can the experts here ID this Engine?
6th Gear
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 12
Likes: 19
From: New Hampshire
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 10,135
Likes: 4,780
From: Sandpoint, Idaho
". ive heard it used to describe iron xl's often.."
Only by the ignorant!!!!............And there are many of them that show up at the bar in new leathers and boots trying to impress. Used to love watching them leave the bar, ride around to the back parking lot, then load up on their trailers.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 19,922
Likes: 8,027
From: poway
Google is your friend.. 1% ain't much.. There does seem to be someone doing higher levels but they weren't doing it back when shovels were new..
https://www.treehugger.com/new-ultra...tanium-4863290
Club Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 66,122
Likes: 51,434
From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Google is your friend.. 1% ain't much.. There does seem to be someone doing higher levels but they weren't doing it back when shovels were new..
https://www.treehugger.com/new-ultra...tanium-4863290
https://www.treehugger.com/new-ultra...tanium-4863290
The old castings had so much impurity in them I've actually seen rust specs on some cases & heads for the 40's & early 50's stuff that had been sitting for years. Also why they coated the inside of the engine & trans case with the red based sealer back then, so porous they'd weep oil.
Last edited by TwiZted Biker; Feb 11, 2022 at 11:58 AM.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 10,804
Likes: 7,444
From: OH
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 19,922
Likes: 8,027
From: poway
I've repaired the left front motor mount on a couple panheads and one knuckle using a 180 Lincoln AC welder with HF start and Tig torch. In order to get enough heat into the cases, they need too be heated with a rose bud. When doing do, the case will ooze oil out of the pores and burn.. IIRC the left front breaks when top mount comes loose.. The buildup process is a PITA as all kinds of crap comes bubbling up.
Club Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 66,122
Likes: 51,434
From: Niles Canyon Ca.
I've repaired the left front motor mount on a couple panheads and one knuckle using a 180 Lincoln AC welder with HF start and Tig torch. In order to get enough heat into the cases, they need too be heated with a rose bud. When doing do, the case will ooze oil out of the pores and burn.. IIRC the left front breaks when top mount comes loose.. The buildup process is a PITA as all kinds of crap comes bubbling up.
Yup done a few old trans cases & inner primaries, same issues. Got fixture plates around here somewhere I made for the mounts and the kicker cover side to hold things square during the repair. Used to have a 35 gal drum 1/2 full with methyl ethyl ketone I'd soak the old stuff in for a few days to leech the oil out, worked rather well. EPA killed that long ago. Then there was an auto engine shop that had a power hot soak I'd use occasionally till they closed.
Was looking at my torch bottles the other day, gotta be 10+ years since I used them last. Gonna have to go through all this stuff and start getting rid of it, not doing this kinda work anymore and I'm not a youngster these days.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 952
Likes: 528
From: Richmond TX
I used to daydream about owning a nice example of each of my favorite bikes; Flathead, Knucklehead, Panhead, Shovelhead, Gimmehead.... (Posted in case 2 or 3 people on the planet never saw the t-shirt.)
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post