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

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Hard to start TC250

gestion01

gestion01

Husqvarna
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For some reason, this week my TC250 is a hard to start again. I changed the fuel screw back to stock...better...at least it starts now. Before this change, 1 hour of kicking. :banghead:

New spark plug...cleaned the carb (it was perfect)

Even so I'm back to 6-7 kicks cold. This bike has about 15 hrs. Could this be time to check out the valves so soon?

Still no carb update, parts just don't come in anymore. My 144 is out since my last race 4 weeks ago...no parts. Maybe I will make one work for this weekends race :censored:

I'm pretty disapointed in husky right now.
 
15 hrs and you haven't check your valves yet,my TC510 was suppose to be check at 3 hrs then 10hrs.
 
1 hour of kicking...

Something is BAD wrong and not normal. We've got about 15 hours on the TC and the valves are still OK. I checked them this weekend as a matter of fact. I haven't seen the specs on the JD jet kit, but I'm starting to wonder...
 
Gestion01, did you check your valves when the bike was brand new? Maybe they were out of spec from the beginning?

Can you order parts from a dealer here in the US, so you do not have to wait so long. Then again, it took me about 2.5 months to get a bar clamp, bolts, and skid-plate for the WR125. So, maybe ordering here is not any better.

JS
 
I'm checking the valves this weekend... The jd jetting cured the earlier problem I had with starting( never cured the hot starting). All of a sudden it won't start anymore.

Second step is sending the carb out to zip ty, for the full package.
 
I have 51.5 hours on my 2010 TC250 with the stock carb with out any of the updates starts every time hot or cold and my valves have not moved at all cold with choke 2 turns of the throttle starts within 2 kicks hot hold the throttle wide open 1 kick and within 2 more kicks starts right up.
 
check your valves our demo got hard to start 50hrs use never been checked haha had one tight valve adjust started first kick.. haha
 
We used the jetting from Hall's on my son's bike and it starts very well hot or cold. The needle is different from the JD kit so if everythng else checks out you may want to try the one they suggest. Good luck.
 
I get to the race this weekend. I had the 144 along and was planning to race it. had the parts to get it going. Then i decide to kick the tc for fun :p

I starts first kick... 20 kicks back to back...starts each time.


raced with it on sunday, ran like a champ :excuseme:

Only change was going back to the OE fuel screw.

hot start is still a pain, i got caught be the referee fueling with the engine on and had to stop it. It took about 20 kicks. Lucky I'm in great shape :D.
 
I was out on my TC250 yesterday. Dead cold, mine seems to take 7-8 kicks to get it going but once it fires, it starts up within 1-3 kicks every time.

I have the carb update parts in mine, but have a JD jet kit in mine instead of stock jetting.
 
It's best to keep the JD needle and jets then. Scott, Have you tried both to compare?

Except for last week, cold starting was not an issue. I suspect the after market fuel screw or minute ''gunk'' in the carb somewhere.
 
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