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bassinking posted 09-19-2010 08:21 PM ET (US)
Hi everyone new here,i have a 2000 225 ficht evin. i have replaced batt with interstate batt that engine calls for but sometime it will not start,it just cranks,it is getting fire to the plugs,the fuel pump is running,the injectors are clicking,i just keep cranking, and finally it starts and runs perfect until maybe a month later and wont start again,any help well appreciated.
jimh posted 09-20-2010 08:08 AM ET (US)
I am afraid I am old-fashioned, and for a bat I much prefer a wooden bat, like an old Hillerich-Bradsby Louisville Slugger to any of these new metal bats.
95Outrage17 posted 09-20-2010 11:06 AM ET (US)
Try checking your "start assist" solenoid on the port, top side of the engine. Those engines have a start assist system that provides something like 16V to the injectors during starting in order to make the engine fire. It may have a strong battery, but it may not be getting enough voltage to the injectors to start. I've had a Ficht 200 with this problem. It would turn over no problem, but not always start. Sometimes it would start, sometimes not. The start assist solenoid was replaced and everything has been fine since. Something to check out. Also, check for loose or corroded electrical connections.
- Chris
Tohsgib posted 09-20-2010 03:06 PM ET (US)
Also try priming the bulb if it sat for a few days. It could possibly be the pressure relay that is losing prime after it sits, just like on a car. Easy to test. Priming the bulb would eliminate that until it gets to the loint you have to do it daily.
seahorse posted 09-20-2010 05:03 PM ET (US)
The start assist on your motor is engergized by the pink wire on the starter solenoid.
Hook up a digital voltmeter on the starter post and ground to the engine block and crank the engine over for about 5 seconds. The voltage should stay close to 10 volts. If it is less than 9.8V, the EMM could be turning on and off. The pink assist wire should also show about the same voltage as the starter within a few "tenths".
Even though the voltage is OK, the starter may still be turning the motor over too slowly to activate the sensors and build up power in the stator.
Tohsgib posted 09-20-2010 09:22 PM ET (US)
Listen to Seahorse...not me.
jimh posted 09-20-2010 09:53 PM ET (US)
I think part of the problem in starting this Evinrude FICHT motor is the use of a bat instead of a battery. I'd get a good cranking battery, not a bat. You just can't replace a battery with a bat, even a modern aluminum bat, and certainly not an old wooden bat.

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Author	Topic: 2000 225 ficht
bassinking	posted 09-19-2010 08:21 PM ET (US) Hi everyone new here,i have a 2000 225 ficht evin. i have replaced batt with interstate batt that engine calls for but sometime it will not start,it just cranks,it is getting fire to the plugs,the fuel pump is running,the injectors are clicking,i just keep cranking, and finally it starts and runs perfect until maybe a month later and wont start again,any help well appreciated.
jimh	posted 09-20-2010 08:08 AM ET (US) I am afraid I am old-fashioned, and for a bat I much prefer a wooden bat, like an old Hillerich-Bradsby Louisville Slugger to any of these new metal bats.
95Outrage17	posted 09-20-2010 11:06 AM ET (US) Try checking your "start assist" solenoid on the port, top side of the engine. Those engines have a start assist system that provides something like 16V to the injectors during starting in order to make the engine fire. It may have a strong battery, but it may not be getting enough voltage to the injectors to start. I've had a Ficht 200 with this problem. It would turn over no problem, but not always start. Sometimes it would start, sometimes not. The start assist solenoid was replaced and everything has been fine since. Something to check out. Also, check for loose or corroded electrical connections. - Chris
Tohsgib	posted 09-20-2010 03:06 PM ET (US) Also try priming the bulb if it sat for a few days. It could possibly be the pressure relay that is losing prime after it sits, just like on a car. Easy to test. Priming the bulb would eliminate that until it gets to the loint you have to do it daily.
seahorse	posted 09-20-2010 05:03 PM ET (US) The start assist on your motor is engergized by the pink wire on the starter solenoid. Hook up a digital voltmeter on the starter post and ground to the engine block and crank the engine over for about 5 seconds. The voltage should stay close to 10 volts. If it is less than 9.8V, the EMM could be turning on and off. The pink assist wire should also show about the same voltage as the starter within a few "tenths". Even though the voltage is OK, the starter may still be turning the motor over too slowly to activate the sensors and build up power in the stator.
Tohsgib	posted 09-20-2010 09:22 PM ET (US) Listen to Seahorse...not me.
jimh	posted 09-20-2010 09:53 PM ET (US) I think part of the problem in starting this Evinrude FICHT motor is the use of a bat instead of a battery. I'd get a good cranking battery, not a bat. You just can't replace a battery with a bat, even a modern aluminum bat, and certainly not an old wooden bat.