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Valve adjustment tool

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For the '82/83 GS1100's there was a special tool to use to adjust the tappet gaps.

Does anyone have the spec for that tool to order from Suzuki?

thanks
 
You can order the tool or you can do what several of us have done with success. Use a folded zip-tie. The procedure is written up on BassCliff's website.
Zip-tie method

One tip that is not yet mentioned in the pictorial is to wrap some electrical tape around the folded zip-tie, just above the 45-degree bend. In the event of unforseeable circumstances (like the tip gets cut by the valve), this helps keep the pieces together.

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Hi Mr. Mercaholic,

Forgive my ignorance. Do you need the 8-valve tool or the 16-valve tools?

8-valve tool:


Click the picture to go to Z1 website. Many folks have made their own 16-valve tool. Visit my website for Mr. basic's very informative guide.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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I should have mentioned that it is the 16 valve motor I'm dealing with

I should have mentioned that it is the 16 valve motor I'm dealing with

thanks for asking
 
I have one for my GS...chopped off a portion of an old screwdriver, and it takes a No.1 or 2 square head wood screw to fit the adjuster (if you have a 16v TSCC motor, that is. Just drill a small pilot hoe the old screw driver hadle, and then drill the screw in place. VOILA...a $0.50 valve adjuster tool!
 
Tappet tool

Tappet tool

Buy the tool--I don't care what anyone says about how great the Ziptie method is--once you use the right tool for the job, nothing else comes close. You will get lots of use out of the purchased tool and it will pay for itself the one time you drop something in the engine!
 
cranemonkey said:
Buy the tool--I don't care what anyone says about how great the Ziptie method is--once you use the right tool for the job, nothing else comes close. You will get lots of use out of the purchased tool and it will pay for itself the one time you drop something in the engine!
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This is for the 16v bike. Completely different set up from the 8v...the 8v tool will do him NO good...lol. However, I do believe Z1 sells the tool required to adjust on the 16vs as well. I have not done a 16v adjustment yet, but will be doing TWO in the near future, so I will learn quickly what works and what doesnt...lol
 
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