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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 03:40 PM
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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 03:42 PM
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I think the 74" has tall cooling fins on top on the heads and the 80" does not
 
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Originally Posted by RHPAW
The engine went to 80" in '78 1/2. If you got a '79, it's 80". It also went to the electronic ignition (it was pretty much junk). Lots of us went back to points, but there's a lot of new aftermarket systems that are good. I run Blue Streak 6-cylinder Chevy points in mine, and they last at least 3 years. I'm willing to bet the ignition isn't stock anymore on that bike.
I know this is an old thread, but I have an opportunity to buy a 79 flh 1200. You say if you got a '79 then it probably IS an 80" motor. Is this right?
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I know this is an old thread, but I have an opportunity to buy a 79 flh 1200. You say if you got a '79 then it probably IS an 80" motor. Is this right?
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The VIN number should say if it's a 1200 or 80"
 
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The first two digits of the VIN will tell you what it was originally:
3G = FLH-80
5H = FLHS-80
7E = FLHS-1200
1A = FL-1200
2A = FLH-1200
 
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