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

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TE 450 Won't Start...

J

johnno-bns

Husqvarna
Hi all,

I have owned my 100th anniversary TE450 for about a year now, and it's been in the shed for a month or so untouched, a few months back I had the same problem and I put some WD40 in the airbox and it fired up pretty quickly after that. This time it won't fire at all, I've checked the spark, the air filter is out to allow maxium air in and it still won't go. Any ideas guys?

Any help would be much appriciated,
Thanks.
 
Yep, modern gas sucks. If you really want to make sure its not an ignition problem, you can always just take out the plug and check spark. If that's good, then put a few drops of gas in the cylinder and see if she fires. If so, its time to clean that carb and drain the old gas and run fresh stuff.
 
I always found my '04 reluctant to start if it stood for more than a few days (I'm in the UK so I guess our fuel may be different to yours), so now I use fuel stabiliser and it's night and day better. I'm cheap, so I've been using Briggs and Stratton Fuel Fit rather than expensive bike-specific stuff for more than a year now without issues.

If the bike's giong to be stood for a while then run the carb as dry as poss. before laying the bike up and drain the remainder from the float bowl. Catch the spill with a wodge of rag to prevent fuel getting on the starter / swingarm pivot area, etc. Why do they make some dirtbike carbs so bloody hard to drain? :lol:

Here's hoping it's a nice simple fix for ya. :)
 
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