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Old Sep 23, 2016 | 03:16 PM
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Hi I'm new to this site just helping a fellow friend. He has a ironhead engine can't tell what year it is vin number starts with a cahf kinda weird and here is a good one. On the case there is no spot for a generator AT ALL! The hole where generator should be there is none just flush aluminum and no there is no stator in the primary we are at a loss trying to figure this out.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2016 | 03:24 PM
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Pictures?
 
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Old Sep 24, 2016 | 12:20 AM
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It is probably running a magneto.

 
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Old Sep 24, 2016 | 01:43 PM
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Something specially built for competition? See if you can send the engine numbers to the Harley factory and see what they say?
 
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