67 FLH issues
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: NW Florida
Beautiful bike. Your right the front bumper is off a 68 or latter and the eagle emblem much latter. It may have been repainted. Looks nicer than the factory paint jobs. Looks pretty correct for a 67 except for the extra chrome. You will enjoy the heck out of it. I picked up a 68 seven years ago and it has turned into one of my favorites. I would have prefered a 67 but I couldn't find one. The only VIN number on a 67 will be on the motor in the format 67FLH1234 or 67FLH21345. For an odd year the first number after the flh will be odd unless there are 5 numbers than the first two numbers are odd. The belly numbers are in the format 167-1234 and the right and left side should match each other but not the VIN. The belly numbers may be 166-1234 if it is an early 67 model. These numbers show that the cases were machined and bored as a set.
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: VA
Thank you FilthyLucre, I will check the numbers tonight. Too bad the case numbers can't be checked to the frame. It starts pretty well with the electric starter, but just for kicks (haha), what is the magic ritual for kicking it over?
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: NW Florida
My 68 is a one kick, hot or cold. The secret is having the timing perfect. The upright distributer is easy to set for advance static timing. In a nutshell, you set the point gap, align the advance mark in the view port, hold the the point cam in full advance and rotate the base until the points just break on the small cam lobe. You can check it with a light but it is much easier to static time it and just as accurate. Here is a service bulletin.
Every Harley I've ever owned had there own unique kicking ritual. My 72 you had to flood the hell out of it. My 68 a couple of turns on the throttle then kick once. My 75 you had to kick it over several times with the ignition off, then set the throttle halfway and turn the ignition on then give it a vigerous kick.
Last edited by FilthyLucre; Nov 17, 2009 at 01:01 PM.
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Desert S. West
I rode her for 12 years. Most of those were without an electric start.
When I had the heads polished it no longer started up on the first or second kick. It really bummed me out at the time and it really didn't run any better either.
I rebuilt the top end 3 times and the bottom end twice. She wasn't fast buy she was reliable.
Like I said; I really wish I had kept her. She was a goodun'.
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