I think my T500 may have a T350 motor???

Ronin7 · Post by **Ronin7** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:53 pm

Hello,

I recently bought a 75 T500 project bike and I am in the process of replacing the crank seals. The seals I bought for a T500 don't fit (they are too large both in the inner and outer circumference). Is it possible that my motor is actually a 350cc? Are the T500 and T350 motors very similar? The reason I ask is that I have a T500 repair manual everything on my motor matches up with the T500 manual.

Any help/advice would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Nathan

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:41 pm

Measure a piston or the cylinder bore, T500 stock pistons are 70mm across.

jabcb · Post by **jabcb** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 4:34 pm

You've been asking about several different issues.
Might help if you post pics of everything you have questions about.

Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 4:40 pm

+1 to jabcb's comment.

To your question - the engine number will tell you eh ? If the preface is T500-xxxxx then that is what it is. What part numbers did you buy for seals ?

ConnerVT · Post by **ConnerVT** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:17 pm

oldjapanesebikes wrote:+the engine number will tell you eh ? If the preface is T500-xxxxx then that is what it is.

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw this thread.

Ronin7 · Post by **Ronin7** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:37 pm

jabcb wrote:You've been asking about several different issues.
Might help if you post pics of everything you have questions about.

Thanks guys- I do appreciate the help. Pics of the chassis coming but here are pics of the seal issue- First is the engine serial number (thanks for that suggestion- I forgot it said T500 right on it). Second is the seal kit I bought and third is the two seals compared- the original on the right (you can see the size difference).

I bought this bike as a non-runner on craigslist and immediately noticed the kickstart would fail to engage 80% of the time, lever would just flop down with no resistance. So I split the cases to figure out the issues and while I was at it I decided to replace all the seals, did a quick search on Ebay and found the seal kit and it seemed like one stop shopping so I picked up a kit. I am still working with the guy who sells the kit but he swears he has never had an issue reported with the crankshaft seals.

jabcb · Post by **jabcb** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:29 pm

An easy alternative is to get a T500 seal kit from Paul Miller.
He is a Suzuki expert that sells on eBay & direct.
Currently has T500 seal kit on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-T500-GT5 ... 1136019662

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