Source for 1972 GT550 Carb Kit?

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lymbic
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Source for 1972 GT550 Carb Kit?

Post by lymbic »

Looking for a good source here in the US if possible.

I've had some trouble getting the right carb kit for my Mikuni 34013 "high hat" carburetors. I tried https://www.ebay.com/itm/3x-Suzuki-74-7 ... 2749.l2648 because the images looked pretty similar to what I have - plus the price was great and they shipped that same week. When I tried fitting them, the little ring on the float bowl gaskets that goes around the (IIRC) idle jet tube didn't match up. The pilot air screw is also different in this kit. My carbs don't have a notch for an o-ring on them like what is pictured here.

Then, I went with Cruzinimage's kit that I knew would fit, but costs more and came from Japan https://www.cruzinimage.net/2019/12/19/ ... pair-kits/. Only problem here is I ordered it right as the virus started shutting all flights down around the world. It's been two months since I ordered, and the shipment says it never left its original post office. So Cruzinimage sent me a refund and I'm still on the hunt.

I really just need the float bowl gaskets and O-rings in the screw-on "hat", but it would be nice to have new metal gaskets/washers as well. I figured for all of that I'd be looking at a full carb kit and it wouldn't hurt to have spare parts. Thanks in advance guys!
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Re: Source for 1972 GT550 Carb Kit?

Post by jabcb »

The float bowl gaskets are still available from Suzuki.
https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/suzuk ... rked-34014

The top hat o-ring is NLA.
If you have an old o-ring that you can measure, you should be able to find a match here:
https://www.theoringstore.com/index.php ... &cPath=368
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Suzuki 2-Strokes: 1972 GT550 & 1973 GT550
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Re: Source for 1972 GT550 Carb Kit?

Post by lymbic »

jabcb wrote:The float bowl gaskets are still available from Suzuki.
https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/suzuk ... rked-34014

The top hat o-ring is NLA.
If you have an old o-ring that you can measure, you should be able to find a match here:
https://www.theoringstore.com/index.php ... &cPath=368
Of course, thank you. Got my partzilla order in. Going to measure the orings today and see if I can find it online as well.
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