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    Propellor Seal

    2003 Evinrude 250 HP Ficht. What is the purpose of the seal between the outside of the propeller hub and the gearcase housing ? I wrapped a lot of 80 Lb mono around the prop hub and when removing it a strip of fibrous material about 1/8" wide also came off. The parts breakdown seems to show the...
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    250 Ficht Shuts Down

    Have 2 - 2003 250 Fichts on a 34' planing hull, 700 hours on them. Complete service 30 hours ago including plugs and filters. Engine shuts down with no alarm lights or horn after running for 1/2 hour around 2500 - 3000 rpm. When trying to restart, alarm lights sequenced, turned off and then 3...
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    Offshore fish finder

    Having a 38' sport fisherman built and trying to decide on a fish finder. Have a Raymarine 760 on my current boat and it isn't too useful.<br />Fishing in 300 - 2000 feet of water for tuna, wahoo, etc., not bottom fishing.<br /><br />Another Raymarine, the new digital unit ? Interphase Twinscope...
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    Ficht Oiling

    One of my 2003 Evinrude Ficht 250's seized and put a rod thru the block. Engine had 230 hours on it, 65% at 2000 or less. Do a lot of trolling. No alarms before the failure. Dealer showed me the piston and what was left of the rod. The piston looked like it had been in a furnace, top was melted...
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    FICHT Temperature Sensor

    Been having a water temp alarm on one of my 250's every couple of trips. Steady light and horn. No SLOW activation or rpm drop occurs. Has happened at rpm's from 2000 to 5500. Water telltale is ok and shutting down engine for 10 minutes doesn't clear alarm. Only way to kill it is to use the...
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    System Check

    Can someone tell me the pin functions for the OMC 8 pin system check / tach connector ?<br />I want to use a different tach so I need the tach and ground pin numbers.<br />Thanks
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    Johnson 150 Warm Start Problem

    I have a 1999 150 Johnson V6 that starts and runs fine when cool. If I shut it down and try to restart after 30 minutes it idles down in 5 seconds and then stalls when put in gear. I don't push the key in as I do for a cold start. If I keep trying to restart it eventually floods. It does restart...
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