Recently I had my front cylinder separate from its base putting an end to a nice sunday ride. I never thought much about the scarcity of parts for my 1946 ul 80 in. until this episode. I had read with interest that S&S was casting and machining replacement cylinders for the large flathead. I thought this would make things easy and that I could just go out and order some of those nice looking spare parts. However, after a few calls, I realized this is going to be a lot tougher than it looks.
Does anyone have a solution to 80 in. flathead cylinders. Mine broke apart from fatigue and a poorly centered overbore job that left one side very thin. The base is intact and the upper portion with fins. The lower barrel disintegrated from the piston action so there is nothing left to sleeve into. My rear cylinder is fine and the rest of the motor is in good shape. I need a front Cylinder.
I have heard that the newly made up units can vary in quality and that the iron in the casting can be too soft. Does anyone have any experience with these new cylinders. Are the Dixie cylinders better than the S&S? As an alternative can a maxxed out 74 or 80 inch cylinder be sleeved and restored for further use?
I would like to hear from members who have confronted this problem about how they fixed it. If there is already a thread in the archives perhaps some one can direct me too it.
Thanks much
Paul James
Does anyone have a solution to 80 in. flathead cylinders. Mine broke apart from fatigue and a poorly centered overbore job that left one side very thin. The base is intact and the upper portion with fins. The lower barrel disintegrated from the piston action so there is nothing left to sleeve into. My rear cylinder is fine and the rest of the motor is in good shape. I need a front Cylinder.
I have heard that the newly made up units can vary in quality and that the iron in the casting can be too soft. Does anyone have any experience with these new cylinders. Are the Dixie cylinders better than the S&S? As an alternative can a maxxed out 74 or 80 inch cylinder be sleeved and restored for further use?
I would like to hear from members who have confronted this problem about how they fixed it. If there is already a thread in the archives perhaps some one can direct me too it.
Thanks much
Paul James
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