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I just bought a 2001 Polaris Virage 700CC with a trailer for $250! It turned but had no spark. Followed the threads and got it to start! I do have some issues that I want to fix. First, the bilge pump button doesn't work. I guess the bilge pump was replaced with an after market pump because it has a float installed. If I pick up the float manually, I can hear the pump running. Second, the MFI was cracked and water was present inside the MFI. I found a donor ski for $300 and had a really good looking MFI and installed it. Machine will start, but MFI won't turn on. How can I check the MFI? The ski has been converted to pre mix, so the oil pump has been removed. I have two cables that have been cut. One is solid black and the other is orange with a black line. Cables change colors to black and brown. I am excited to get this beast in the water, but I want everything working as expected before I take it to the water. Thanks in advance!
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2001 Virage 700
I just bought a 2001 Polaris Virage 700CC with a trailer for $250! It turned but had no spark. Followed the threads and got it to start! I do have some issues that I want to fix. First, the bilge pump button doesn't work. I guess the bilge pump was replaced with an after market pump because it has a float installed. If I pick up the float manually, I can hear the pump running. Second, the MFI was cracked and water was present inside the MFI. I found a donor ski for $300 and had a really good looking MFI and installed it. Machine will start, but MFI won't turn on. How can I check the MFI? The ski has been converted to pre mix, so the oil pump has been removed. I have two cables that have been cut. One is solid black and the other is orange with a black line. Cables change colors to black and brown. I am excited to get this beast in the water, but I want everything working as expected before I take it to the water. Thanks in advance! -
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Post photos of the electrical connections that have been severed.
And the wiring inside electrical box.
There is a fuse just for the MFD. It is a very thin wire inside the fuse and becomes fragile with age. Replace only with specific fuse rated for 1/4 amp.
More info can be found here;
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I did some investigating using the schematic on the service manual and discovered that the wires that were cut are the wires for the original bilge pump. Now I will try to find an original bilge pump. The old MFI was missing the pin for the yellow connection. Using the schematics I concluded that yellow to black would give me 12 volts and it did. When checking for voltage between red and purple to black I wasn't getting anything. Traced the red and purple back to the electric box and visually inspected the fuse and it looked good. But when I checked the fuse with a multimeter, it was bad. Installed the spare fuse and now the MFI is turning on. Next step is to remove the old fuel and replace it with fresh fuel. I also want to remove the carbs and clean them. Hopefully cleaning the carb will help with starting, It will start, but it takes many attempts and playing with the choke and the throttle to get it to start. BTW, all the links on the http://polarispwcknowledge.shorturl.com/ are broken.Comment
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Yeah, known issue, sorry. The links at the bottom should work.Originally posted by DukeofPR View PostComment
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You can get an original stock bildge pump here: Search - Fix my Toys I just bought a handful last week at this price!Originally posted by DukeofPR View PostLast edited by 32DegH2O; 03-11-2023, 02:17 PM.Comment
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