[Ficht Guy]

Gotta a question for ya. Today I was out on the lake and after about 15 mins of trolling in a slow-no-wake zone my engine started to sputter and die like it was being starved of fuel. Primer bulb was firm, but pumped it anyways and after 2-3 minutes the engine fired back up only after I had the throttle all the way up. I throttled down and the engine continued to run very smooth and was fine for the rest of the trip. This also happened to me that last few times I took it out last year, just thought I had some bad fuel, but this fuel is fresh. Any ideas what might be the issue? All the times it has happened I have always been able to get her started again, but I don't want to take anymore chances. I also don't think it's a good idea to starve the engine of fuel for the sake of the injectors and for any other reason. I did not have any check engine or warning lights come on during the stalling. Thanks for your help!

[REELSPORT]

might be the injectors might be a little dirty.There is a product on the market called seafoam you might want to get a can of this and add to your gas tank. Just follow directions on can and it will clean the injectors and even if that is not the problem it will do you motor good. good luck

[Ficht Guy]

Actually when i put in the fresh fuel in a few days ago I added some bombardier fuel system cleaner....The engine runs very smooth at all rpms with no hesitation...just has this issue of stalling, now that I think about it the engine did stall at the end of last year when I was going w.o.t as well when I was trolling for no apparent reason.

[Ficht Guy]

I just called the dealer and they said they are two weeks out...fun fun. Do you think it will hurt the engine to run it this upcoming weekend? I was hoping to get some boating in during the nice long holiday weekend.

[Cricket Too]

Ficht's eat up spark plugs, have you changed them, my 150 Ficht will idle like crap on old plugs, anything over 50 hours. FYI you don't really need a primer bulb on a DI motor, it's kind of like pumping the gas on a fuel injected car, pointless, mine didn't even come with one, I would take it out of the fuel line if I were you, if it starts to go bad, and they do, it could be affecting the pressure in the fuel system, which is integral to engine performance with Direct Injection. The bulb is only used on carbs to fill up the bowl before starting, the lift pump on a DI will keep a constant pressure in the system.