Harley Davidson Engine Identification

It should be the same symbol as the beginning.
Harley davidson engine identification. 17 digit VIN on the frame abbreviated VIN on the engine. Harley-Davidson engines are easy to identify and help categorize the motorcycle. Youre not going to figure out the year on that abridged VIN.
Flatheads were made between 1929 and 1974. The year of a Harley engine can be determined by looking at the VIN printed on the engine case. 80 84 86 88 80 84 86 88 80 4-12 4-58 4-1316 4-716 4-12 4-58 84 86 88 92.
The VIN numbers affected are 43000H9 through 48199H9. 1960s and Older Engines. Every Harley Davidson car has a unique identifier code called a VIN.
1 Made in USA 2nd and 3rd digits. 1HD1AAK11BYO13478 The frame number is broken down like this. If the title and frame VIN reads 1HD1ELK12BZ123456 the engine case number should read something like ELKB123456.
74 80 Flathead 1937-48. There have been seven major engine revisions in the history of Harley-Davidson. 2017 sees the launch of Harley-Davidsons new Milwaukee-Eight engine so called due to its single-cam-actuated eight valves.
Even then as to date they only code the year not the month or date. Beginning in 1981 Harley started using a 17 digit VIN number on the frame and an abbreviated VIN on the engine case. Look on left side of the engine case for the engine number.