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Suzuki fuel taps

Post by phil-woody »

Hi all ,

Does anybody know if there is anybody supplying reproduction fuel taps for a Suzuki GT 500 , as ive been told that original ones are obsolete .

Regards Woody .
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Woody you may try to adapt a pingle if you can't find an original.you'll just have to remember to shut off the fuel when you park it since it isn't vaccum operated.
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Post by titan performance »

Used taps are not rare.....could you not refurb one?
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Post by oldjapanesebikes »

And a different question - what's wrong with the old one ?
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On a Used Original petcock with a Bad Diaphram you can make a solid gasket out of gasket material to replace the Diaphram and then crimp off the tall tube that goes into the tank.just run your petcock on Reserve and use on as the New off.I done mine this way since I am running aftermarket mikunis.
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Post by jabcb »

The GT500 & GT750 use the same o-ring for attaching the petcock to the tank. Its part # 44348-31051.
Looks likely that a GT750M-A petcock will work. Its still available for around $100.
Perhaps another forum member can confirm this?

Pingel also sells vacuum petcocks. Have one on my GT250.
It attaches to the older style T250/T350/T500/GT250 tanks without an adapter.
They sell adapters but I wouldn't know which one to use for the GT500.

GT500 petcock: http://www.suzukipartshouse.com/#/Suzuki/GT500_(1976" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)/FUEL_COCK/021140001/56021140025
GT750 petcock: http://www.suzukipartshouse.com/#/Suzuki/GT750_(1975" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)/FUEL_COCK/021180003/56021180048
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Re: Suzuki fuel taps

Post by phil-woody »

Hi chaps .
Thanks for the replys , im after another fuel tap for another tank ive got that hasnt got one fitted to it .
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Post by two-stroke-brit »

phil-woody wrote:Hi chaps .
Thanks for the replys , im after another fuel tap for another tank ive got that hasnt got one fitted to it .
hi phill i have a decent one for sale,
i will pm you tonite with a pic.
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Post by husky99 »

Jughead wrote:On a Used Original petcock with a Bad Diaphram you can make a solid gasket out of gasket material to replace the Diaphram and then crimp off the tall tube that goes into the tank.just run your petcock on Reserve and use on as the New off.I done mine this way since I am running aftermarket mikunis.

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Jughead, Where you been?. You didn't fall off the face of the earth --- or worse, get married?
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Post by advant63 »

reproduction decals has 22mm petcocks. 44$.
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