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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? 04/23/13 at 20:46:48 I am putting a GT550 tank on my 650 and am wondering if I will run into any problems running a GT550 petcock?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #1 - 04/23/13 at 21:10:31 Is it vacuum operated? How does the tank fit? Will it clear the frame? YOu realize youre asking a question w/o much chance anyones really gonna have the absoolute answer, right? It otta at least fit the tank,,
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Gentlemanjim Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 61	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #2 - 04/23/13 at 21:29:16 As long as it clears the frame. The petcock doesn't know or care if its attached to Savage or a John Deere.
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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #3 - 04/23/13 at 22:38:52 Yup it clears the frame/engine. Figured it would work on anything. Going to pickup a rebuild lot for it.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #4 - 04/23/13 at 22:40:10 Why?
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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #5 - 04/23/13 at 22:54:07 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/23/13 at 22:40:10: Why? Because I've mounted a gt550 tank on my bike. Guess I should have asked about the petcock before I mounted it!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #6 - 04/23/13 at 23:01:45 Man, if the gt550 mount is the same as the savage, get the Raptor petcock & save $$ & future hassles.
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Gentlemanjim Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 61	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #7 - 04/23/13 at 23:07:37 What's the procedure for mounting that GT550 tank?
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Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work?
Reply #8 - 04/24/13 at 03:30:45

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/23/13 at 23:01:45:

Man, if the gt550 mount is the same as the savage, get the Raptor petcock & save $$ & future hassles.

Nope....The bolt hole spacing on the Raptor is narrower than the GT550 tank.

The stock GT550 petcock is a vacuum operated one......for a 2 cycle engine. Not sure if the engine vacuum is the same on both bikes, but I guess it should be similar as they both use carbs.......

(PS.....If you want another one for spares......email me and I will give you mine).

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Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work?
Reply #9 - 04/24/13 at 09:10:48

Dave wrote on 04/24/13 at 03:30:45:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/23/13 at 23:01:45:

Man, if the gt550 mount is the same as the savage, get the Raptor petcock & save $$ & future hassles.

Nope....The bolt hole spacing on the Raptor is narrower than the GT550 tank.

The stock GT550 petcock is a vacuum operated one......for a 2 cycle engine. Not sure if the engine vacuum is the same on both bikes, but I guess it should be similar as they both use carbs.......

(PS.....If you want another one for spares......email me and I will give you mine).

Is yours in good shape? I was planning to buy a rebuild kit - but would take yours if its in good shape? I cleaned mine up and I'm not sure how great of condition it is in.

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Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work?
Reply #10 - 04/24/13 at 09:23:27

thomasoconnor19 wrote on 04/24/13 at 09:10:48:

Dave wrote on 04/24/13 at 03:30:45:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/23/13 at 23:01:45:

Man, if the gt550 mount is the same as the savage, get the Raptor petcock & save $$ & future hassles.

Nope....The bolt hole spacing on the Raptor is narrower than the GT550 tank.

The stock GT550 petcock is a vacuum operated one......for a 2 cycle engine. Not sure if the engine vacuum is the same on both bikes, but I guess it should be similar as they both use carbs.......

(PS.....If you want another one for spares......email me and I will give you mine).

Is yours in good shape? I was planning to buy a rebuild kit - but would take yours if its in good shape? I cleaned mine up and I'm not sure how great of condition it is in.

I have no idea what is inside it......other than 30+ year old rubber parts! Even if you did get it to work.....I doubt if I would use it for long without installing new parts. You might be able to clean it up and get it to work.....but as the rubber ages it gets hard and cracks and fails to seal well.

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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #11 - 04/24/13 at 14:15:36 Anyone else seen a different petcock install ok on the LS650?
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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #12 - 04/25/13 at 23:17:48 Gentlemanjim wrote on 04/23/13 at 23:07:37: What's the procedure for mounting that GT550 tank? Very easy actually. Chopped off the two posts/rubber puck mounts and welded them to the frame in the proper spot. Then I cut off the bracket from the stock tank and welded it to the gt550 tank. I can take some pics?
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #13 - 04/26/13 at 00:31:01 That's about the general procedure for mounting any non-LS tank. I think people thought you didn't need to do any welding. Not sure anyone has found a tank that fits on the pucks in the stock location.
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merhlin YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 21 Eastern Maine Gender:	Re: Will a Suzuki GT550 petcock work? Reply #14 - 04/26/13 at 03:52:49 Some pics would be great! merhlin
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