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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #15 - 06/29/13 at 13:28:59 Here's what tank gasket look like compared to my peacocks original one. Are they too long, or do they just compress into the petcock?
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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #16 - 06/29/13 at 13:35:32 This could actually be my problem....looks like I'm missing the part where I have a bolt sticking out of. Could anyone verify that this is a gt550 petcock?
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Reply #17 - 06/29/13 at 16:56:33

It looks to me like you have the spring washer in the wrong place. The rubber goes in first, then the valve with the lever on it, then the spring washer, then the cover. The spring washer pushes the valve piece up against the rubber.

The hole you have the screw stuck in is the reserve supply....it should have a plastic filter in it.

Look at this parts list photo for the order of assembly.
http://www.hondaofflorence.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=81642&categor...

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Reply #18 - 07/01/13 at 18:00:43

That fixed the leak, thanks for the help!
Still have a very small leak between petcock and tank.
Are those large o rings that look too long the right ones? The circular profile of them doesn't make sense. Even if it compress it into the petcock, it's not thick enough to squish into a square profile over time like the stock one is now.

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Reply #19 - 07/02/13 at 06:33:53

When the o-rings are new they are round and over time they do change shape and get flat spots in them where they are compressed against the tank bottom. The new ones you have look to be too long for the petcock base. If you can get it sqaeezed into the groove in the petcock without it having any kinks.....it will probably work.

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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #20 - 07/10/13 at 17:47:20 Dave, your petcock seemed to work! Not sure what was wrong with the one I had. It started right up and no leaks!
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MeLikeBike Junior Member Offline Newbie, but Goodie Posts: 59 Monroeville, PA Gender:	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #21 - 07/14/13 at 14:07:23 That looks sweet, esp the emblem. When I read "plastidip" I thought you were nuts, but it looks great in the photo. Congrats.
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mmurphy13 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8 Rockland, MA Gender:	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #22 - 07/17/13 at 20:31:47 Bike looks sick! Any issues with the Plastidip? Would you recommend it? Im thinking of using it for my bike.
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Reply #23 - 07/17/13 at 22:11:42

mmurphy13 wrote on 07/17/13 at 20:31:47:

Bike looks sick! Any issues with the Plastidip? Would you recommend it? Im thinking of using it for my bike.

The plastidip was more of an experiment to try the stuff. I'm happy with the results considering that its only $8/can. Although its fairly durable, it is temporary and you can peel it right off.
The finish definitely has a slight rubbery feel to it which I expected. It also picks up dust/dirt easily but it wipes right off. Gas will also eat through it.

It's great stuff, I might spray another color just for the hell of it, but I think I'll do a real paint job eventually. I do plan to plasticdip the forks and rims black...I definitely think its perfect for non body parts.

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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #24 - 07/18/13 at 13:19:09 Love this bike. These gt tanks look the business. Did you have to do a week in Guantanamo pounding the tunnel out like others have?
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Reply #25 - 07/18/13 at 14:25:15

strang wrote on 07/18/13 at 13:19:09:

Love this bike. These gt tanks look the business.
Did you have to do a week in Guantanamo pounding the tunnel out like others have?

I did not...I'm not sure why but it fit very easily. I moved the two mounts on the front of the frame and cut the bracket off of the stock tank and it all fit. I could have lowered the tank with some work but it actually lines right up with my fender so I kept it as is.

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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #26 - 07/18/13 at 18:12:34 Looks like I ordered the wrong air filter over the winter and just found out. I bought the k&n rc1900 which is too long, it hits the bracket where the tank mounts too.
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thomasoconnor19 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 147	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #27 - 07/18/13 at 18:22:04 Does anyone know the K&N part number for the filter used in the CS-1 kit? Going to try to find one locally this weekend.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #28 - 08/29/13 at 17:26:37 How's the bike coming along Thomas?
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sailorcolin Junior Member Offline Building a street tracker! Posts: 77 Rock Hill, SC Gender:	Re: Project bike almost done Reply #29 - 04/23/14 at 10:19:15 Any way that you could post some photos of what the seat frame looks like? Im looking to fab my own
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