The problem (or one problem anyway) was that they did not have an actual
distributor. The coil fires both plugs every time the points would break. If
the timing were off enough or the intake valves leaky enough, a hog could
catch fire through the intake manifold and carburetor.
Joel W.
>===== Original Message From "R. Jackson" <jackson.robert.r@xxxxxxxxx> =====
>Some of the early Fathead Harley-Davidsons would burst into flames for
>what was apparently a variety of reasons. When they were introduced a
>couple of years ago there were several instances of people coming home
>from a ride, parking in their garage and then finding that their bike
>had caught on fire shortly after being parked. I also heard of several
>of them catching on fire while being ridden. Whatever the problems
>were, they seem to have addressed them, but it didn't look good at
>first.
>
>-Rob (still riding an Evolution-era H-D and not likely to ever buy a
>Fathead)
>
>On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 07:21 AM, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
>> These things are not unique to only a few manufacturers. I had a
>> friend whose Chrysler New Yorker burst into flames while she was under
>> the hair dryer at her salon, and Ford Mustangs were recalled a few
>> years ago for engine fires. This without getting into the ones that
>> burst into flames after impact like Ford Pintos and Chevie trucks.
>>
>> Winsor Crosby
>
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