seafoam treatment
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Details are on the can - 1/3 in the intake via the brake booster vacuum hose, 1/3 in the gas tank and 1/3 in the crankcase (if an oil change is in the immediate future). Let the vacuum slurp up the 1/3 (have someone keep it wound up, 'cause it'll want to stall), shut it off and let it sit a good five minutes. Start 'er up and watch the show.
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From: New Phila, Ohio
Hey people! I'm a newb to the forum and wanted to drop my opinion on Seafoam. Seafoam is a great product. I've used it since I went to the local vocational school 20 years ago. There, I took small engine repair, and mainly worked on lawn and garden equipment and outboard motors. Everyone else was screwing with motorcycles and didn't want anything to do with outboards and Gravelys, so those all got assigned to me to work on. I now operate my own shop working on the L+G stuff, along with marine, and minor automotive. I don't have all the diagnostic equipment to fool with much of the newer stuff, and don't get that much to justify spending the cash on an OTC Genesys or a Snap-On diagnostic unit.
Anyway Seafoam can also be used as a fuel stabilizer. It works great as a decarboning agent if you use it wisely. Most people that I've ever heard of blowing head gaskets used too much while the engine was running. I've seen it happen before. They'll dump 1/2 to a whole can down a carb to make it happen. If you just dump the can in, yeah, I can see blowing a head gasket. But if you dump it in a conservative manor, it works great. I use it before I tear into the internals of any engine to clean it out, and it's never left me disappointed.
I've heard of adding transmission fluid to the crankcase oil, but was always reserved because of one: viscosity difference, two: A transmission isn't subject to carbon deposits like an engine. I've heard it works great, but never tried it.
Ripper
Anyway Seafoam can also be used as a fuel stabilizer. It works great as a decarboning agent if you use it wisely. Most people that I've ever heard of blowing head gaskets used too much while the engine was running. I've seen it happen before. They'll dump 1/2 to a whole can down a carb to make it happen. If you just dump the can in, yeah, I can see blowing a head gasket. But if you dump it in a conservative manor, it works great. I use it before I tear into the internals of any engine to clean it out, and it's never left me disappointed.
I've heard of adding transmission fluid to the crankcase oil, but was always reserved because of one: viscosity difference, two: A transmission isn't subject to carbon deposits like an engine. I've heard it works great, but never tried it.
Ripper
