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

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510TE Gas Mileage Question

Puckerbush

Puckerbush

Husqvarna
AA Class
My son and I have identical 510TEs. His is an '09, mine is a '08. We took a single track ride that was about 60 miles and both bikes were full. My bike used 1.2 gals to fill, his took 1.54 gals to fill and the bike would not start until he added the gas which suggests that he was out of gas. His fuel warning light does not work and according to the specs both bike should hold 1.9US gals. Any ideas why he gets so much less gas mileage that mine?
 
The '08 got 50mpg, the '09 got 39mpg, my TE 450 gets 32 mpg consistently. It's all in the amount of fuel that is delivered via the ECU program, how rich it is programmed. I'll bet the '08 spark plug is a lighter color than the '09 spark plug.

Are both bikes uncorked and powered up?
 
The 08 did have the EGR valve connected, but the emissions canister was removed. I don't know if the previous owner ever did the mapping mod. The 09 had the EGR capped off but did have the emissions canister. I removed the canister and plugged the hole in the cylinder, but I'm unaware if the previous owner had the mod done. Any ideas why the 09 gas light doesn't work?
 
Puckerbush said:
Any ideas why the 09 gas light doesn't work?
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On my bike, the little sensor broke off and was bouncing around in my tank, it's kinda worthless if you ask me, I use the tripometer as my fuel level indicator..
((pic below courtesy of Joliet))

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So I guess your fuel light doesn't work either. Is the fuel pump easy to remove? Seems strange that there would be all these electric devices (spark possibility) inside a fuel tank.
 
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