What was the last year of the Evo motor?
It was made in the 1,340 cc (82 cu in) displacement for Harley-Davidson Big V-twins bikes, replacing the Shovelhead engine until 2000 when the last EVO was placed in a production factory custom FXR4 (FXR2 and FXR3 were the first CVOs).
Where to get parts for a Harley Davidson Evo?
Get a shop manual for your year and model of evolution and read it. For now go to Bandit.com and follow their directions to register your EVO for their parts book. This will get you into looking at copies of Harley parts books for your year. Go to engine and oil pump and you will find the tappet screen and where it is.
How many miles does my Evo 92 FXR have?
My 92 fxr has 97,500 miles on it. The motor is basically still solid. The only mods to the engine was the stage one stuff I did when I first bought the bike (new). It doesn’t burn any more oil now then when it was new. I am a fairly smooth rider, and the bike has had the proper maintenance over it’s life.
Why was the EVO engine important to Harley Davidson?
Many old timers give AMF a bad rap, but the $$$’s they plowed into the EVO development paid big dividends later, saving the H-D company from “extinction” and eventually it’s success enabled the H-D family to “buy back” the company and field a whole generation of engine designs that exist today…
Are there any worse years for Evo than 1989?
Yes, all of them and none of them. Pretty much any specific year you pick out there is some sort of issue or something worth noting. It comes down to what you want and what you are willing to put up with. Strictly based on the engnes, if I had to pick a specific year/years to stay away from I would say 1989-91.
Get a shop manual for your year and model of evolution and read it. For now go to Bandit.com and follow their directions to register your EVO for their parts book. This will get you into looking at copies of Harley parts books for your year. Go to engine and oil pump and you will find the tappet screen and where it is.
Many old timers give AMF a bad rap, but the $$$’s they plowed into the EVO development paid big dividends later, saving the H-D company from “extinction” and eventually it’s success enabled the H-D family to “buy back” the company and field a whole generation of engine designs that exist today…
How to adjust the valves on a Harley-Davidson Evolution?
See my bikes at http://www.hoohoohoblin.com/ This video shows you how to adjust the valves on a Harley-Davidson Evolution motorcycle engine. The truth is that Harley-Davidson Sportster and Big Twin Engines since the early 1980s have been built with hydraulic lifters in the valve train, which means that you never have to adjust the valves.
What kind of head gasket should I use on my 1987 Evo?
Get the manual for the torque values and follow them. Use a quality head gasket like James gaskets and a few others. 1987 flh 1340 stock, I have blown head gasket, i can see oil and there is a slight tick where you can feel air excaping between the head and cylinder.