• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

GS1000e Fuel Tap 4430047270

B

BigJ

Forum Newbie
Can you help
Have the above fuel tap on my GS1000 with the wider bolt spacing 5cm I think
It appears not to have a tap to move from prime to on position see photo
Is this correct ??
Where can I get the tiny little tap that fits in ?
Or is there an alternative tap with 5cm bolt holes
 

Attachments

  • photo59535.jpg
    photo59535.jpg
    17.3 KB · Views: 0
OOhhh, the dreaded "80" model no lever tap. It's designed to be turned with a screwdriver & was aggravating. I hope someone can steer you to a good direct bolt-on replacement.
 
The hole spacing makes it difficult to find a replacement. Other GSs have 44mm hole spacing and there's a huge number of bikes with a 34mm spacing.
All is not lost. You can make up a spacer block (just a 6mm thick bit of steel bar) that will bolt into the existing tank holes, but has a centre hole to clear the new tap, along with one blind hole, and utilise a 44 or 34 tap.
Ok, having put that idea out there, you have to hope there's sufficient clearance for the petcock body next to the carbs.
 
The easiest path is to buy a new one and call it done.
 
Thanks for your replies. Looks like a small screwdriver will be added to the tool kit
The new replacement from Tour Max came without the tap and no tap is shown on the parts diagram either....what where Suzuki thinking!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

W
Choke Plunger Replacement
Replies
4
Views
150
Wright 83 GS650
W
L
Hanging Idle (I know, but bear with me) and different carbs
2
Replies
20
Views
330
dgates1
dgates1
T
1979 GS750 running problems
Replies
8
Views
191
crazyramen
crazyramen
crazyramen
Need Help IDing a 4 into 1
Replies
6
Views
197
crazyramen
crazyramen
B
VM Carbs rebuild question
Replies
5
Views
181
zed1015
zed1015
Back
Top