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

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    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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Slow turnover speed...bike won't start

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DSnyder78

Husqvarna
A Class
2006 husky smr510 with fresh 530bb top end, new cam chain, tensioner, sliders, new valves/guides/seats.

Bought the bike with dropped valves, fresh rebuild, flushed the bottom end out and retrieved all the debris out the motor. Fresh head, cylinder, piston, new JD jet kit, etc. Started the bike fresh after rebuild, cranked right up, ran great for the first 500miles. No issues. About a week later starter getting harder to start. Engine turns over super slow, cranks at normal speed with decomp pulled a little, but she doesn't start anymore.

Replaced starter clutch, and just rebuilt the starter, fresh battery, still same. Jumper cables to truck battery (not running) same turn over speed. Like a dying battery speed...building a kicker set up now, going to see if a solid kick will get her going, but if that doesn't do it....I'm at a complete loss.

Any ideas? I've tried starting it dipping it to the right side in case the auto decomp Spring on the exh cam was shot (read that off cafe husky) but no luck.

Matches and some gasoline are coming to mind, I'm that frustrated!!!
 
Try putting it in gear, roll it backwards till it stops. That's just past tdc on compression. Snuck it in neutral and try it then.
 
One of my 2006 bikes had a defective decomp in the cam. I knew it right away, you had to do the drill or it would kick back right from day one. Edit, it was the TC, do no electric, just remembered. I don't know of one back kicking against a E-start, but I wouldn't chance it either.

If you get it past tdc like I said above, it should turn over very quick fir a thump or two. You can bump start it like that too, barely rolling into first gear even. Had to use that trick a few times.
 
just thinking if the starter relay is on its way out, might be worth seeing if you can borrow one to try.
 
No binding while rotating the eng. Cranked motor with no plug and she rotates at high rpm, as expected/normal.

I went through the harness prior to having this issue, I did a DC conversion...having no issue with the harness. If I bypass and go straight to the starter, same issue.

I actually got the bike running last night. Lots of feathering of the decomp lever, and throttle twisting to finally get her to cough and eventually start. Runs great, idles smoothly, throttle response is crisp and the bike sounds like a beast, and it is. Maybe the starter is just shot. All I did with the "rebuild" was replace brushes, cleaned it up, took light sandpaper to the copper, and called it good. The bearings were fine, and re lubricated.

Also, when the bike coughed(almost a start), the starter would seize(not crank over motor). I just put it in gear and rock the bike to move internals and put it in neutral and try again. I have replaced the starter clutch as if two weeks ago...it has 0miles on it. So I know that's not the case. Just another hint that tells me the starter is shot.
 
Replaced the starter and it's good to go! I actually got the starter for $20 from a eBay power seller here in Vegas! Anyway, about to go and enjoy the bike!
 
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