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Title: need help finding year of engine help plz
Post by: koreanboi813 on November 04, 2013, 02:19:12 PM
i have 92 gs500 which i believe engine has been change reason i need to know year is i need to replace head if anyone can help me here is engine code m504-113412 ??
Title: Re: need help finding year of engine help plz
Post by: adidasguy on November 04, 2013, 02:31:59 PM
What color is the engine?
All heads are compatible except in 2004+ they dropped the tachometer gear and went electronic. You can put on an electronic tach if you can't find a 1989-2002 head.
So year doesn't matter except for the tachometer and color.
Title: Re: need help finding year of engine help plz
Post by: koreanboi813 on November 04, 2013, 02:40:45 PM
ok and where would that be located at color of engine is silver
Title: need help finding year of engine help plz
Post by: tialloydragon on November 09, 2013, 05:51:22 AM
Maybe this would help:

http://www.suzukicycles.org/GS-series/GS500E.shtml
Title: Re: need help finding year of engine help plz
Post by: mister on November 09, 2013, 01:46:34 PM
There was a thread... um, couple years ago now I think. Quite a few of us listed our engine numbers and year as a kind of rough reference. Cannot find it now  :dunno_black:

Anyway. For reference. My 09 has an engine number of M504-153619.

If some others with older than 09 can put up their engine numbers we should be able to get close to your number.
Title: Re: need help finding year of engine help plz
Post by: Paulcet on November 24, 2013, 08:10:28 AM
The thread MR referenced: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=57564.msg652258#msg652258

Looks like your engine has been replaced, as GS500s before '01 had M501 engines. To determine whether it is '04+, look at the front near the top. If a cable is attached, it is a mechanical tach, and pre-2004.