Petcock on?! off?! where is it?

[Guest]

Does anyone have a picture showing where "on" is on a gs1000 petcock?

I have a "pri" imprint on mine but dont know what position off and on are.
Also is there supposed to be an actuall lever on these of just supposed to use a flathead all the time?

thanks

[chuckycheese]

Foulcock

If you do a few searches for the infamous 1980 petcock, you'll learn all (and more) than you ever wanted to know. Welcome to the club!!

Fortunately, you'll also find the solutions!!!

[tkent02]

1980 petcocks are foul.

[jmlcolorado]

Ah crap hole. Not really what i was looking for.

Thanks guys

[chef1366]

If the slot is (--) it is on run. If it is (|) it is on prime. Prime on these POS petcocks still need a shot of vacuum to flow.
I bought a Pingel.

[jmlcolorado]

If the slot is (--) it is on run. If it is (|) it is on prime. Prime on these POS petcocks still need a shot of vacuum to flow.
I bought a Pingel.

Fantastic! Thats exactly whay i was looking for. Thanks.

Pingel you say?! Ill have to look for that.

Thanks again

[DPage]

I did a search and came across this thread. I'm working on a 1980 GS 850 L with the crummy "no lever" petcock, the kind you can only turn with a screwdriver. The fiches for brand new OEM parts show the model "T" 1980 850 L petcock with no lever (PN 44300-47270), but it appears that the petcock for the next model year "X" 81 850 L does have a lever to move from PRI and the two other positions (PN 44300-45372). Are the gas tanks are the same? If so, why can't I just buy a new '81 petcock and put it on the '80 fuel tank? That way I have the movable lever. Thanks for your help.

[Griffin]

I did a search and came across this thread. I'm working on a 1980 GS 850 L with the crummy "no lever" petcock, the kind you can only turn with a screwdriver. The fiches for brand new OEM parts show the model "T" 1980 850 L petcock with no lever (PN 44300-47270), but it appears that the petcock for the next model year "X" 81 850 L does have a lever to move from PRI and the two other positions (PN 44300-45372). Are the gas tanks are the same? If so, why can't I just buy a new '81 petcock and put it on the '80 fuel tank? That way I have the movable lever. Thanks for your help.

The distance between the mounting holes is different between the 1980 petcock and the later ones. They don't line up.

[DPage]

So Griffin, you have a lot of 1980 gear. Do you recommend buying the 1980 oem petcock, or did you buy something else?

[jmlcolorado]

I would love to have a petcock with a lever too! Something about having to use a SCREWDRIVER as a LEVER doesnt seem right. I mean i know it was the eightys and all but common!!

So anyone with other options for replacements would be great!

I know of a few guys that made their own mounting plates to accept a different model or even make, but thats too complicated to me

There must be an easy answer.

[Steve]

There must be an easy answer.

Get another GS that's not a 1980?



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[Griffin]

So Griffin, you have a lot of 1980 gear. Do you recommend buying the 1980 oem petcock, or did you buy something else?

The 1980 GS1000G doesn't use the standard Suzuki petcock, it has a very large lever, and as such is better than the later ones. Here is (a very dirty) one on ebay to illustrate:




For the 550, I went ahead and bought a new OEM style petcock to replace the old one. On that particular bike, there is so little space between the tank and the engine that I really had no choice. I couldn't find anything else with that low a profile.

[Billy Ricks]

For what you pay for an oem you can just about buy a Pingel. You just need to know the spacing of the mounting bolts for the adapter plate then choose the style of petcock you want.

http://www.pingelonline.com/fuel_valves.htm