GS1000 fuel tap / petcock

[hampshirehog]

I've got the cr*ppy tap without a reserve and you have to use a screwdriver to switch to prime. A couple of questions:

I've stripped the thing down and the diaphragm looks fine. However, it was always a bit reluctant to work on prime. All the other GS taps I've seen have a little prong that pops out on prime and shifts the diaphragm - this has got nothing like that inside. What happens (or is meant to happen) internally on this type when you switch to prime?

Also, as there's no reserve (whoever thought that one up Mr Suzuki?) I'm toying with swapping to a sensible tap fitted with one. Hole centres are 50mm - none of the others I've got in my stash are close. Any ideas of taps from other models with the 50mm hole centres?

[SqDancerLynn1]

Do yourself a favor and replace it with a new one!!

[80GS750]

i would buy another oem one or get a pingel.....

Z1 has plenty of lower cost options, that work just as well as a new oem one....

[gshub]

Tap

Do yer self a big favour chuck it in the bin and buy a pingel one the best money Ive spent on me Gs yet.

[hampshirehog]

I've already got a couple of Pingels kicking around (and a really nice other make as well - dunno the brand but beautifully made) but I'm a bit of a forgetful old f*rt and I'd be likely to end up forgetting to turn it off

I'm more curious than anything - just how does that override work to get the thing to run on prime? I can't for the life of me see how it can work and I know it's gonna niggle me until I can find out how.

[80GS750]

i put a pingel on mine,

once you get used to turning it on and off every time you wont forget, it just becomes habit....

[Zook]

I swear by Briggs and Stratton! Only $3.50 at the local hardware store!

[80GS750]

true true......

i would be using a hardware store petcock if i could find one around here.....

crappy stores locally

[salty_monk]

Wally,

Let me know if you have probs finding one. I don't mind ordering one for you & shipping it over if that's what it takes.

I have one from an 78 1000E on the shelf (old one) at the mo & a 80 550 in pieces so I could measure the hole centres for you on those.....

Dan

[Suzuki mad]

I've bought 1 and had two extra ones from the dealer as 2 were faulty as new.

Pingel?? taps are not avaliable here in the UK.

Suzuki mad

[80GS750]

most of the gs1000 petcock holes are spaced 44mm hole center to hole center

[gshub]

I've bought 1 and had two extra ones from the dealer as 2 were faulty as new.

Pingel?? taps are not avaliable here in the UK.

Suzuki mad

You wot I never had a problem getting one.
My Gs is spaced 50mm .but its a new tank!

[tone]

Pingel?? taps are not avaliable here in the UK.

Suzuki mad

Yes they are

[gus33]

Is this the goofy petcock that you have? I think I've been afflicted with the same.

[hampshirehog]

That's the blighter. Looks as if someone in the factory nicked all the levers! You turn it vertically to prime using a screwdriver or small key (written in very small leters is 'Pri'). However, when you take it to bits there doesn't appear to be any internal mechanism so how it works is a mystery.