gs1000 fuel petcock????

[Guest]

i am currently restoring a 1979 GS1000E and i need to get a fuel petcock for it the bolt hole spacing is 52 mm on the fuel tank most petcocks i see for sale are 44mm even on z1's website where is a good place to get a new one
thanks for replies

[Nessism]

Hate to say it but that is the killer expensive petcock. For some reason Suzuki jacked up the price roughly 3x the cost of most other petcocks.

Part# 44300-44011

I'd look for a rebuild kit.

[sedelen]

There's one on E-bay that probably doesn't work, but you get free shipping! Current bids 0, starts at $20. A rebuild kit is what you may need.
I've had some success rebuilding these, it was frustrating until I figured out how they work and cleaning out the little vent hole for the diaphram.
Never had any luck finding a new one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260790138218&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

[oldgrumpy]

vacuum 50mm petcock....

hi i,ve got a 1980 gs1000e that has a vacuum petcock with 50mm centres on the tank holes they came in 44 and 50 ,,,,, z1 will have them or get 1 for you you could try a seller in the usa ,,,, called georges,,, he regularly sells them and they are priced reasonable or you could fit a adapter plate and a pingel ,,,they work well ,,,if you do fit 1 remember to turn it off ,,,,, regards oldgrumpy

[Nessism]

hi i,ve got a 1980 gs1000e that has a vacuum petcock with 50mm centres on the tank holes they came in 44 and 50 ,,,,, z1 will have them or get 1 for you you could try a seller in the usa ,,,, called georges,,, he regularly sells them and they are priced reasonable or you could fit a adapter plate and a pingel ,,,they work well ,,,if you do fit 1 remember to turn it off ,,,,, regards oldgrumpy

That lever less 1980 petcock is cheap, and that's a good thing because they fail often. Unfortunately, they only come in a 50mm size.

[Octain]

Wasnt there some sorta other bike that has he same style at a fraction of the cost?
A KLR or something?

[Suzuki_Don]

Ed he needs a 52mm not a 44mm.

I would suggest purchasing a new 44mm tap and making an aluminium adaptor plate to fit it to the base of the tank. Two holes at 52mm apart and another two holes at 44mm apart and all should be good.

Similar to the one I made below, but with a couple of extra holes drilled in it.




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[Nessism]

Ed he needs a 52mm not a 44mm.

I would suggest purchasing a new 44mm tap and making an aluminium adaptor plate to fit it to the base of the tank. Two holes at 52mm apart and another two holes at 44mm apart and all should be good.

Similar to the one I made below, but with a couple of extra holes drilled in it.




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Thanks for correcting me Don. Sorry to have shared bad info.

I like your idea of making an adapter.

[chandler]

thanks for the replies guys that is the problem i have i dont have a petcock for the bike if you look at my restore thread you can see the condition the bike was in when i got it looks like it came from a junk yard LOL . i think i will order the 44mm one and make an adaptor plate like suzuki Don did . i also do remember reading about a KLR fuel petcock fitting but cant seem to find it on here .