pulled the pin on a 150hp

[Van]

Originally Posted by Fly Rod

When people are saying that Evinrudes are blowing up etc: are they the Etecs or the older Ficht. If they were the newer Etecs they would have been under warranty I would have assumed and would be fixed or replaced for free.

The older 1998- 2001 fichts had many problems, they were junk. I had a 2000 that came with the boat when I bought it. Just before buying it the previeous owner blew the engine just before I was buying the boat. He had it rebuilt under warranty. When I got the boat and put 25 hrs. on the engine it blew again. Bombardier were the new owners and they sent me a free powerhead, which they did not have to do since the warranty only went to the first owner. As soon as the boat mechanic finished installing the new powerhead I traded for the etec

The engine in the late 90s had the issue. I put over 1100 HARD hours on my 01' ficht. yes she had a few problems, but never the powerhead. I always used rude oil and switched to XD100 in her later years. Sold it on ebay with a new fuel pump, still had solid compression. Still I love my new ETEC.

Go to www.DOMO-ONLINE for 2-stroke oil. I buy it by the case.


To others: Remember older boats cannot take the extra weight of a 4 stroker. Even if you up the horsepower, it will bog down off plane.
They were rated more for weight than total HP..

So the leader in 2-strokes is the way to go....you did right