• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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cr390 spark issues

J

Jesus freak

Husqvarna
I recently got a 1980 cr390 I love it its fast and fun I fix old bikes to sell and decided this one stays with me.Now on too my issue,its been starting fairly easy and when I went to go for a ride today it wont start at all.On further inspection I discovered very week spark any ideas?
 
check for a good solid ground corrosion under the stator plate can sure put a stop to the spark i had too add a ground wire too one of mine a piece of 6 ga run from a stator plate screw to the closest motor mount & a good cleaning & SPARKSPARKSPARK
 
These Huskys also flood very easily. If there is fuel in the crank cavity, you will never get it started.
 
adam6402 said:
These Huskys also flood very easily. If there is fuel in the crank cavity, you will never get it started.
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when a husky gets a lil flooded in the crank area, any quick fixes for that? my old scorpion sled actually had a little petcock on the bottom of the crankcase to drain fuel.....then again it had a tillotson carb too
 
justintendo said:
when a husky gets a lil flooded in the crank area, any quick fixes for that? my old scorpion sled actually had a little petcock on the bottom of the crankcase to drain fuel.....then again it had a tillotson carb too
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See this thread for a neet little solution.

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/83-cr500-here-begineth-the-lesson.22344/page-20

I've never flooded mine as bad as what you see in this thread, on the few occasions that it has happened, I just pull the plug, kick it a few times with a rag over the head to catch some spray of fuel and then let it sit for a few days, and then make darn sure it never happens. I know i've seen a few threads where people have flipped their bikes upside down to try and get the fuel out, never tried that myself.
 
yea don't let happen keep the petcock needle&seat & floats in good working order [not leaking] run the float a bit low,turn fuel off about 30sec or more before turning the bike off & TURN it on after start up OR put a Lectron it they were around back then and a non powerjet model should be AHRMA legal but if it dose happen pull the plug flip wheels too the sky & pump it out just like when drop it in the creek
 
thanks for the help im gonna clean up grounds and run one from the stator plate to the coil mount,I fix old broken down bikes and sell em usually cheap but I took one ride on my 80 cr390 and had to keep it I paid $260 for it and a 77 Yamaha dt250 needs reeds I had never ridden a husky b4 now and im hooked.Any ideas on how to make mine a little lower?
 
that,s a bunch you can get it down about 2 " with WR suspension 9.6" VS 11.8" travel you could cut the seat down a bit if your that short should,t be an issue just please don,t screw up a old husky trade it for a real WR FIRST PLEASE I HATE HACK JOBS i know a few tricks to make that DT bark
 
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