Steve J asked: "What is a shovel?" The pre 1986 Harley engines were described as to the appearance of the top of their engines. The top end of the knucklehead had 2 knuckle like ends where the valve gear went, the panhead had a pan type cover and the top of the shovelhead looked like a shovel blade sitting on top of the engine. It's been a while since I had one apart, most of the bikes (almost all in fact) I've worked on were jappas, but I'm pretty certain the lubrication is pumped through the crank from an externally mounted tank, the pump is driven directly from the crankshaft and scavenged in a similar manner. I'll see what info I can find on it for you.
Cheers Peter Bancks stranged...@dodo.com.au http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com http://canardaviationforum.dmt.net
