1994 Polaris 750 info needed:

I am looking into purchasing a 1994 Polaris 750, I think it is a SL 750. There are next to no decals on it. It is a three cyl. I have the VIN number. Does anyone know what the numbers mean? Here it is: PLE03324A694 The hull paint is worn, the impeller is pretty beat and the thing was stored improperly so the carbs are gummed up. It comes with a trailer that is OK. What would you offer? It was never used in salt water(so they say) Thanks, James

The last 2 digits of the vin # are the year so it is a 94. I would offer the person no more than $1,000 and probably less depending on some factors and expect to possibly spend another $1,300 including labor if you want to do a short block swap. This is worst case scenario and you might not even need to do a swap if the engine is ok? Just some TLC can bring it back to life. Check the pump stator and make sure it is ok. Make sure there are no broken or missing chunks from it by looking with a flashlight from the front and back of the pump. You already said the impeller was bad, but it might be fixable by Impros for way less than a new one. Will the engine turn over or fire up? If it does, you can at least do a compression check to make sure all 3 are fairly equal. Also check the MFD gauge and make sure it works. Those are about $250.

I should have mentioned I did a cold compression check and the cylinders were even at 120 psi. I could not get fuel to run past the water seperator so I put a teaspoon in each cylinder and it ran well for a second or two - up to about 3000 rpm. And right down to 0 rpm right away. I read somewhere that 145 lbs would be a good reading for this motor. Is that right? The fellow was asking $2000 and I replied a week after he started advertising. He said I was the only one who responded. I don't want to low-ball him but I don't want a money pit. He took it on trade for something two years ago and has never used it. I don't think he realizes what is required money wise to repair it. He would get a shop to fix it. I would do most of the repairs myself. I wish I knew where to get the equipment to shape the impeller. A used impeller here is $250 plus 14 1/2 % tax. Pretty freakin sad. The taxes I mean. I will check it out again this weekend and bring cash. He had the hose attachment so I hooked it up, I noticed later there was water in the motor compartment. So I want to make sure there are no major problems with cooling system leaks. I suppose if he would go cheap enough I would still buy it. I would think a stock machine like that should provide loads of reliable fun for me and my family for a number of seasons. I would say it has been abused somewhat. As in- not cared for very well. I watched the first gallon os so of water come out when I first plugged in the hose and it was very clear aside from a few 1/16' white corrosion pieces. I will be printing some of these responses for him to back up my probable low-ball offer. The marine mechanics here charge $90 hour. The competant ones anyway. Who sells the best repair manual for this model? Thanks in advance, James

One more thing - I have been using the oil that I have provided a link for for many years in a variety of uses and machines. They provide an extra year warranty if you use it. I have never had ANY failures due to bad oil. In fact I have found double the life in some machines and then they onl;y needed ring work(head work). What would say to using it in the Polaris? The link -

The water seperator has a red ring in it. If it is floating at the top then you have water in the tank, lines and seperator? If the ring is on the bottom then it's all gas? Also,you are talking Canadian $ and not US $ I assume?

I meant the bowl seperator on the main fuel line. It's clearAnd yes, in canadian bucks. Worthless as it is.

If the ring is not floating then you are probably looking at going through the carbs and rebulding them. If you end up getting it, toss the stock fuel pump and get a triple outlet Mikuni high volume in its place? When rebuliding the carbs, make sure to clean the internal filters. Also replace the 2 inline fule filters.

Not the best ski Polaris ever made. There were a number of issues with it (recalls) that involved the auto fuel petcock and water ingestion into the cylinders causing a twisted crank. It's not terribly difficult to index the crank if you've got a dial gauge and the proper adapter for the spark plug hole. However, parts for the old Fuji motors are getting very expensive, making rebuilds extremely expensive. As much as I like Polaris, the newer models were much better built and the Polaris motor in later models is a lot more reliable. I would only considder this one if it is dirt cheap and you've got the mechanical capabilities to do a lot of tinkering and repairing.

hi i just got a 93 polaris sl 750 its got problems is it werth it to fix it it has sand in the cilanders ex and pipes a hole in the number3 pisten 360.00 for partes is it worth it to fix it