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Should I do anything to prevent future salt water ingestion and possible freezing over the Winter? I am in New England and temps do get below freezing, when stored …

1998 DFI 175hp E175FSXECS

What is this really and what do I do about it? Looks like something frozen popped off during the Winter.

I am inclined to fill it full of some soft silicone or RTV,...

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You should buy the OEM Service Manual for that motor; many times available online on PDF versions for < $25.

Running any OB up to 6,500 RPMs with no load is a fantastic way to...

Will be done - Thanks all!


Had a brain fart on the gapping, as indexing I'm now a Pro at ... and here I thought that 'getting old' would take longer ... LOL!

Well, what DON’T they counterfeit?!?

FWIW I work in Biotech and we had a huge OEM (I forget who) recall years ago of elastomer O-Rings that were counterfeit from China. They deteriorated fast when...

A little off, are we?

Thanks! That's what I thought ... reasoning being that the gap will only up with use ...

Model E175FSXECS - 1998 175hp Ficht

A little under the weather today, not well enough to be around people so I went to check the gap on new to-be-indexed/installed plugs. Brain fart ... I know the...

It is a WELL KNOWN secret here - if that makes any sense [it doesn't ... ] - that those DFIs need cranking amps to reliably start! You can't pay attnetion to the manual.

I'd still resistance check...

Sounds like low current to me ...

I'd resistance check your existing battery cables as I've seen them go south and I've replace many on a few boats. Otherwise, what the cranking amps of the...

"If it does it is in the fuel system if it bogs you have an electrical issue."

Wow, that's awesome info there ChampioNman!

Until you said "both tanks" I would have bet $$ that it was debris clogging the fuel pickup screen IN the tank. Had this happen with one of my old 225 OMCs. Finally used 2 open wrenches 180-degrees...

FYI, new non-OMC brand fuel pumps $15 on eBay, new OMC ones $60+ but plenty of OMC branded rebuild kits for $20+.

If one has to pump the primer bulb to keep her running, that's typically indicative of a hole in the fuel pump diaphragm. Buy a rebuild kit or new pump, which isn't too much.

Thanks Jim, that's good to hear!

Below freezing up here ... too coccccold to go anywhere near de boat, so I'll wait for a warmish day in March to remove them and send them out to their Northern...

Great info, thank you!

@Jim R ... I sure hope you are not WAITING on them to go boating ... as Barnacle Bills is CLOSED until March 15th!

Dual purpose of G31 size tells us nothing ... what is the cranking capability? MCA? CCA? Convert one to the other?

FYI, the Evinrude igging guide for the larger 115 to 300hp E-Tecs specifies a...

I hear you, I myself work like you and would probably do it that way anyways, I just asked the follow-up question to learn from the best ...


I'll definitely call them, but this is what their...

Thanks guys!


Dumb question, but that's how I learn I guess ... but this is an older model DFI with an air cooled ECU, where I don't believe the injectors are mapped, so would the marking still...

E175FSXECS - A somewhat rare & unexploded '98 Ficht 175hp that's still running, albeit a bit rough this past season. No codes thrown. Replacing the VST filter last year helped, all fuel pressure...

Yes, to me it too sounds more like propulsion issues ... not pure power issues from the OB powerhead. Almost like the boat itself was covered with algae, growth and barnacles ...

$38 on Amazon? Only $27 on eBay! No small wonder Bezos is rich!

FWIW I learned on here that the Ficht injectors don't like Seafoam ... nor do our 2 top Moderators for that matter, LOL, but that's besides the point!

However, even those that clean/repair...

You don't have the OEM manual? The tests are very specific and detailed in them ...

In regards to removing fuel pickups off tanks, I find that 2 box wrenches set 180-degrees apart works best!...