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LakeShakeFever

08-03-2010 11:54 AM

First year of the hp500

What is the first year the HP 500 would have been available as a factory install from Fountain.
Thanks

Griff

08-03-2010 09:01 PM

Probably 1994 or 1995.

JaayTeee

08-03-2010 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff (Post 3174354)

Probably 1994 or 1995.

LakeShakeFever

08-03-2010 11:22 PM

The owner says it is a 95. I notice my 97 HP500 has mirrored valve covers. Does this look like a genuine HP500?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...P500/hp500.jpg

PatriYacht

08-04-2010 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LakeShakeFever (Post 3174473)

The owner says it is a 95. I notice my 97 HP500 has mirrored valve covers. Does this look like a genuine HP500?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...P500/hp500.jpg

Yes. Early 500's had the finned valve covers and Gil-Mercury exhaust. Those are the ones that had valvespring problems.

Griff

08-04-2010 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LakeShakeFever (Post 3174473)

The owner says it is a 95. I notice my 97 HP500 has mirrored valve covers. Does this look like a genuine HP500?

Yep, the newer valve covers came out a few years later. All the carb HP500's had valve spring issues.
The early years also had reversion issues. They switched to a different riser after a few years as well.

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