• 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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TXC310R with starter removed

Huskywood

Huskywood

Husqvarna
A Class
Has anyone pulled there electric assist (starter) on the 310R? Just removed it completely? I got sick of the bike not starting when I needed it to...Like say when its hot and stalls on a side hill!!! Decided to save the weight and pulled the starter, battery and worm gear. Figure I'll save 8 to 10lbs from stock. Only problem now...bike will not run since I have done this!! I was told by a reliable source that doing this conversion wouldn't be a problem, but at this point I think they are wrong. The only info I've found on this conversion was on a ZipTy racing bike. But they used a TC250 harness. Is there a way to use the stock harness and make this work?? I really don't want to lose the cooling fan!!

Thanks in advance
Kevin
 
I hope I do not confuse you more, buy what allow the bike to start with a dead battery? Is there some kind of capacitor or something?
 
yes there is a capacitor. I'm not sure how to check that. But I was told there should be no prob. running without the battery. I was told the battery is only there to power the starter. I have determined the fuel pump works by disconnecting the hose under the seat from the elbow and kicking the bike over. Fuel does squirt out of the elbow. The bike does fire it just doesn't want to stay running. Sprayed carb cleaner in the intake and the bike fires even better but still doesn't want to run?? The bike ran just fine before I removed the starter. I'm thinking there has to be a circuit that's not completed or a sensor that's on the TXC that isn't on the TC causing the problem!?! The wiring harness between the two bikes is very different, and I don't speak electrician:lol:
 
I love the e-start on my 2012 TE310. You could still lose a fair amount of weight by switching to an Earth-X battery.
 
I had already switched to a Shorai battery. Bike starts no prob. cold...that's all fine and dandy. Its when I'm stuck on an off camber hill or the bike stalls in a mud hole and you really need it to work and it doesn't:banghead: Happened way to many times, so decided it was just dead wait why not get rid of it? Now I'm finding out that's easier said then done!!
 
When I was reading around before buying my TE310R, I recall seeing something about the capacitor needing the battery.
I think there is something in the manual about not running with the battery connected will fry the capacitor.

It may well be that the battery is required in the charging circuit to sink some current from the alternator, so if it's not there, the current will be too much, either for the capacitor or the charging regulator. (just guessing here)

As suggested above, try hooking the battery up (temporarily) and see how it goes. If it does run for any length of time, check the charging voltage at the battery too.

Mike
 
Thanks for all the replies guys. Mike that's exactly what I've been thinking, but not sure what to connect the battery to? The schematic shows positive line going from the battery to the starter relay then another wire going from the relay to the starter. I believe the negative line is just a ground? I can't see how this will help? The only other thing I can think of is the clutch switch. I haven't tried kicking it over with the clutch pulled in!! I'll give that a try tomorrow:thumbsup: Just caught it I think...a wire comes out of the starter relay and to the condenser:banghead: So that's probably the problem!! So now my question is how does the TC run? it has a condenser? AAAAwwgh this is not looking good. I'll either have to give up the cooling fan or put the battery back in:censored: I wish I could read electrician there's probably away around all this!!

Thanks again
 
Just wire the battery up in parallel with the capacitor/condenser. Use some fairly meaty wire, as if the capacitor is discharged, it will draw a hefty current (briefly).

As for the fan, remember that your alternator won't be pushing much out on tickover, so if you stop with a hot engine, the alternator may not be man enough to run the fan and engine at tickover - you may have to fast idle.

Mike
 
Thanks Connor and everyone for your feedback. I did see the above article...they used a TC250 wire harness and modified ECU. I did get the bike running by hooking the battery back up. Positive wire to starter relay. And I just ground the negative down where the starter motor was. Fired up in three kicks:thumbsup: The good thing about this is I believe the cooling fan will still work. The negative is I still have a battery in the airbox. I know its not much weight but it's still weight I don't want, especially right below the seat. Next project...purchase one of those really small 12v batteries and figure out a way to attach it under the skid plate.

At least I get to try out my freshly revalved suspension tomorrow!!
 
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