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    2001 Ficht 150 Evinrude

    Pages 5-2----->5-9 of the 2002 manual has an extensive write up on the FICHT oiling system which may help .... ex: oil injector feeding the oil distribution can get stuck and cause over oiling. Presumably if this " oil" out the prop is coming from the oil tank the oil consumption should...
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    2006 FICHT evinrude 250 HP

    don't you have a syst check display shown above ON ETEC the LEDs are on the side and readable but they may be absent on a FICHT emm with EV diag you will be able to read fault codes. see manual for shut down reasons shut downs on start up can be temperature issues but your engine...
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    1990 40hp Evinrude control box no power

    running pre-mix or vro now ??
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    New motor!

    just pulling your leg :-)
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    2006 FICHT evinrude 250 HP

    did you download the book ??? sect. 3.89 . Carefully clean any traces of dirt, debris or corrosion from the mating surfaces of the coil and powerhead. This is especially important to ensure · proper electrical contact for the ground strap. 7. Position the ignition coil to the powerhead with...
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    2006 FICHT evinrude 250 HP

    electricity takes the least resistance patch ...always.... check wires clean all surfaces ... try die electric grease in the boots and connectors going into safe mode in a decision based on sensors detected problems ...you need to get EV diagnostics on a laptop to read the codes...
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    New motor!

    my point was ... what I sensed to be a typing error runnning a kicker at 1.9 mile per gallon :-) "When I drop my kicker and set her to 1.9 mpg"......
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    New motor!

    set for 1.9mph maybe but at 1.9 mpg for a kicker ...? check for leaks
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    New motor!

    better get a new kicker to save fuel ... :-)
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    New motor!

    if you troll big lakes a nice humming 6hp is great and generates less fumes from a back wind & noise. Set it straight with the friction bolt and steer with the big guy :-)
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    New motor!

    that is what anchors are for should one be so unlucky to have both engines give out...just bring a phone to :-) cookie said "always fish upriver ! "
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    New motor!

    wonderful engine easy to service ... nice find check GC oil / replace
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    2001 Ficht 150 Evinrude

    well if it is or would be coming from the top end in such quatity something is leaking. Should not be to hard to track down if the leak is external , other wise it is internal to the engine :-( if still a mistery adding/mixing a UV die in the oil tank and simply track it down with a...
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    2001 Ficht 150 Evinrude

    if engine runs well & oil consumption is normal top side the you are probably just looking at carbon juices. check GC for leak but it looks like carbon. deposits engine runs ok yet... possibly when stored. an injector is slowy leaking fuel under remaining fuel pressure down into...
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    Impeller reminder for 3.9 4 5 7.5 ...Mercs

    Latest 7.5hp revived new skeg, pump, carb job, nicks touched up, comp 120s waiting for ice out ( can't trun image ?)
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    Trying to find more information.

    P.S. I like how active this forum is compared to another that I joined. All the replies are encouraging. The other forum hasn’t had a single reply yet and posted at the same time 🤷🏻 just old "FIX ANYTHING RETURN TO SERVICE" guys here with nothing to do but help out :cool:
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    Trying to find more information.

    if you won't tackle it in the near future just fog it good and drain it
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    Trying to find more information.

    That plug does shows a nice E for sure could be just a small mod upgrade in any event do the easy stuff first .. sad to see a barn waisted kicker nothing a good degunk , wash an a can of paint can't revive check compression oil up the cyl make certain it turns check for...
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    Impeller reminder for 3.9 4 5 7.5 ...Mercs

    it was a good learning. I do not recall having so much finger trouble on other small mercs. Garage is filling... 3.9, 4.0 on the boat, got what looks like a sailboat 4.0 and now this 7.5 which size permitting.... may replace my faithfull 4hp kicker
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Well, I read the comments above, and here are my questions to.... you mentionned old fuel My gas is old but has conditioner. just how old is it ?? 6 months or 3 years ?... I winter store my boat 6-7 months fully fueled with conditionner with no issues on my ETEC in 18 years. "carbs...2...
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