• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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PVL IGNITION ADVICE 500 LC

Kartwheel68 said:
Its not a timing or jetting issue, the PVL has to be spun over fast to make spark. I had a '77 Penton 400 with one and it started fine because the KTM primary gearing spins the engine over 5-6 times per kick so you get great crank speed. I have one currently on my '70 440 Maico and its like a 430 Husky, the kicker spins the engine about .75 rotations per kick. Its a nightmare to start. I have them on several Sachs engine 100-125s and they are great, but that engine's kicker also spins the engine very fast. My cousin had a PVL on his '74 Mag, bump started easy, would NOT kick start. The PVL requires too much RPM to reliably generate a spark to be used on any bike that does not a kicker that spins the engine over fast. The MZ-B, while a good bit more expensive than a PVL, generates spark at very low cranking speeds, even lower than a Motoplat.
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I had one on my 360 it started fine
 
2premo said:
OK a couple of questions,
did you confirm spark at the low kick speed, most people pull the plug and kick it like a 125
2.2 is farther advanced than where I ran my 500 and 430's and were hard to boot at 2.2 so I rolled them back to 2.0 and was informed 1.9 works better
typically hard to start big bores have to do with the idle circuit, screw your air screw way in and see if it starts, I have been down this road before
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Thanks for the imput dude,yes I have had the timing @ .070,.075,.080..085.I have been all over with the air screw.I'm a big guy with strong legs I actually hear compression twice while kicking,and probably 3 times when on the de-compressor.On a side note,my CR500 Honda will not start on the de-compressor when cold either.But at only 6:1 compression will start on the first kick after sitting for a month.
 
I have no trouble starting my Honda CR500 either, but its kicker turns the engine over fairly fast and the ignition generates spark with very little crank speed.
 
Dave Mills said:
Is there a way to wire in some AA's or a 9V to get the initial spark to turn the motor over?
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Magneto is A/C and batteries are D/C. I was going to set up a charging battery to "energize" the ignition but converting D/C to A/C is a pain. My 84 500 had a PVL. It went on a 250 and a MotoPlat went back on. Penton admitted to me they are weak big bore/slow kicking speed ignitions. Work great on Hodaka's!
 
Yup, good on small bikes or bikes that spin over fast, not so good on big bikes or bikes that dont spin over fast.
 
justintendo said:
awesome can you give it a review when you get it? seems too good to be true, you know?
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Will do.The only bad thing I hear is their customer service is just about non existence.
What is nice about this ignition is that it had a start timing retard.They also sell one for our Husy's with the external flywheel.
 
I'm looking forward to hearing how it works. I plan on getting one, but the politicians are delaying the purchase. Furlough days to follow
 
I just installed an electrex SEM style stator in my 1995 husaberg 501. Shipping took about 5 days to Canada.
The bike starts easy and seems to run very well at low rpm, as it seems like I can let it run down to idle speed on the trails and it does not flame out.011.JPG It appears well made.
 
Remember when you could put a SEM stator from a KTM onto a Husaberg for like 130 bucks? That same stator is no longer available from KTM. I guess this is now the way to go.
 
troublemaker said:
Damn....super fast shipping,it arrived today,full report tomorrow.
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Anxious to know who it works as I've got an '84 500CR with the PVL and even with all correct , she starts when she wants too......real joy kicking your brains out and then bump starting as your moto is on the line :-)
 
bultokid said:
Anxious to know who it works as I've got an '84 500CR with the PVL and even with all correct , she starts when she wants too......real joy kicking your brains out and then bump starting as your moto is on the line :-)
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Had the same troubles on my 77 250CR. I don't think they should offer them for Husky's. Works fantastic on my 72 Penton 125 Six day though.
 
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