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

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Hot TE310

fasteer

fasteer

Husqvarna
AA Class
While riding in Moab the 2011 TE 310 got pretty hot.
There was some tough riding there, slow first gear, as well as deep sand WFO in first and second.
Ambient temps in the 90's
The first day of riding the gas tank got so hot it blew a fuel line right off the tank.
It had one of those fancy one-way breather valves on the gas cap.
Supposed to prevent spills, but also did not let expanding gas vapors get out.
$20 of bling that I tossed in the bin that night.
BTW, a blast of boiling gasoline on the thigh is not recommended.

Couple days later the TE was again pretty hot.
It never quit while running, but after shutting it off it sometimes wouldn't start.
Two or three times it refused to start either on the e-button or the kickstarter until given 10 or 15 minutes to cool off.
It seemed to me that the fan wasn't running, which is the first thing I need to check.
I'm also planning to change the rad fluid to Engine Ice...

I've read that silicone rad hoses and a Y instead of a T can help: anybody want to comment?
Have a source for these?
Anything else I should look at?
 
I think CV4 is the only source of radiator hoses for our bikes.

With the fan not coming on, you might check for a faulty coolant temp sensor.

I run Engine Ice, though I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes.

I have read about this cooling oil additive, but I have never tried it:
http://www.two2cool.com/
 
Have not yet found a CV4 rad hose kit or a Warp9 rad hose kit listed to fit the 2011 TE310...

Anybody?
 
I was in Moab at the end of Feb with high around 70 and my 2010 tc 250 had no problem with the low speed full gas spots does the te have a thermostat that is stopping cooling that I know tc does not have. I have pushed bike hard and better riders than me also have tried and coolng has not been a problem so far, tc has no cooling fan.
 
I find them hard to boil. Go to engine ice and put a higher capacity radiator cap on
I am a heavy unit and ride heavy single trail in Oz where it gets very hot. I have never boiled one of my 5 huskies yet.
(unlike KTM's and Hussabergs which are clearly cold weather bikes only-always venting)
 
I had trouble with mine boiling over. I changed to a quality coolent and the thing never boils over now.
 
I have ridden single track many times in and around 40C (+100F) days and it has gotten hot, but the fan has always come on, it has never boiled or even got close.

If it is getting hot and the fan isnt coming on its possibly the temp. sensor. Also check fuses and/or power to the fan.

Temp. sensors were a problem on the "italian" motors but havent heard much about it on the xtra lights, but I doubt they are flawless.
 
Mine didn't boil over.
It's on the second temp sensor, the dealer replaced it last summer.
Maybe they popped a fuse or did not connect everything correctly...
Thanks for the help.
 
On the starting part wouldn't be a bad idea to check valve clearances, also that the decomp. is doing its job.
 
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