I just bought an evo engine from a guy. I have a rigid frame I’m putting it on. I was told it was an 84. Which is the first year they were produced. How can I find this out. Didn’t come with a title, had it ran by sheriff office. The vin starts with GELS

 

http://www.thesmallengineshop.net/sm...p?topic=1743.0

 

If it is indeed an 84...it will have 4 stars on the right case where the vin number used to be on shovels...it will also have shovel type head bolts

 

GE = FXDWG
L = Carb
S = 1995

http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....b=1&c=0&d=1995 FXDWG DYNA® WIDE GLIDE® (GE) MODEL INFO

https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson....ht%3D1995+dyna

 

Never heard of no EVO with Shovel head bolts!!!!!
All Evo's areSandwiched [thru bolts] and No Shovel Ever was....

And... BTW some Later Shovels had the abbreviated vin on the left side, and not on the Right..

 

Well it can't possibly exist if you haven't heard of it...84 evos had a male female stud and shovel type head bolts..

You can't use 84 heads with the later stud set-up without drilling the head stud holes out

ALL 84 Harley motors... shovels and evos... had 4 stars on the right and abbreviated vin on the left...because that was the year they moved the VIN


https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-NOS-Har...-/381292273911

 

FWIW E85's had the same stud and head bolt design.
L 85 is when HD went to the current design.

 

Actually according to the parts book...there is another design....used from L85 to 87..