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

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TE449 warm starting problem

....What why would the clutch being released slow cranking? It would speed cranking up as the clutch can then slip and not spin the output shaft thingy.

Also, just crack the throttle slightly.....mine does it even with a PCV tuned pretty well. It takes a bit of cranking to fire off but a slivht pull of the throttle and it comes to life first hit.
 
Just a fact. RPM in neutral clutch out, spins much faster, starts much easier. Did not make sense to me either,
But that is how it works, bet Tinken would be able to explain why? I will look at parts & manuel to see if I can
make sense of it.
 
I have PVC. Throttle has never made any difference on my bike in over 3000mi. I am talking about rpm at
startup, hot or cold, huge difference.
 
James Patton said:
Just a fact. RPM in neutral clutch out, spins much faster, starts much easier. Did not make sense to me either,
But that is how it works, bet Tinken would be able to explain why? I will look at parts & manuel to see if I can
make sense of it.
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Sounds like there may have be an issue with the thrust bearing for the clutch.
It really shouldn't make any difference to cranking speed opening the clutch (in neutral) unless there's a problem.
 
That's interesting. My guess is that when you pull the clutch, you loose the oil pump and gain friction from no oil pumping. Clutch out, oil gets pumped during start up (clutch is on crankshaft).

Normally it would be reversed as it would be difficult to pump a thick oil, but I know you are using 0W40 with an SS filter and it takes nothing to move through galleries.
 
huskylove said:
Also, just crack the throttle slightly. It takes a bit of cranking to fire off but a slight pull of the throttle and it comes to life first hit.
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+1
As mentioned above, mine is only hard to start hot after a stall. But a 1/4 throttle has it start staright up every time.
 
Wow,this is great banter lads,it's like listening in on a room full of husky riding vulcans on the planet errr,Vulcan?!!
Excellent, really enjoying reading all of it,don't understand most of it but what the hell..
Live long and prosper!
 
As said earlier, there is a hot start issue with the 449's. This was cured on the TC models by adding a Honda style hot start button to the throttle body. We designed an aftermarket add on for YZ's back in 1998 and I have placed an order for additional units to be able to mount on your handle bars. This will work for most TE models.
 
Lemme know when you get that done Tinken! I'd rather have a hot start button than mess around with the idle. I've never touched the screw yet, and found the JD doesn't do much to help until the engine's running.
 
I've also resisted removing the butterfly for the FBW system because I just haven't seen the need yet. I was enthused about it at first, and there's plenty of anecdotal evidence suggesting it helps, but I only get the occasional bad hot start. Call me lazy or too careful, but that's how I roll.
 
Huskynoobee said:
I've also resisted removing the butterfly for the FBW system because I just haven't seen the need yet. I was enthused about it at first, and there's plenty of anecdotal evidence suggesting it helps, but I only get the occasional bad hot start. Call me lazy or too careful, but that's how I roll.
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I did it to fix my dead throttle issue that almost killed me a few times. 100% fixed and runs slightly better. Starts the same which has always been good on my bike.
 
Yeah , I never had that one happen to me, well maybe once, but I was at least a gear high messing around. Not to say I won't try the BF removal one day though. Still running my stock battery too.:p Hoping to get me an Earth X this month on my next ZipTy visit.

I just get pissed when I'm in the middle of a ride and I get too anxious to get the bike started after a break by adding a touch too much throttle, it coughs, stops turning over, and re-sets the damned trip meter. I've finally learned to just keep hitting the button and let it turn over until it catches when it's pretty hot. That way I don't have to add what I think the trip said before it resets.:rolleyes:
 
No worries Kelly, I know that. I'm just slow to try things until I am sure I've got the variable I'm working on established as a certain improvement. Hell I still run the stock muffler. I figure by the time I get around to buying an FMF or similar muffler, they'll be discontinued.:lol:
 
Huskynoobee said:
Yeah , I never had that one happen to me, well maybe once, but I was at least a gear high messing around. Not to say I won't try the BF removal one day though. Still running my stock battery too.:p Hoping to get me an Earth X this month on my next ZipTy visit.

I just get pissed when I'm in the middle of a ride and I get too anxious to get the bike started after a break by adding a touch too much throttle, it coughs, stops turning over, and re-sets the damned trip meter. I've finally learned to just keep hitting the button and let it turn over until it catches when it's pretty hot. That way I don't have to add what I think the trip said before it resets.:rolleyes:
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Husky, fitting a Lithium battery will definitely help with the starts. No question there.

It will also keep your trip/clock data in the dash as the cranking voltage never gets below the 'drop out' voltage of the dash.

I haven't had to reset my dash since fitting the new battery - 100% fixed.

Earth-x, SSB ....whatever your poison, but buy one & you'll be stoked :thumbsup:

As for the butterfly, I think you'd be surprised by the difference in roll-on response :)
 
Huskynoobee said:
Yeah , I never had that one happen to me, well maybe once, but I was at least a gear high messing around. Not to say I won't try the BF removal one day though.
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I would have a JD or PCV in hand before you remove. Kelly can get you set up with the JD if needed.
 
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