I forgot to ask

[cterrebonne]

change your plugs (dont forget to index them). and if you ever want to sell it leet me know. also how many hours on those plugs?

[tsubaki]

But check for water in the filter, at least rule it out.

[phester]

change the water seperater as well

[THEFERMANATOR]

04 is one of the better models, that was after BOMBARDIER took over. Definately change the plugs and index them properly. Also check your filters and such. You should be running XD50 or XD100 in it. You NEED to run an approved DFI oil in it unless you want it to die a premature death from carbon build-up. ALOT of the FICHT failures have been traced back to improper oil being used and carboning the engine up and sticking the rings. I haven't ever owned or worked on one, but with fuel prices I have considered buying one and done ALOT of reading on them lately as the FICHT stigma has REALLY dropped the resale on the pre-ETEC engines. Also do a thorough de-carb with a heavy shot of SEA-FOAM and use some sort of additive in your fuel to prevent carboning on a regular basis. And the #1 thing I have read on these engines to NOT do is to let them sit and then start them up with regular gas in them. If your going to store it for any length of time(more than 3 weeks), you MUST treat the fuel and the whole fuel system before hand. Put a heavy shot of fuel atabilizer in the fuel as well as ring free or SEA-FOAM. The injectors in the FICHTS are known for sticking and cooking a piston after letting them sit up for awhile.

[cterrebonne]

like ferm said 04's were good ones, it should also have a Magnum gearcase which are beffier than the O types. what was really crappy and didnt help with image was that the 97's 98's had three basically 1000 parts that could fail at a moments notice. emm, ignition module, rec/regulator. i just changed a rec/reg on a 98 this morning that 1st needed the ecu repaired and they after that was fixed (emm kept giving a false overheat) find out that the rec/reg is not putting out proper voltage to charge batteries. 99 and after i beleive they put everything into the emm and water cooled it. only one thing to crap up.