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Post by kurt.mihalik@boeing.com on Dec 17, 2001, 3:17pm

Does anyone have an opinion, good or bad, about putting a magneto into a 57 FLH? I have questions as to what brand has worked the best as far as installation, starting and performance. My bike has STD heads, dual plugs, Andrews A grind cam, dual exhaust and I am still running 6 volts.

Post by Panhead on Dec 18, 2001, 7:32am

Check http://www.morrismagneto.com they have a magneto (MM74E) for '36 - '69 big twins (or look at my site for other suppliers).

Post by Weez on Jul 29, 2003, 7:53am

I ran a Mag, a Fairbanks/Morse for about 5 yrs. and loved it but they don't like the cold weather. I am putting another in now on a rebuild. The timing is the main thing you might have to grind off the relay mount on the case Also I would consider going to 12 Volt. Its a very strong spark and will like the dual plugged heads.

Post by hd74 on Jul 30, 2003, 5:43am

I have run a Joe Hunt magneto on a 53 pan for year. Totally trouble free. There is a used one on ebay as we speak, but it need some work. Parts are still available either through Joe Hunt or Fairbanks.

hd74

Post by Weez on Jul 31, 2003, 12:18am

The parts are interchangabe from the mags, Morse/Fairbanks/Hunt etc. All older ones used the same coil and points and there bodies and caps are interchangable also, not sure but 12 Volt is not a must can run 6V