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

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Did I cook my 05' TC250? (video)

Force10

Force10

Husqvarna
AA Class
Hello Husky gurus!

I ran my 2005 TC250 pretty hard today on the mx track...I did 35 laps in about 2.5 hours...broken into 4 sessions. It started making a little "whiney" noise on the last lap. After watching the video and hearing it...I went out and checked my coolant. Popped the cap and couldn't see any...tipped the bike a little towards the hole...still didn't see any! Oh crap! I grabbed my jug of engine ice and started to pour...it really didn't take much and was back up.

So it ran low...I'm guessing I just got it too hot and it puked out some coolant...and then started whining about it. What sort of damage might have been done? I hope I'm over reacting but that noise can't be good.

If you get a chance...have a listen between 2:53 and 2:57 in the video and tell me what you think. It makes it more after as well.
Appreciate it!

 
I am thinking you might be okay. You're down at the lower end of the power band- meaning you're not bouncing off the rev limiter. Did you ever smell coolant or oil?

Total coolant capacity might be around a quart.
 
Trenchcoat85 said:
I am thinking you might be okay. You're down at the lower end of the power band- meaning you're not bouncing off the rev limiter. Did you ever smell coolant or oil?

Total coolant capacity might be around a quart.
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I didn't smell anything and I didn't notice any difference in power at the time. When I tipped the jug of coolant it only took a second and it was overflowing...so I don't think it lost much. I took a pic of the jug before and after to get an idea of how much coolant I lost. Although some of it ended up on the ground as it overfilled:

Coolant.jpg


Thanks Trenchcoat!
 
I think Trenchcoat is correct (he usually is BTW). However, I would change out the oil and inspect for any foreign bits just to be sure.
 
ghte said:
I think Trenchcoat is correct (he usually is BTW). However, I would change out the oil and inspect for any foreign bits just to be sure.
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While that would be the smart move...I just changed the oil before this ride. The Husky calls for 10w60 oil...that Motul 7100 is priced like it's liquid gold at $15 a quart. I'm leaning towards relying on the 3...yes 3...oil filters the Husky has to catch any bits...lol
 
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