• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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Boy did I screw up my 2011 TE 250 !! Help please

montanaman

montanaman

Husqvarna
A Class
Long story short. I took my 2011 TE 250 for new tires ( I know. I'm lazy). For some reason I noticed the seat was popped open ( because that fastener is so fickle). I thought nothing of it and started to ride it home. The bike dies. Totally dead. It had gas so I popped the seat and saw that the battery was disconnected partially. The positive terminal was off. The bolt/screw was still hanging there but the little nut that holds it in place was gone .. hmm. I managed to prop it on there to get it a few miles home and noticed that the battery was leaning on the air filter and not in there properly in anyway.

Of course i called the shop ( new dealer here in Phoenix area) and they were confused and said in no way did their guy get to the battery. Made sense and no big deal. Until I took the battery up to them so they could replace the little bolt. And here is where I screwed up.

I put the battery back in the bike to reattach the battery cables. Unfortunately the battery had been placed backwards in it's little cradle/holder and I hooked up the battery backwards connecting red to black and vice versa. Big mistake. I heard an electrical "pop" and of course saw the error of my ways. Not good.

Now the bike's electrical system is dead. I checked the 3 fuses hoping to find a blown one and they were fine. I replaced them anyway. Nothing. I tried to kick it over and the dash kind of flickers when I do but no way is it starting.

My buddy says I probably fried the ECU. I hope not. I was getting ready to sell it to another friend and get a 350. Any other suggestions as to what I might be looking at? I really don't want to dump big money into the bike. It's been a great starter bike for me with very little issues but I really screwed up here. I'd like to blame the shop as to why in the heck did they get to the battery but that's not going to happen. They say they didn't and I say they did. There was no way that battery was like that when I dropped it off.

Nonetheless I might be hosed here. Any thoughts..

Thanks in advance.
 
Did something similar on a raptor 700 quad, unless it's a fuse somewhere it's the ecu. Had to replace mine for $499 dealer cost! Only other thing I can think of is the ecu locked itself and maybe the dealer can reset it.
 
lucky escape indeed, I'd expect a pretty hefty fuse to be in there somewhere to prevent this given how pricey ecus are.
 
montanaman said:
Thanks.. I solved the problem. There are two other 20amp fuses under on the other side of the bike near the battery. One was blown I guess as a protective device. Replaced it and bike fired right up !! I am pretty happy that after my blunder it was an 85 cent fuse.

Thanks all
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I would've guessed a blown regulator... but even that would've been a slight stretch. Most modern electronics have a diode to protect the components from stupid-human-tricks. super easy and super cheap insurance.

This is interesting. Is there any way you could I.D. the fuse for me?? I'm trying to figure what fuse it was & why it blew.

also- did it blow immediately on re-connection of the battery? or when you turned the key on? or hit the starter?

thanks.
 
There are two 20 amp large fuses on the left side near the battery. There is a little solonoid type box there with two fuses on either side. I found the area on a parts PDF and that indicated they were 15 amp on a 2011 TE 250. I pulled the left cowling. Found the two 20 amp fuses and sure enough one was blown. It immediately blew when I hooked the battery up in reverse. I am guessing it was designed to prevent further damage. it worked and the bike is back to perfect.
 
Sheesh- I can't remember (and my garage is snowed in right now- so I can't look) but I think that one of those fuses on the starter relay is actually just a spare. And my schematic calls for a 30amp (green IIRC) but the bike came with 20amp fuses (yellow).

This is an edjumakated guess- but I think that fuse was designed just to protect the wiring and stop a fire (that's what most all external fuses do- they're usually not to protect "devices"). It may have been the first thing in line to go, because the starter relay might have a resistor or (more likely) a diode in it (reverse-biased across the coil). This is common, and is used to de-engerize a relay coil- which can generate hundreds of volts in 'em when you take the power OFF. works just like a spark plug coil, so the diode lets the induced current go to ground. With your battery connected backwards, the diode was forward-biased; which basically means it's short to ground (through the fuse: zap!).

That's a lot of "maybes" and "mights" but really, I think this has a good chance to be what happened. either way- you win.

good info- thanks montanaman (hey! I used to live in Bozeman [luved it] and my dad was born in Ft Belknap Agency [aka west dakota, but still smack in the middle of N. MT somehow])
 
Trenchcoat85 said:
Sheesh- I can't remember (and my garage is snowed in right now- so I can't look) but I think that one of those fuses on the starter relay is actually just a spare. And my schematic calls for a 30amp (green IIRC) but the bike came with 20amp fuses (yellow).

This is an edjumakated guess- but I think that fuse was designed just to protect the wiring and stop a fire (that's what most all external fuses do- they're usually not to protect "devices"). It may have been the first thing in line to go, because the starter relay might have a resistor or (more likely) a diode in it (reverse-biased across the coil). This is common, and is used to de-engerize a relay coil- which can generate hundreds of volts in 'em when you take the power OFF. works just like a spark plug coil, so the diode lets the induced current go to ground. With your battery connected backwards, the diode was forward-biased; which basically means it's short to ground (through the fuse: zap!).

That's a lot of "maybes" and "mights" but really, I think this has a good chance to be what happened. either way- you win.

good info- thanks montanaman (hey! I used to live in Bozeman [luved it] and my dad was born in Ft Belknap Agency [aka west dakota, but still smack in the middle of N. MT somehow])
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I got lucky and found the fix. I am not that mechanically inclined ( obviously). I sold the 211 TE 250 to a good friend for a good price. It served me well for 5 years and I can say I rode a Husqvarna to the "Husky Monument" in the Mojave desert. Very cool.

I love the brand but I did fine a "new" 2014 Husaberg FE 350 and that is getting picked up later this week. I saved quite a few bucks over a newer KTM/Husqvarna and even tho it is a discontinued brand it is basically a "6 days" without the "orange" factor. I call it a Husevarna.
 
montanaman said:
I got lucky and found the fix. I am not that mechanically inclined ( obviously). I sold the 211 TE 250 to a good friend for a good price. It served me well for 5 years and I can say I rode a Husqvarna to the "Husky Monument" in the Mojave desert. Very cool.

I love the brand but I did fine a "new" 2014 Husaberg FE 350 and that is getting picked up later this week. I saved quite a few bucks over a newer KTM/Husqvarna and even tho it is a discontinued brand it is basically a "6 days" without the "orange" factor. I call it a Husevarna.
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eh, you're still in the family with that Husevarna. congrats.

...and I've never really given it a thought (and never been there either- I'm on the other end of Cali), but I guess every husky should make a pilgrimage to the Husky Monument at least once. gawddamn bucket list keeps getting fuller, not emptier, as I get older. sheesh.
 
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