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  1. Mac3

    Code 28

    Hey experts, here we are in the middle of a southern winter and I have a 98 Johnson 150 Ficht with a code 28 coming up, the service manual says a faulty gear shift switch- I understand why it is there but I'm thinking 1) the gears are shifting smoothly but occassionally the...
  2. Mac3

    worth getting?

    Hey experts, I have a 1998 Johnson 150 Ficht and I have been offered for next to nothing a 2003 Johnson 175 for parts, is it worth getting to clutter up my shed? I'm thinking the prop and the plugs would be worth what they are asking on their own. cheers David
  3. Mac3

    DFI Technologies contact number

    Hello from Australia, I have a Johnson 150 Ficht and need to send the ecu to DFI for an upgrade, they did not reply to my email and I want to talk to them. The only number is a toll free which doesn't work outside the US can someone give me a local number with the area code? thanks David
  4. Mac3

    sucked up sand-should I worry?

    Howdy all, I have a Johnson 150 ficht just returned from a fantastic weekend, 70 nm recorded, went over a barway and sucked in sand, when I got home and flushed some sand came out of the outlets do you think I should tear down the water pump assy? It is about 100 hours since I replaced it. "God...
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    Ethanol and Re-Building Carbs Again???

    Re: Ethanol and Re-Building Carbs Again???
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    water restriction 98 Ficht

    I have a 98 Johnson 150 ficht, the other week I removed the water pressure gauge line to do some electrical work under the dash, later I started the engine on the driveway as it has not run for a month (winter down here don't you know) and the water pressure gauge did not move, I took this to...
  7. Mac3

    Water in Fuel Alarm, my solution

    I have a 98 Johnson 150 ficht and have been battling a code 37 water in fuel for almost 2 years. The upside is that I can confidently handle the servicing on the engine now and am happy do do any maintenance. I had a pm from a member on the topic and after answering him I thought maybe this...
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    2 stroke oil question

    I have a 98 150 Johnson ficht and I was lying in bed last Thursday before Easter thinking I must check the oil resevoir soon. On Friday I was about 2 hours from the boat ramp when the low oil alarm went off. I also have a Mariner 15 auxiliary and in case I ever need to use the under floor tank...
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    98 Johnson 150 check engine alarm

    I have been wrestling with a problem for a few months that seems to be common among iBoat Johnson owners. I have the check engine light and buzzer come on intermittently. Although the code says water in fuel after much testing and replacing I don't believe there is now. The FAQs say that this...
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    False alarm?

    2 years ago I bought my new boat which has a 98 Johnson 150 ficht. Up until 6 months ago it has performed flawlessly. With iboats help I have since learned a lot about Johnson 150s and am confident of attacking any problem and performing routine annual service. To sum up I have had 2 faults...
  11. Mac3

    Yamaha 150 speedo

    I have the misfortune to be a handyman a pal of mine has asked me to check the speedo on his 86 yam 150, it's no go. I see one connector, looks like a tube to me, going to the display can anyone give me a quick overview on the theory of operation. If it is a tube I imagine its clogged so I'll go...
  12. Mac3

    johnson 150 water in fuel, now what?

    I have been on a steep learning curve recently with alarm lights coming up. After iboat research and hands on stuff I have learnt I have had a water in fuel alarm, why isn't that the fifth light on the dash??? I have replaced the fuel filter, will replace the water sensor shortly (do they give...
  13. Mac3

    97 johnson 150 water problem

    I have had a low water reading recently with occassional engine warning, now I have no reading at all at idle with warning light on when in water immediately but not at all when I use the muffs or flush from the top. I removed the lower unit and checked the impellor which is only about 10 hours...
  14. Mac3

    no reverse after refitting lower unit

    Well I'm feeling pretty smug when I read in this forum that if you've never attempted an impellor replacement on a johnson 150 you should allow up to 8 hours, well I was 1 hour dismantle, 1 hour on the impellor and 1 hour reassembling, mostly stuff I didn't need to remove anyway. I haven't...
  15. Mac3

    water gauge question Johnson 150

    Hello all, last trip I ran over some weed and the water gauge showed reduced flow afterwards and then the engine warning light came on after about 20 minutes. When I flushed it at the ramp the gauge was normal and no alarm although I understand this is not an accurate way to check a...
  16. Mac3

    Annual maintenance

    Hello all, I am relatively new to the power boat scene and have a 98 Johnson 150 ficht. I really would like to be able to service it myself, that is an annual scheduled maintenance, not repairs at this stage. I have read through the owner manual and I have a Seloc service manual and I've scoured...
  17. Mac3

    What's a good water pump reading?

    Hi all, I've owned my 98 Johnson 150 ficht for 2 years now, done around 100 hours but I still consider myself a know nothing newbie. It has performed faultlessly until recently when I had the check engine and water temp warnings come up. This was good because it shook me out of...
  18. Mac3

    Fuel Additives

    I have a 1998 Johnson 150 ficht I'm new to the power boat scene my last (and first) post gave me good info so my second question is- is it worth putting any kind of performance additive in the fuel tank, I recently had a fuel problem which was my fault I emptied the 20 litres of auxilliary 2...
  19. Mac3

    FICHT for dummies

    Gday all from wintry Australia, my first post, looks like a very informative site. I am new to the power boating world having been a yachtie for 30 years, this is my sunset recreation no more racing! I have a 98 Johnson 150 ficht Oceanrunner, didn't know it was such a lemon when I bought the...
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