs low speed great, idles pretty good, Had to call mechanic to come to take a look, rpm are running very high and when he ran the computer scan, the motor is reading okay but the gage (rmp) is...
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    Starting Procedure for 2000 200HP Fitch Outboard

    I have been told so many things that I am confused and decided to try this board. After about 4 yrs, I found out my engine has no choke even though on the control board it saids to push in and start. Also there is a throttle to push up when cold starting. I also found out with a Fitch outboard...
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    Cost of replaceing a new fuel pump for a Ficht 2000 200hp

    Just curious if anyone has had to have that done. My engine is surgeing bad and he ran the scan and everything is fine but the fuel pump is very bad. Makeig a loud noise. Does anyone know what the average cost would be for replaceing that. thanks
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