Husqvarna TE 250/310 Longevity question

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the forum, my name is Bogdan, and I live in Vancouver BC.

I recently purchased a 2009 TE 250/310 kit with a blown head. I ordered valves, had the head re done, put a new piston and had cylinder inspected and honed, put a new cam chain in.

The bike seems to run fine, I don't have any experience with huskies before. I have the service manual and have read about the necessary maintenance.

I am wondering about any tips or things to watch out for, I would like this bike to last a long time and enjoy it.

Thanks,
Bogdan

I'm guessing your motor is a big block (some 250s that year were the first xlite motor). They are solid motors with a great rep. Keep oil and water in it and it should last a long time. Actually, some of these engines even have brought people home with the rare impeller failure.

good luck.

Trench:

Are you referring to a water pump impeller?

How would it fail?

The nut holding the impeller on has come off.

Hello. I'm also doing an engine repair on my TE310 2012. Need valves, all four of them. Official Husky service asks over 150 per each [!]. I wonder if you know better/cheaper way to get valves. Thanks

The 250 and 310's shared the same bottom end as the 450 and 510 so it should be strong for a long time. I have a 2009 and 2010 which I only use for tight single track riding. Never had a failure. As Trenchcoat stated be generous with oil and air filter changes. I also put in a dash of 2 stroke oil in my fuel (say 200:1 ratio). This is a surrogate for lead in the fuel in that it helps cushion the valves. It also gives the top comp ring an assist and will also act as a fuel stabiliser.
Finally I always use iridium spark plugs. The help cold starting, burn better and I think help with fuel economy.

Sandy- The engine we are discussing here is the older-style big block (which SWM has based their motor on). Your xlite engine is a little more rare (actually, a lot more rare) and parts are expensive and hard to find.

start a new thread or search for other threads discussing your engine. Your "blackhead" 310 is an xlite engine.

good luck.