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    79' GS550e Choke tube part sourcing issue, please help

    I purchased a 79' Suzuki GS550e a few months back. It had been sitting in a barn for 12 years supposedly before the previous owner got his mitts on it. He told me that he rebuilt the carburetors before he sold it to me...
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    I pulled off the carburetors in order to find a vacuum leak and i decided to inspect the validity of his claim of the carb rebuild. When i popped open the float bowls I found this little guy. I'm pretty sure its a choke tube that looked to be snapped off and the end had been split because he tried to beat it back in with a hammer. Does anybody know of a source where I can get this part? Bikebandit and suzukiparts don't seem to show it in their exploded diagrams...BTW here is my bike after a clean and polish, that was before I pulled it to pieces.

    #2
    You're not going to find that as a stand alone part new. The body assembly included that already pressed in. You're going to have to either fabricate something or replace the body.

    1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
    1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
    1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)

    Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.

    JTGS850GL aka Julius

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      #3
      I recently replaced some similar tubes that are pressed into the float bowls on some Keihin's. You should be able to do the same with those tubes.

      Ed

      To measure is to know.

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        #4
        Your bike looks to be in great shape. Why have you pulled it to pieces?
        Rob
        1983 1100ES, 98' ST1100, 02' DR-Z400E and a few other 'bits and pieces'
        Are you on the GSR Google Earth Map yet? http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170533

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          #5
          Judging by the PO's "work" on the bike, I'd be checking every nut and bolt

          That tube picks up gas for the "choke"

          Do the other 3 carbs have this tube?
          1978 GS 1000 (since new)
          1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
          1978 GS 1000 (parts)
          1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
          1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
          1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
          2007 DRz 400S
          1999 ATK 490ES
          1994 DR 350SES

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            #6
            I had a hunting idle. So I orded the intake boots and gaskets. I needed to pull the carburators anyway. I had let the bike sit while my family and I flew home for vacation for 10 days. I came back to a motorcycle that wouldn't start or even fire. My intention was to pull the carburators to replace all the o-rings as I just rebuilt the petcock and believed the the carburator was flooded after sitting. I just replaced the entire ignition system...so I was doubtful that had anything to do with it.
            Originally posted by azr View Post
            Your bike looks to be in great shape. Why have you pulled it to pieces?

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              #7
              The other 3 carburetors have the tube and the choke seemed to work fine before the bike sat for a week and change. I just dislike know broken and rigged parts on any of my machines...plus I have nothing but time on my hands. I'm going to completely break down the 4 carbs and do a parts soak and replace all the rubber.

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                #8
                Originally posted by windjammer47 View Post
                The other 3 carburetors have the tube and the choke seemed to work fine before the bike sat for a week and change. I just dislike know broken and rigged parts on any of my machines...plus I have nothing but time on my hands. I'm going to completely break down the 4 carbs and do a parts soak and replace all the rubber.
                Excellent idea. And I was thinking you had the bike down to the frame or something, not just having the carbs off. 'Big T' has a good point about checking the bike over, sounds like you have the time and inclination.
                Rob
                1983 1100ES, 98' ST1100, 02' DR-Z400E and a few other 'bits and pieces'
                Are you on the GSR Google Earth Map yet? http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170533

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