just baught a 00` ranger r93 /200hp ficht advise?

[papacoolbreeze]

this boat was a bank repo good condition took test run and ran 65 wot. happy bout that but heard bad things about the 2000 ficht. any opinions or advise on that. dont want to end up fixing it later.( the lower engine is a different color so maybe they fixed a problem) but anyways found an awsome deal on a raymarine ds600x any experience with this unit in freshwater? any opinions pos. or neg would be great about new investment. comin from lake norman .

[R520dvx]

Mostof the problems were with 97 and 98 Fichts. Also in particular the 150 hp engine and not the bigger motors. Modifications were made and corrected even the problem motors. .... I have a 2004 225HO Ficht and it is a fine motor. Enjoy your new rig .... R93 is a good boat

[papacoolbreeze]

thanks for the help and i like to live bait fish alot and i saw ranger has an option for hand rails (put rod holders on) but dont really want to do any thing to the fiberglass. any ideas? thanks in advance

[R520dvx]

Sorry Papa ..... I've never looked into rod holders .... can't help you there .....

[senile1]

I have a 2000 Evinrude 200 HP Ficht and it runs great. There are a couple of things to keep in mind regarding these motors. Some of the original Ficht motors used 3/8 inch screws to hold the injector flange to the cylinder head. A few of these developed cracks resulting in fuel leakage and a few cases of motors catching on fire and even exploding. There was a recall fix for this problem where this area was beefed up to eliminate this potential issue. Make sure your motor has the recall work. If your motor has 1/2 inch screws holding the injector flange to the head the recall work has been done. From what I've read the 2000 year was the next generation of the Ficht Ram and these motors may have been manufactured with the fix but I would make sure.

Additionally, use only the oil and spark plugs recommended for use with this motor. I read a number of older posts on line where this motor had issues relating to these things.

[Way2slow]

As for the different color lower unit, that's probably the Lightning gear case that came standard on many of them. The come more to a point than the standard gear case and the water pickups are lower.

As for the motor, the injectors are very sensitive to old gas. Each injector is it's own high frequency pump developing approx 700 psi. Old fuel can cause the injector to pump slower. This leans the cylinder and melts the piston. Running SeaFoam is a wise thing to do with that motor.