Digging through some old family photos of those that have passed away in our family and found this picture. Trying to get an exact make, model and year of this boat and motor. My dad(driver) thinks it was of wood construction and yes it was a merc motor. Other than that he can't remember. Photo...
Hey, I have some spidercracks in my top cap and wanted to see if I can minimize the appearance of them. I was thinking of using a needle to open them up a bit and then using some sort of clear coat to fill it then wetsand and buff it after. Anyone ever tried this before? Any recommendations on...
Has anyone seen a diagram of the oil line routing anywhere. i had detailed pictures before i dismantled to have the block sleeved but now that im ready to put the oil lines back on I cant find my pictures. the manual i have is basically useless for this.
juat wondering qhat fuel line i ahould use to replace the fuel lines between the injection unit and the fuel manifold? Dowa anyone know the psi between?
Ok, so I have the crank and connecting rods re connected. I have the lower housing plate connected and I'm about to mate the crank case cover. My question is do I attach the stator before I put the two halves together or after? I can't remember what I did first when I took it apart. I do have a...
Trying the split the block from the crank case and it looks like it's coming if I apply a bit of presume to the pry points looks like the metal dowels are frozen. In place. Any tips on getting this to pop out?
So I needed to remove the fly wheel. Here is what I made. It also doubles as a lifting tool. Instructions 1) get a 5x5 x 1/2 inch steel plate 2) draw a cross corner to corner to get the center point and drill a hole the same or slightly larger than the external diameter of the center bolt you...
Trying to pull the powerhead. I have removed the bolts to the exhaust housing the nut on the back and the two nuts on the front as well as disconnected the shifter linkage. Powerhead seems pretty stuck. Does the lower unit need to be removed first? Anyone know how many bolts there should be...
Gonna be stripping the block to get a new sleeve put in. So I have the seloc but it is very very generic. Has anyone done this before and can give me or point me to a rough Dismantle procedure? Like for example does the flywheel need to come off etc.. That sort of thing. I need to supply the...
OK, so I have sent one injector out the be repaired and servived/cleaned is there anything I can do at home to clean/maintain the rest of the ficht ram injectors? I know that I can't take them apart and do a full cleaning but can I run fuel injector cleaner through them, soak the tips etc...
Hey, I was just getting ready to send my 2002 Ficht injector out to dfi and they have fallen off the map. Is there anyone else reputable to service and possibly rebuild an injector? I had talked to them a few weeks ago but there location has moved and they are no longer answering emails or phone...
Hey, ok so I had one piston melt on a 2002 225 HO Ficht with about 300 hours on it. I pulled the head and the cylinder looks good. A hone job should be good enouch, I shut it down the instant I heard something rattle so damage was fine. I'm not too worried about the mechanical of the rebuild...
Hey, so I hit a rock and split the hull open will add some picture's but the hul is punctured through beside a stringer and the cracks is about 6 feet long, gell coat peeled off as I didn't know there was damage and was wide open for about 10 minutes before the boat filled with water. Made it to...
Hey, so I am hooking up the gauges and I can't see a fitting for the water presure. There is a temp Guage on high side block that I thought was supposed to be where the temp goes. Is it OK to just remove the bolt on the other side and put a fitting in there for the water pressure? Can I tee off...
Can I hook up an 89 Yamaha 225 excel to a 94 Evinrude XP 200 oil tank? Switching outboards. Think I should just press mix? Or should I buy a Yamaha oil tank, connect the Evinrude tank? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
