r/jetski • u/Formal-Negotiation74 • 14d ago

Good buy?

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Really just looking at the black one. Its an early 2000 maybe an 01?. Virage TX sti 1200. With just over 100 hours. The red one has some issues. It supposedly will run with a little work, but the owner basically wants to just cut it up and scrap it. So the deal is 2300 for both, and the trailer. The black one runs pretty good. Its got a little bog when you start it, but once you get going it runs great.

Do you think 2300 is a solid deal for these?

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u/TheKrakIan 14d ago

Where are you sourcing your parts?

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u/CompetitiveYou2786 14d ago

Numerous sites but probably the most was a mix of eBay and watercraft superstore. The eBay seller I’m usually getting from is actually a similar setup to watercraft superstore, they just use eBay as a marketplace.

Plus OP has the carbed version, way less preventive fixing. On the injected ones you gotta do a preventive fix to eliminate a fuel pressure regulator from falling in the tank still took only 40 mins

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u/Formal-Negotiation74 14d ago

Is the sti not fuel injected? Im looking at the black one in the photo. It says "direct injection" on the cowl, but idk much about the polaris

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u/muhbeardy Polaris 96 SL700, 01 PRO1200, SLH & Virage TX, 03& 2x04 MSX140, 13d ago edited 13d ago

Yes, the black Virage TXI is fuel injected. The very first thing that needs to be done to it (if not done already) is reinforce the fuel pressure regulator. After that, basic maintenance like replacing the spark plugs (NGK PZFR6H or Champion QC10PEP only), oil injection lines and fuel lines, pulling the pump to grease driveshaft splines, and finally greasing the thru hull bearing is about it.

The red Virage TX is carbed. Clean the carbs, and follow the maintenance outlined for the other one and you'll have a pair of good machines.

ETA the red ski requires NGK BR9ES plugs.

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u/CompetitiveYou2786 13d ago

OP! Please don’t run the fuel injected one until you have done this! Or verify it has already been done.
If not done, it’s one wake away from dropping its regulator in the tank, leaning out and melting pistons. Easy fix well worth it!!

https://youtu.be/MoqtQnNpmbU?si=NX9WQTd0vefVEyDP

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u/Formal-Negotiation74 13d ago

Could this be causing the bogging when first started?

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u/CompetitiveYou2786 13d ago

Ehhh, could be, could be like half way out and is loosing pressure. Overall with the fuel injected make sure you got pressure. The fuel pumps are surprisingly reliable along with the oil pump but this is an Achilles heal of the fuel system, make sure you do this and that your lines are all good.

If your out on the lake and it fails at higher speed, you won’t notice it really until it’s melted a hole in the piston. That YouTube link I dropped, he basically rebuilt one in worse shape and higher hours, and still answers comments to this day!

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u/Formal-Negotiation74 13d ago

Well I just got the fuel sending unit out. What a pain in the ass. The reg is intact tho.

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u/CompetitiveYou2786 13d ago

Ooof don’t put it back together yet lol. I’d watch that video, got lucky it’s still in there but without a doubt this will fall into the tank after a wake. They are loosely press fitted in, in the video you can see, you can put threads in that original hole, and attach it using a barb fitting

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u/Formal-Negotiation74 13d ago

Yeah, im waiting to do a lowes run and get that part. Too much work to take it out for me to NOT make the repair.

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u/muhbeardy Polaris 96 SL700, 01 PRO1200, SLH & Virage TX, 03& 2x04 MSX140, 13d ago

If you were in Minnesota I'd totally help you out. It's a pretty eazy once the pump is out. The biggest note is to make sure you are tapping the port as straight and true as possible.

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u/Formal-Negotiation74 12d ago

So here's the reg. The coupler has more teeth than the one in the video. That being said, it did come out by hand so obviously its still a failure point.

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u/muhbeardy Polaris 96 SL700, 01 PRO1200, SLH & Virage TX, 03& 2x04 MSX140, 12d ago

Yeah, definitely time to tap the port for 1/8 NPT and use a threaded fitting.

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u/CompetitiveYou2786 12d ago

Huh, that’s weird. Also looks like it’s brass, the one in the video (stock I’m assuming) was grey and like you said not that many teeth. Huh.. cool head scratcher

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u/muhbeardy Polaris 96 SL700, 01 PRO1200, SLH & Virage TX, 03& 2x04 MSX140, 13d ago

It's easy on the Genesis, a lot less easy on the MSX140, but I've never done it on the Virage. I've looked at one before and it looked worse than the MSX.

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u/Formal-Negotiation74 13d ago

The sending unit is directly under the handle bars. You have to do the hoses and the harness to slide the tank forward to get access.

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u/CompetitiveYou2786 13d ago

Id run some sta-bil marine fuel stabilizer and NEVER ethanol on these. its a good cleaner for carb’ed and injected, after some hard runs its a good hold over till the winter service clean, made my genesis with a Dirty carb turn to a first time starter upper