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Question regarding petcock

  • Thread starter Thread starter Tamara
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I just went to put the new petcock from George on my bike and I don't think it's correct. I have emailed him but I was wondering if anyone else has had these problems:

  • The fuel and vacuum fittings both face to the rear of the bike; my original vacuum line went forward and the fuel went in toward the center of the bike.
  • The filler tube looks like it may be too long.
  • The filler tube is exactly the same size as the hole in my tank; I will have to file my tank a little for it to fit.
My bike is a 1983 GS450L.
 
New one looks like that. Old one does not.

Used the link you posted and searched for 82 - that looks like the one.

Crap.
 
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So your bike is an 82 ? Or it has an 82 tank on it ? Just check with George I'm sure he would exchange it.
 
bccap said:
So your bike is an 82 ? Or it has an 82 tank on it ? Just check with George I'm sure he would exchange it.
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I'm not sure. I was told it's an 83, but there was some thing where 82 bikes were shipped and registered as 83 model years.

I've been googling "82 Suzuki gs450 petcock" and I still get the same listings as for 83.
 
In the parts fiche the 83 is listed as part #44300 45372 and the 82 as 44341 33150 and they look completely different. I'm not sure what you are googling ? Give George the part number for the one you've got and see if has one.
 
I heard back from George. Here's what he said.

"the correct one for your bike is identical to what you have in your hand except the strainer is a little shorter."
 
Which number did you give him ? If I understand you correctly 44341 33150 is the one you want ? The 82 { which looks like yours } looks nothing like the 83.
 
I didn't give him a number. I told him I may need the 82 part instead of the 83 and asked if there was a difference. It looks like the part number I need, for the assembly, is 44300-44250.

He is going to exchange it for another $20.
 
Oops. Sorry, I gave you the wrong number. Glad you've got it straightened out. Even with shipping the old one back you'll still probably get it faster than Boulevard. ;)
 
Frustrated

Frustrated

I got my exchange from George and here is what I ended up with:



If you don't see it - the petcock is hitting the frame holding the tank up.

Here is a summary of $100 spent:



That is, apparently, an '82 petcock from my '83 450L, the aftermarket replacement ($50 + $20 exchange), and also the $30 rebuild kit that didn't fit. I think that rebuild kit may be for the aftermarket petcock.

So I guess now I need to get a spacer to lower the petcock. :mad:

This is one time I really wish I had just gone to the dealer.
 
Perhaps a picture of the old part being sent to whoever one is getting a new part from would be a way to insure one does not end up with the wrong part....

and 20 bucks to exchange one part for another...well that bites as well, is that like a restocking fee ?

not one of the better ways of trying to get a part, and you still don't have the correct item....

.
 
That stinks! your petcock is way back on tank compared to mine. If you look at the george petcock, you'll see that the casting is able to have the fuel outlet face front or rear - the front side is plugged, but i don't know if lever positions would be reversed . I'll bet the vacuum connection could be removed and rotated 180 degrees to face forward and still work. Would it then clear frame????
 
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Happened To Me

Happened To Me

Tamara said:
This is probably a stupid question but here goes. My petcock sporadically free flows gas (when it is not on prime) so I'm going to clean and rebuild it. I opened it up and figured out all the pieces on the side where the vacuum and fuel lines attach. On the switch side (pri, res, on), after I pop the lever off, there is a little white plastic disk. Does that little plastic disk come out or do I leave it alone? I don't want to accidentally break it through stupidity.
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I had the same thing happen to me...fuel leaked into the "primary airbox" (through the clear vacuum line which had a slit on the edge of the tube) and into the resevoir and down the spout/tube behind the clutch box.

Fortunately, I have a spare "T" and took the fuelcock off the unused tank. I cut 1/4 inch off the vacuum line and now my bike runs much leaner.

I was gonna get a replacement off Z1enterprises website that cost $50 but the spare one saved me some dough.


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RustyGS450 said:
I got my exchange from George and here is what I ended up with:



If you don't see it - the petcock is hitting the frame holding the tank up.

Here is a summary of $100 spent:



That is, apparently, an '82 petcock from my '83 450L, the aftermarket replacement ($50 + $20 exchange), and also the $30 rebuild kit that didn't fit. I think that rebuild kit may be for the aftermarket petcock.

So I guess now I need to get a spacer to lower the petcock. :mad:

This is one time I really wish I had just gone to the dealer.
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Two different petcocks for two different year bikes.
The old one is for a '80-'81 GS450L.
http://www.boulevardsuzuki.com/fich...y=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1980&fveh=2097

The new one is for a '82 GS450L.

If you do have a '82, you might just have an older tank.

Here's a shot of a '81 450L with your old petcock. Notice how it goes aft of the carb?


The site I got this from said it was an '82 GS450L, has your "newer" petcock on it. Notice how it goes ahead of the carb?
 
I am using a different tank; I could've sworn they were the same except for the lack of rust. I'll have another look tomorrow.
 
The tank I'm using is the same as the original and it looks like I have an '80 to '82 that was registered as an '83. That being said, the exchange I received from George is supposed to be for an '82; but it obviously won't work. I guess I'll just order the right one from Boulevard and try to sell what I have now.

Thanks for all the help.
 
Your original petcock has the fuel and vacuum lines exiting to the left, your new petcock had them exiting to the right. Might that be the problem?
 
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