Joined Aug 2004
35 Posts | 0+
Minneapolis, MN USA
I just bought a used 2005 FE450E; only 39 hours. It had the, now standard, starting issues. I am not mechanically gifted. (I learned everything from working on my 03 FE400 and using this site. Taffy, thanks for the Doc.)
I think what I just experienced may be of interest to new Husaberg owners with lesser amounts of skill. I checked the doc, went step by step and waded through the copious amounts of discussion in many posts. New battery, Optimate 3 charger, checked wiring, cleaned carb etc. It kick-started and ran fine, but the e-start would not spin for a full stroke.
Most posts also include something like "check and set valves". I did not do this since I bought the bike from a dealer who stated that had just been done.
Here's the thing, in a few posts (not very many that I could find), it was mentioned that before setting the valves, you must unhook the manual decomp's return spring, so as to correctly seat the auto decomp lobe. I decided that I should reset my valves, making sure this step was addressed and voila, my e-start works like a rocket-sled!
I scanned some old posts and there are many references to "fluttering the manual decomp to spin up the engine", and "e-starting is very labored", and "it seems to be fighting the compression stroke". I also checked the Husaberg owners manual and I did not find mention of the man. Decomp. Spring. Perhaps there are more people like me that missed this?
I think what I just experienced may be of interest to new Husaberg owners with lesser amounts of skill. I checked the doc, went step by step and waded through the copious amounts of discussion in many posts. New battery, Optimate 3 charger, checked wiring, cleaned carb etc. It kick-started and ran fine, but the e-start would not spin for a full stroke.
Most posts also include something like "check and set valves". I did not do this since I bought the bike from a dealer who stated that had just been done.
Here's the thing, in a few posts (not very many that I could find), it was mentioned that before setting the valves, you must unhook the manual decomp's return spring, so as to correctly seat the auto decomp lobe. I decided that I should reset my valves, making sure this step was addressed and voila, my e-start works like a rocket-sled!
I scanned some old posts and there are many references to "fluttering the manual decomp to spin up the engine", and "e-starting is very labored", and "it seems to be fighting the compression stroke". I also checked the Husaberg owners manual and I did not find mention of the man. Decomp. Spring. Perhaps there are more people like me that missed this?
