Valve clearance GS550 '78

[Nessism]

Better check the carb body to be sure the broken tips are not stuck in the hole.

There are sources for those screws for a lot less than $100. You may want to look into the archives for more info.

[11csive]

Better check the carb body to be sure the broken tips are not stuck in the hole.

There are sources for those screws for a lot less than $100. You may want to look into the archives for more info.

Yeah, I'll have a look to see if they are stuck in there, thank you

I'll have another look then, only sites I could find are American, which will end up costing me big time

Anyone got a clue about the GS1000 pipes? Am I good to go?

[Nessism]

1000 pipes won't fit the 550 engine. The cylinder spacing is different and the engine height is taller.

[11csive]

1000 pipes won't fit the 550 engine. The cylinder spacing is different and the engine height is taller.

Thank you for all your help Nessism... Really appreciated. Had a feeling they wouldn't fit, but just wanted to get a clear answer.

I'll get back to you guys as soon as my spare parts arrive and I get on with the project.

[Nessism]

$5.95 USD each. They will fit in a US Postal Service "small flat rate box" which is $34 to Denmark. https://www.z1enterprises.com/product/SIK-1157SK

[11csive]

$5.95 USD each. They will fit in a US Postal Service "small flat rate box" which is $34 to Denmark. https://www.z1enterprises.com/product/SIK-1157SK

Thank you very much Nessism, but I ended up finding another solution. They are ~6$ each, ~35$ for shipment. Then there's the lovely 25% Danish tax (you pay tax for the shipment as well) aaaand another ~25$ import fee. That's almost 100$.

Anyway, found a guy selling a set of carbs for the 550. They are in okay condition and I payed him 400 dkk which is equal to about 60$

Tadaaaaa:


I obviously checked the condition of the screws when I picked it up, but just to show you guys

Just wanted to give a brief update as to what is going on. I'm still waiting for a lot of gaskets and a new exhaust valve, which finally got shipped yesterday. They had one of the gaskets I ordered on backorder, so it took quite a while to get to this point. But as of right now, it seems I'll be able to make some great progress within the next week or so, if everything goes as planned (It probably won't, but let's hope ).

I'm thinking about making a thread in the rebuild/project subforum instead, as this isn't exactly a thread about valve clearance as much anymore. But for now, this is the status of everything.