• 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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Cylinder head repair

sharpie1

sharpie1

Husqvarna
AA Class
Anyone know somewhere in the west that does Husky (09 TE450)cylinder head repair with very fast turnaround, I need this head back in about 10 days. Damn thing started sucking an intake valve at the worst possible time for me.
 
sharpie1 said:
Anyone know somewhere in the west that does Husky (09 TE450)cylinder head repair with very fast turnaround, I need this head back in about 10 days. Damn thing started sucking an intake valve at the worst possible time for me.
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I've been seeking out who in this area is a mechanic, but have yet to locate one, though obviously there are several around.

I spent a long time at this place last friday, if it were my bike I would at least call them and see if they could do it, or know someone who can:
http://www.ziptyracing.com
 
Thanks guys. I'm in a hurry, this bike is getting shipped on the 30th and needs to be able to ride 2600 miles through New Mexico, a little Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. One intake Valve is tightening about .002 every 100 miles and I just discovered this last night. I got a recommendation from Dan at MotoXotica, I shipped the head and Dan is shipping the valves to the shop, should have the head back in a week.

...or ride the old trusty 510 with zero issues in 20,000 miles.
 
sharpie1 said:
...One intake Valve is tightening about .002 every 100 miles and I just discovered this last night...
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Wow. That is the first time I've ever heard of a valve issue like that on a 450, which unless I am mistaken is the same design as your 510.
 
Coffee said:
Wow. That is the first time I've ever heard of a valve issue like that on a 450, which unless I am mistaken is the same design as your 510.
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Yep, I may have sucked in some dirt or something. My 510 is still running like a champ. Head work and new valves is crazy expensive.
 
sharpie1 said:
Yep, I may have sucked in some dirt or something. My 510 is still running like a champ. Head work and new valves is crazy expensive.
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Friend recently had a top end done on his trusty old XR250. Piston, valves, rings cam chain, gaskets $1350 AUD.
 
I just want let people in Nor Cal and Nor Nev know, Engine Dynamics in Petaluma did a great job with my head and valve job. The head looks brand new. I shipped it to them Monday and I got it back Friday. The cost, (except those damn Husqvarna valves made of unobtainium), customer service and turn around time was great.
 
sharpie1 said:
I just want let people in Nor Cal and Nor Nev know, Engine Dynamics in Petaluma did a great job with my head and valve job. The head looks brand new. I shipped it to them Monday and I got it back Friday. The cost, (except those damn Husqvarna valves made of unobtainium), customer service and turn around time was great.
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I really do not want to loose track of this information, so for the time being I will make this a sticky, and let Oregon Sage figure out where to file it later. He is now the 4st Clerk.
 
sharpie1 said:
I just want let people in Nor Cal and Nor Nev know, Engine Dynamics in Petaluma did a great job with my head and valve job. The head looks brand new. I shipped it to them Monday and I got it back Friday. The cost, (except those damn Husqvarna valves made of unobtainium), customer service and turn around time was great.
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Wow Engine Dynamics!! Shop from my past. I remember my big brother had his WR390 bored and head polished there back when I was 16 or 17yrs old-ish.(25yrs ago) The 390 ran better after their rebuild than when it was new! Then years later, had them do my WR400 Works bike after it melted the plastic coolant Y-pipe and seized solid in the desert....and it ran perfect for years! Glad to see they are still around!
 
Hi guys, just out of curiosity what causes the valve to sink? My 2011 te310 is having the same problem now, the shop have re shimmed it, but they tell me that next time it won't start it'll need 2 new intake valves. The bike has 4500kms, the hours stopped at 99.3. Also are people slapping new pistons in them when the have the head off or just new rings? Any information would be awesome! Thanks in advance.
 
sharpie1 said:
Thanks guys. I'm in a hurry, this bike is getting shipped on the 30th and needs to be able to ride 2600 miles through New Mexico, a little Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. One intake Valve is tightening about .002 every 100 miles and I just discovered this last night. I got a recommendation from Dan at MotoXotica, I shipped the head and Dan is shipping the valves to the shop, should have the head back in a week.

...or ride the old trusty 510 with zero issues in 20,000 miles.
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Wow that sound awesome...Is that your record 20,000 miles is 32,000km, my Husky 20440km/12775miles away that readings....
My valves are in right messure readings, but i not sure is the little tick tick noise comming at the head. I take some video at engine some day, that noise is same at first day when i buy that Husky in 3 years ago
 
Mik-3 said:
Wow that sound awesome...Is that your record 20,000 miles is 32,000km, my Husky 20440km/12775miles away that readings....
My valves are in right messure readings, but i not sure is the little tick tick noise comming at the head. I take some video at engine some day, that noise is same at first day when i buy that Husky in 3 years ago
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The 510 just keeps running, most of those miles were hard off road miles, it has since been fitted in SM trim and retired to the street...These motors just have loud heads and slappy valves, I would be more worried if I all of a sudden could not hear the valves ticking.
 
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