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Problem with my Husky 610?

Sane_Man, I've bought 2 used bikes, both from CL's and would do so again. Stan is right, there are some diamonds in the rough if your patient and know exactly what your looking for.

Even new bikes can sometimes have issues that dealers do not acknowledge or refuse to fix.

There are no guarantees, but one thing for sure, new bikes are very expensive and most of the time, too afraid to ride them as they were meant to be ridden because it's "new".
 
16 bikes?! Holy Crap! That's like 32 wheels and who knows how many cylinders..! :wow

Take it to a good mechanic Stan and get it sorted out properly. Then split the cost of repair with the seller if he is a honorable dude.

If the bike i sell breaks down less than a week later for no particular reason, i would definetely try to find ways to make it up to the buyer. Split the repair or refund part of the purchase price to make it right!
 
Having the right tool makes this job so much easier. On this bike, tightening the locknut down while securing the adjustment screw is much easier with the Motion Pro Valve Adjustment tools. +1 on the angled feeler gauges too. The spec for this bike is .002" You can go out to .003 but any looser than that, performance can suffer a bit and the tip of the valve and the adjustment screw might mushroom after many miles.
 
Thanks to everyone in this thread. I've learned quite a bit, and yes--at this time, i'm done working on the bike. I'm gonna have some real wrenches come out.

That said -- Skippy has agreed to drop by tonight!
 
Stan, if you still end up needing some Motion Pro feeler gauges, let me know, I got some right before I did my first valve check on the 610. Otherwise, hope Skippy can shed some insight on this!
 
quasi888 said:
Stan, if you still end up needing some Motion Pro feeler gauges, let me know, I got some right before I did my first valve check on the 610. Otherwise, hope Skippy can shed some insight on this!
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Thanks Dave!

One thing to note, I heard Port's bike last night, and it sounded very different than my bike -- even when it was running well.

His valves had no 'ticking' sound at all.. So far, i've heard 2 other 610's and they all ticked at low rpm (idle)

His throttle revs a lot smoother than mine too..
 
Update:

Well, skippy came by earlier tonight to check up on a few things, and it looks like i'm definitely going to need to take it to the dealer for repars.

When we drained the oil, there was tiny metal flakes everywhere.. The oil filter and the magnetic drain bolt was covered in a fine metallic dust.

When he pulled the CCT, there were 11 threads used (manual calls 10 is max) so I will definitely need a new CCT.

At this point, i'll take it to the dealer and have them pull the head and see what's going on. I don't think this will be cheap, but at least they can figure out *exactly* what went wrong.

Right now, the bike isn't even running (bike no longer starts) which is also confusing, since it ran the day before yesterday, and I have not messed with it.
 
So I take it you don't still want those Alpinas then right? :twofinger
 
Damn Stan, sorry to hear it.
I hope they figure it out and don't rape your wallet too bad.:(

Can't wait for you to get it goin so we can tear up the twisties sometime soon!
 
Stan, take it to Moore and Sons. Tom's the mechanic and knows his shite.
 
ChainLash said:
Stan, take it to Moore and Sons. Tom's the mechanic and knows his shite.
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+1 Tom's a great guy. I think Skippy has already come to the rescue though. GL Stan.
 
i didn't save it. i just helped stan gather a little more info about whats wrong with it. i could have done more if husky, in their great wisdom, hadn't decided you need a special tool, that bolts to the motor, to find TDC. i guess doing what the japanese do, just making a mark on the case, was to difficult.
 
i just stuck a chopstick in the sparkplug hole. rotated the wheel til it when up and down.


elskipador said:
i didn't save it. i just helped stan gather a little more info about whats wrong with it. i could have done more if husky, in their great wisdom, hadn't decided you need a special tool, that bolts to the motor, to find TDC. i guess doing what the japanese do, just making a mark on the case, was to difficult.
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and with this method could you tell if the cams and crank were in time with each other??
 
i'm thinking you stuck something else in the spark plug hole & thats why it won't run now.
 
elskipador said:
i didn't save it. i just helped stan gather a little more info about whats wrong with it. i could have done more if husky, in their great wisdom, hadn't decided you need a special tool, that bolts to the motor, to find TDC. i guess doing what the japanese do, just making a mark on the case, was to difficult.
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lamest idea ever!
 
I'm trucking the bike to Moore and Sons this week, and hopefully the damage won't hurt my wallet too much.
 
silverbelt said:
Any updates Stan?
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I'll just give everyone a cliff's note version.

Purchased used bike by enthusiast. He was the first and only owner. Claimed valve adjustments and oil changes every 1k miles

Rode the bike for 80 miles, and oil started spewing out of valve cover gasket. Bike at this point sounds real funny (loud valves?) and does not hold an idle well.

Truck bike home and replace gasket and re-adjust all 4 valves back to factory specs .002. Bike runs for 5-minutes, again--really rough and dies shortly after with a loud 'boom' from the exhaust.

Pull valve cover gaskets again, and noticed that one valve adjustment holder nut had worked itself loose. At this time, we re-adjust all four valves again, and bike starts right up.

Bike runs, but really sloppy. Hesitation issues, idle problems, etc.. So we pull valve cover off again, and check valves. All valves are ok, but CCT is worn, and metal bits and shavings in oil.

Bike at this point does not run. (will not start)

Without tearing apart the motor and digging further, that is my current conclusion.

The timing chain could have jumped a tooth... The bearings could have seized.. The valves could be bent.

At this point, I don't have enough knowledge to go further, but i'm armed with enough information, to hand over to the dealer for further investigation.

At this point, i'm expecting the worse, so there would be no shocks.

Sucks, cause the bike was a real blast to ride, and I can't wait to get it back.
 
Update:

Bike was dropped off today at Moore and Son's in Santa Cruz (great shop!)

Anyways, the head mechanic said the bike may have a bad rod, or perhaps the valves are bent. To hard to see w/o taking the motor out or w/o hearing the bike.

So I authorized the work and he will have some results by Tuesday.
 
I'm hoping for the best for you and your bike.
 
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