difference between 1966 and 1969 heads?

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  • Lonnie
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2002
    • 591

    #16
    drum brakes on right side through the 1968 model year (year that I have), right side thereafter thru the 1972 model year.
    dumb error on my part, front drum on left 49 - 68. Right side thereafter. (Kinda hard to switch the drum brake from the right side to the right side, ain't it).
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    • LouieMCman
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2001
      • 1343

      #17
      My favorite Shovelhead picture........
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      • 36 knuck man
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2009
        • 294

        #18
        All my 65 thru 68 org paint, have left side, my 69 org paint, right side, thanks, Larry

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        • Sargehere
          Member since 1972
          • Jul 2006
          • 971

          #19
          Originally posted by LouieMCman View Post
          My favorite Shovelhead picture........
          WHAT Shovelhead?
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          • portagepan
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2006
            • 580

            #20
            Looks like an old picture. Wonder how she has held up? Both of 'em. Mike

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            • Jack K
              Member
              • Dec 2006
              • 87

              #21
              I'm a little late on this I know, but I've been without a computer for a while. The one thing in the area of the cylinder head that is '66 only is the front rocker box has no provision for a air cleaner bracket.

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              • tomanybikes
                New Member
                • Dec 2005
                • 19

                #22
                The short reach plug shovelheads with the '66 cast in the vertical surface by the spark plug hole also have a date code cast into them. Pretty hard to see when the rocker boxes are in place, the code is a month and 2 digit for the year, cast into the top of the head, right next to the short rocker box stud and behind the push rod tubes. It will be something like 5 68 for May of 1968 as an example. You might be able to make it out if you poke a flashlight into the area under the rocker box and behind the push rod tubes. These date codes were used untill about '78, I believe.

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