TyWaugh
Husqvarna
AA Class
Hey Everyone,
Been lurking for a while but I am having a starting issue with my 2011 TE 250 (40hrs on it) it has power up kit installed and was hoping to get some advice. I am going to give as much detail as possible as I am quite lost, so apologies for the long post.
The issue started about 3 weeks ago, I turned the bike off, went to start 1 min later and when I turned the ignition key to on I heard what sounded like the fuel pump struggling to prime. The bike would roll over, however it would not start. I kept turning the kill switch on and off and the pump eventually stopped priming altogether. Weather was very hot and fuel level was low about 1.5 liter in tank. I had bike towed back to the car where 30mins later I tried it again and pump primed as per normal and bike started and ran fine. I originally thought I was plagued with the over heating fuel pump issue so common to these bikes.
I took my bike back to the dealer and they checked the ecu for errors , none were found. They also suspected a seizing/over heated fuel pump so they ordered me a new pump under warranty but will take some time to get in apparently. Dealer said to ride bike with full fuel to keep pump submerged and hopefully keep it cool so it won't act up.
I was out riding a week later, fuel tank of fuel, rode for 45 mins, stalled bike, would not restart, pump would not prime. When ignition turned to 'On' heard a relay click then 3 seconds later heard click again, tried 20 times failed every time. Push back to car let bike sit for 20mins, tried again, pump primed as per normal and bike fired and ran fine, I didn't turn it off again unless I was back at car for fear it wouldn't start again.
I was out riding again a week later this time in the rain, riding 45 mins, stalled bike, pump would not prime, hearing same click but no prime, I kept pressing kill switch off and on and eventually heard pump prime approx 2mins later, bike started and got back to the car.
Was out riding yesterday, hot and humid day, rode 20mins, parked back at car, let it sit for 30mins went to start bike, pump would not prime, would hear click coming from relay then another click 3 seconds later but no pump prime. Tried 20-30 times, got video of it as well, pulled seat off and moved battery located relay that was clicking, it is the power relay as per Husky workshop manual. Kept trying 50-60 times then pump primed for about half a second, tried again and pump primed as per normal then bike fired and ran fine. I wanted to get one more short 15min loop done before heading home so I ventured into the woods and it was down pouring rain real bad, bike stalled, then wouldn't start (relay clicking, no fuel pump priming). However...
This is when things started getting weird, the key ignition was turned off, I pressed the kill switch 'On' then my display lit up and the 3 lights across the top flashed (blue, red and yellow I believe) as if it was ready to start. I then took the key out of the bike and pressed the kill switch 'On' and same thing the display lit up like bike was ready to start however no relay clicking and no fuel pump sound. I pushed bike 20mins, and tried again, fuel pump sounded like it was struggling to prime, tried to start bike, it was struggling to fire but eventually did and I got my ass out of the woods. Back at the car the bike primed and ran fine.
Originally I thought it was over heated fuel pump but now I am thinking there might be a short somewhere. The relay clicking is normal to hear (I found out) when pump is priming normal you will hear the relay click and pump prime at same time then 3 seconds later you will hear relay click again and pump stop priming. My dealer is aware of the potential overheated fuel pump issue but told me if they can't reproduce the issue then it will be hard to diagnose and fix, understandably, which is way I want to try and track it down myself. I am not sure where to start and feeling a bit overwhelmed with tearing into it. Very frustrating problem. Any insight would be much appreciated!
Great site by the way.
Been lurking for a while but I am having a starting issue with my 2011 TE 250 (40hrs on it) it has power up kit installed and was hoping to get some advice. I am going to give as much detail as possible as I am quite lost, so apologies for the long post.
The issue started about 3 weeks ago, I turned the bike off, went to start 1 min later and when I turned the ignition key to on I heard what sounded like the fuel pump struggling to prime. The bike would roll over, however it would not start. I kept turning the kill switch on and off and the pump eventually stopped priming altogether. Weather was very hot and fuel level was low about 1.5 liter in tank. I had bike towed back to the car where 30mins later I tried it again and pump primed as per normal and bike started and ran fine. I originally thought I was plagued with the over heating fuel pump issue so common to these bikes.
I took my bike back to the dealer and they checked the ecu for errors , none were found. They also suspected a seizing/over heated fuel pump so they ordered me a new pump under warranty but will take some time to get in apparently. Dealer said to ride bike with full fuel to keep pump submerged and hopefully keep it cool so it won't act up.
I was out riding a week later, fuel tank of fuel, rode for 45 mins, stalled bike, would not restart, pump would not prime. When ignition turned to 'On' heard a relay click then 3 seconds later heard click again, tried 20 times failed every time. Push back to car let bike sit for 20mins, tried again, pump primed as per normal and bike fired and ran fine, I didn't turn it off again unless I was back at car for fear it wouldn't start again.
I was out riding again a week later this time in the rain, riding 45 mins, stalled bike, pump would not prime, hearing same click but no prime, I kept pressing kill switch off and on and eventually heard pump prime approx 2mins later, bike started and got back to the car.
Was out riding yesterday, hot and humid day, rode 20mins, parked back at car, let it sit for 30mins went to start bike, pump would not prime, would hear click coming from relay then another click 3 seconds later but no pump prime. Tried 20-30 times, got video of it as well, pulled seat off and moved battery located relay that was clicking, it is the power relay as per Husky workshop manual. Kept trying 50-60 times then pump primed for about half a second, tried again and pump primed as per normal then bike fired and ran fine. I wanted to get one more short 15min loop done before heading home so I ventured into the woods and it was down pouring rain real bad, bike stalled, then wouldn't start (relay clicking, no fuel pump priming). However...
This is when things started getting weird, the key ignition was turned off, I pressed the kill switch 'On' then my display lit up and the 3 lights across the top flashed (blue, red and yellow I believe) as if it was ready to start. I then took the key out of the bike and pressed the kill switch 'On' and same thing the display lit up like bike was ready to start however no relay clicking and no fuel pump sound. I pushed bike 20mins, and tried again, fuel pump sounded like it was struggling to prime, tried to start bike, it was struggling to fire but eventually did and I got my ass out of the woods. Back at the car the bike primed and ran fine.
Originally I thought it was over heated fuel pump but now I am thinking there might be a short somewhere. The relay clicking is normal to hear (I found out) when pump is priming normal you will hear the relay click and pump prime at same time then 3 seconds later you will hear relay click again and pump stop priming. My dealer is aware of the potential overheated fuel pump issue but told me if they can't reproduce the issue then it will be hard to diagnose and fix, understandably, which is way I want to try and track it down myself. I am not sure where to start and feeling a bit overwhelmed with tearing into it. Very frustrating problem. Any insight would be much appreciated!
Great site by the way.
