Panhead Wiring - Additional Guides / Material

[Iacovos]

Good day everyone,

In addition to Palmer's books, has anyone used any other book when wiring an FLH (possibly with more pictures etc)?

More especially 61-64 with dual ignition points / coils and police equipment (eg speedo handlocks)

Or any information online?

Have a book by Vtwin but its for Knuckleheads (it contains a lot of pictures as restoration guides).

Have done some google search and came back with a few books but cannot know their contents:

Harley Davidson Panhead Restoration by Rick Schunk

or

How to rebuild and restore Classic H-D big Twins 1936-1964 - Same author Rick Schunk

THANKS for all the input

[Ridge]

The 2nd Schunk book you mentioned doesnt go into any great detail on wiring. The Clymer manual has a wiring diagram and list of terminal points which appears identical to what I can see in my 59-69 AMF service manual. I have the flipped through my master service manual from 1962 and aside from the same wiring diagram found in the other books there are a couple bulletins on the flasher wiring and generator fuse but that is all I have.

[Iacovos]

Hello Ridge
Thank you for coming back to me!
Appreciated

[BigLakeBob]

I have quite a few pictures (courtesy of Steve Barber) of the routing of the wiring on a stock '64. The coils have been removed and I don't believe it's a police model. Would they help? I've attached one sample photo, I have about 15. I could also email them directly to you. Let me know.
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[duffeycycles]

Post them Bob, We should have a thread of just OEM wiring pics by years

[Iacovos]

I have quite a few pictures (courtesy of Steve Barber) of the routing of the wiring on a stock '64. The coils have been removed and I don't believe it's a police model. Would they help? I've attached one sample photo, I have about 15. I could also email them directly to you. Let me know.
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BigLakeBob these pics are AWESOME ! Very helpful !

Will send you a PM with my email address

Thanks

[BigLakeBob]

Sent 3 emails, let me know if you got them. Good luck, I hope they help.

[BigLakeBob]

Post them Bob, We should have a thread of just OEM wiring pics by years

Maybe I'll start a new post, thanks for the interest, good idea!

[Iacovos]

Sent 3 emails, let me know if you got them. Good luck, I hope they help.

ALL received
Thank you very much! Very helpful!

[Iacovos]

Dear All,

Should the horn operate with the horn switch pressed and the ignition switch to the off position?

My Knucklehead needs the switch to be turned away from the off position for the horn to operate.

For the 64FLH’s with trumpet horn, the horn operates with ignition off and by pressing the horn. Is it normal?

Thanks a lot

[Rubone]

No, the horn should not honk in the off position.

[Iacovos]

Super Thanks Rubone !
Was puzzled!

[Iacovos]

Something not clear in Palmer’s book
Generator to regulator harness:
Does the vinylite end go to the generator or the other way round?
Please see picture

[Iacovos]

Also in Pamer’s there is no information on routing the circuit breaker to the coils.
There is a two wire loom leaving the circuit breaker and going to the coils (twin cause its a 64).
Any guidance please?
thanks a lot
last wiring loom

[Rubone]

Also in Pamer’s there is no information on routing the circuit breaker to the coils.
There is a two wire loom leaving the circuit breaker and going to the coils (twin cause its a 64).
Any guidance please?
thanks a lot
last wiring loom

With the dual point ignition each lead from the timer goes to one coil. The same coil must have the spark plug lead to the correct sparkplug. one set of points fires front plug, other fires the rear. In the manuual it tells you which point set is which, the leads and plug wires follow that. It is all quite simple, don't make it complicated.