• 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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2010 TE250 starter issues...Any one else?

I hate to resurface this topic but my 2010 TE250 is having starting problems again. I had the starter motor replaced under warranty earlier this summer and a few months later is deja-vu all over again. The second starter motor lasted only about the same time as the one that came installed when the bike was new. I haven't called the dealer yet to break the news but I'll be calling them tomorrow.

DougW - if I read your post correctly you mentioned that since they replaced the starting gears in your bike (also after the second starter motor failed) that the problem went away. Is that still the case?

Also, does anyone know if the alleged service bulletin ever made it to the US?

Thanks in advance,
Ruben
 
The first time around they replaced just the motor it turned out. The second time they just replaced the gear portion of the starter and not the motor. I'd like to think the problem has gone away, but the only time I really noticed the starter issues is when the bike was on the hot side of running. Since the replacement I can't really say the bike has got hot enough to act up since the weather has cooled off since the replacement. However it has given me no signs that it will. I'm thinking all is good and so far happy with the results.

My understanding is the problem is the coating on the gears and not the motor per say. If so, though I could easily see that sticking gears could burn out a motor pretty easy.

Good luck and hopefully the dealer will take care of your pre-existing issue.

Doug
 
Hmmm. I'm still screwed. Between the starter and the flat spot off idle even after the reflash, I'm not super loving my bike right now. It handles very good, just niggling problems keep this bike from being great.
 
Darkside;137235 said:
Hmmm. I'm still screwed. Between the starter and the flat spot off idle even after the reflash, I'm not super loving my bike right now. It handles very good, just niggling problems keep this bike from being great.
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Have you checked the spark plug gap? Sounds silly but I just did mine and it was .023 instead of the .027-.031 the manual calls for and was exhibiting all the issues the manual talked about with a narrow gap. Haven't had it out on a real ride since regapping but it sure cold started easier at .030. HTH
 
Any up dates on the starter parts? I have 2010 txc 250 with the same issue. Cold start is fine, runs and gets hot it will not turn over.. it sounds like the gears are binding and not letting the starter crank over. Let it cool for about 10 minutes and cranks over fine again and starts. I am the 2nd owner of the bike the 1st owner had about 5 tanks of gas run thru it and complained about it also, but they will not do anything about it because its out of warranty.

They are still working with me on the low end stumble/bog and can't get rid of it. Will need to work with the efi settings myself i guess. I have the ibeat program to use, but will not download on my Vista 64 bit laptop system. Will it download or do i need a different system.

I have alot of questions, but like this bike alot and want to like it even more. Any HELP would be appreciated.
 
chad26;138446 said:
Any up dates on the starter parts? I have 2010 txc 250 with the same issue. Cold start is fine, runs and gets hot it will not turn over.. it sounds like the gears are binding and not letting the starter crank over. Let it cool for about 10 minutes and cranks over fine again and starts. I am the 2nd owner of the bike the 1st owner had about 5 tanks of gas run thru it and complained about it also, but they will not do anything about it because its out of warranty.

They are still working with me on the low end stumble/bog and can't get rid of it. Will need to work with the efi settings myself i guess. I have the ibeat program to use, but will not download on my Vista 64 bit laptop system. Will it download or do i need a different system.

I have alot of questions, but like this bike alot and want to like it even more. Any HELP would be appreciated.
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Chad, iBeat is not 64 bit Windows compatible. Need 32 bit system to install and use it from what other folks have discovered. Is your 250 in the VIN range needing a reflash? It does help somewhat. I'm currently dealing with a stumble that occurs after long downhills with engine braking. It develops a pretty bad bog off idle but accelerates beyond that very well. Tweaking with iBeat........:banghead:
 
Yes, my dealer did the update on my ecu. It does seem to idle and rev better, but haven't had a chance to ride since all the snow we have. I did have the full LeoVince exhaust and ecu on it before. Put it all back to stock before taking to the dealer. Like to put the full system back on because it much quieter than stock. Will it run the same thou, they say bolt on and ready to ride. Few questions on co2 settings they have them set at 96-90-100 thats stating co1 is richer co2 is richer and co3 is factory setting. I see on the forum that they would say it co1 & co2 is leaner and co3 is factory set. Who is right? If you work with cars efi lower #'s = richer setting because your take co away that means your richening it up correct. I may have to take my home computer and stick in the garage to get this figured out. All new to efi and all help is welcome!
 
I have ridden both the updated ecu bike and the Leo exhaust with matching ecu, the Leo ecu pulls better in my opinion. Not by much but seems to be able to run a gear better. On the co settings anything below 100 is more lean, anything above 100 is more rich. I am sure on this as you are adding fuel to the system. Whenever you change Your ECU, you need to reset the TPS value as well.

I thought my bike was having the starter issue but it turned out to be a bad light weight battery. I installed the stock battery and the issue went away.
 
I have the stock battery and a little weight battery and it doesn't seem to matter when hot. For an example my buddy has a Beta 400rr took some hot laps stopped when hot would not start took another lap stopped would not start, installed his battery would not start installed my battery in his bike fired right up and this is all with the electric start. So we can rule out the battery. It will fire up on the 1st or 2nd kick everytime, so thats a good thing. Just would be nice to be able to use the e-start when you need it.
 
Raisrx251, if my settings are that lean do i need to worry? Running that lean would be bad or is that not enough to worry about.
 
On people that are having this starter issue: We really need to get everyone who has a problem to get there dealer to speak to Husky to be aware of this issue. Mainly the new After Sales Manager. We have new management now and they need to know that there is a problem. If they are not aware of it through there dealers it is never going to get a tech bulletin.

I don't remember what the range is on the TPS Carl. There is not 1 specific number for the bike that I am aware of. I have the shop manual and will look to see if there is a range for the bike there. Each bike will have a different reading but once you replace or mess with the ECU the book recommends taking a read of the TPS using Ibeat and then setting it. If the read TPS Value is different than what it is actually set to it can make the bike have a miss off the bottom is what I am getting at. This is should be done with a warmed up engine.

Chad: On the CO values, again all bikes seem to run different settings. Take a look at your plug and see what color it is running would be one thing to do. At those numbers I don't think you would be lean enough to cause any damage, it is just that there could be a little more power in there with a little richer settings. The most accurate way to do this is to rent Semco's gas analyzer that he has. This goes in place of the O2 sensor and gives you the data at where your bike is rich/lean. I still have not done this but think it would be the ticket.

I think my Leo ECU setting is around 102,105,105? It has been a long time so I can't swear to those numbers. I am thinking the re-flashed ECU TXC a friend has was running richer on all 3 settings as well but he could have been too rich. You are wanting the bike to get all the fuel it needs but don't want it to waste it out the tail pipe. Tanks are small enough as it is.

The way I did mine was mainly be the seat of the pants. I rode the bike around feeling what the bike was doing in the CO1 range, I would come back to the truck and change the setting leaner or richer and ride again. I did this maybe 10 times on each setting trying to get the best pull from each setting. Then I moved onto the CO 2 setting etc..
 
My starter is getting worse. Used to work fine when cold and bind up when it got hot. Now it won't turn over when cold. I talked to a KTM mechanic (while shopping for a new bike) and he mentioned that sometimes some KTM models need to shim the starters. He didn't elude to details on how or where to shim. Any ideas on how to try this? I was thinking maybe try to doubling up the gasket where it bolts to the cases. It would be great if Husky acknowledged the problem. But I'm not holding my breath.
 
Take a look at the starter gears, by removing the flywheel cover. They were showing a lot of wear on my bike. I was just starting to notice occasional starting problems. The ring gear was worn quite a bit.
 
And now it´s mine turn to have some starter issues on my TE250 -10.
Do anyone know what the problem is with the start motor, when they stop working?
Mine starts cold. But when the engine is hot, it will not turn the motor over.
 
I had one go bad but another that is and has been fine.. Lets not forget there is a smaill oil hole in the gasket and drive unit to keep the worm Drive lubed..

Chow, Carl
 
Just trying to figure out where the binding is coming from. If it's just the starter motor I would replace it. But it could be the worm gear too. Really don't want to start replacing parts that don't need it.
 
I'm in the same boat. From reading this thread it seems that there are a slew of things to check.
 
Anybody found any new info on this? I've determined mine has the following behavior:

1. Cold start - fires right up
2. Stop bike when hot and try to restart after 45 seconds or so - won't start - wait 3 minutes or so it will start
3. Kill bike when hot and hit button immediately - will start right up

I've also noticed that doing one stroke of the kickstarter and then pushing to the resistance point - then using the estart button - it will sometimes start even in situation #2.

Our race season is starting soon and I can definitely see this being a problem. I talked to a dealer and they said they had heard rumors of the starter gear thing but had never seen anything in writing.
 
Just got my TE250 back from T&C.

They replaced the starter motor but he's not sure the problem is fixed long term.

Eric said he is expecting a TSB on this issue from the factory soon.
 
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