Johnson Ficht?

So I'm buying oil for my carb Johnson @ a dealer, and in his inventory is a 1998 Johnson 175...and in big red letters on the side is "Ficht Fuel-injected." On inquiry, the dealer told me, "Yes, they did make them for a while, and everyone had a lot of trouble with them." (yeah, she's a smooth-talkin' sales lady...too dang honest to be in boat sales).<br /><br />Well. Do I feel stupid. First, let me apologize to everyone I've told, maybe some of them on this forum, that Johnson Fichts never existed (I thought only Evinrudes were Fichts). <br /><br />Secondly (I'm humble now), what's the story? How many and in what years and what horsepower did they make? They're not referenced in the 2000 OMC catalog, so maybe only a year or two?

Re: Johnson Ficht?

For sure in 1997, 98, and I think 99 the Ficht was available in both the Evinrude and Johnson lines as 150hp and 175hp models. I had a 1998 150hp, had all the updates including cylinder heads, which always resulted in lower top speeds and less holeshot. In 2000 with less than 60 hours on the powerhead, I was given a complete new 2000 powerhead. In 2002, with 48 hours and a scored cylinder I traded that POS off on an I/O.

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The Ficht injection system was on the smaller HP engines as well. I own a 98 Johnson 115hp Ocean Runner.

Re: Johnson Ficht?

There were Johnson FICHTS for 1997 and 1998. In 1999 Johnson and Evinrude was restructured and had different products. Evinrude had the FICHT and the 4 strokes. Johnson had the traditional 2 strokes.