sea foam in tractors?

Wes Verbal · Nov 16, 2015

Anyone out there put ( sea foam ) in there two
cylinders or other tractors? And if so any luck on
how it runs? I've never used the stuff heard a lot
guys at the local co-op say its good stuff, in any
kind engine ? I though about dumping some in fuel
tank in a model b I have ? It's set for few years.

buickanddeere · Nov 16, 2015

Potions, elixers, and witchcraft.
Just what is hoped to be gained with snake oil? Boost the HP 20% over factory rated .

da.bees · Nov 16, 2015

After haveing it help a couple of my fuel systems a few years ago and hearing it's as good as any for stabalizing I use it in all my lightly used/seldom run engines. I seem to have less problems with engines that have been laying up so I consider it as much preventive as correctional. I've never been a fan of mechanic in a bottle but will give Sea Foam the thumbs up.

ditchwitch · Nov 16, 2015

I have a friend that has a Tree cutting and Landscape business. Has lots of 2-cycle saws and gas engine machine and he swears by it. Im like you ive never used it but hear alot of good stuff about it.

Bob · Nov 16, 2015

Might as well use LUCAS, at least they have a SWELL stadium that their sheeple have paid for!

<img src = "http://www.stonycreeklifestyle.com/store/2/lucas_oil_stadium.jpg">

paul · Nov 16, 2015

Its not a miracle in place of real service if fixing is needed, but it sure helps for a lot of little things. Gas or diesel, it has helped several of my engines better.

Paul

T.R.K. · Nov 16, 2015

1. I work in the small engine trade. In about 30 to 40% of the 'runs, but don't run right' cases, a stiff dose of Sea Foam in the gas loosens up whatever is plugging the carb and straightens it out in about 20 min run time.

2. It is a pretty good fuel stabilizer. That is what it was origianlly developed for. Worked well in 'straight' gas. Not as effective in ethanol blends, Startron is better.

JD Seller · Nov 16, 2015

buickanddeere I do not see anyone CLAIMING any horse power jump or other non since. The product WILL help keep fuel from going bad and will help clean up lightly varnished fuel systems. If you think the modern gas mixtures we get these days are great then you must be buying gas the rest of us can't buy. IF I leave anything set for a few months without some thing added to stabilize the gas it will varnish and or go stale to where it will not run.

Wes Verbal · Nov 16, 2015

I see what most of you guys are saying ha.😋
I've never used the stuff I have heard lots people say good stuff ? I just wonder if it really does clean things up some in a tractor ? Or if it's just wast of time ........./-:

fixerupper · Nov 16, 2015

I've had it solve a problem for me one time only, well, twice. Was filling the sprayer with a 5 HP Briggs powered transfer pump when the Briggs started running lean and needed partial choke to keep it running but it was slowing down. I was not going to do a carb cleaning during the busy time, so out of desperation I poured some Sea Foam in the tank. It started running better and soon it ran fine without choke. It did the same thing the next year so I repeated the Sea Foam and it straightened out again. That was several years ago, I have pumped tens of thousands of gallons since then with this pump without any more treatments. At least fifteen thousand gallons has been 32 percent nitrogen that works the living snot out of it but it keeps chugging along untreated. Go figure.

johnlobb · Nov 16, 2015

I've had good luck with Seafoam both in the crankcase (of an old 5 HP B & S tiller that smoked that I bought at an auction) and in the fuel tank. It seems to clean carbs and injectors. I have found that a newer product, Ethanol Shield works better for keeping fuel from going bad over time, and a sister product, Mechanic in a Bottle works really great to fix a clogged carb, or partially clogged carb, worked great on my sons Honda CRF450 race bike that had been sitting. It was popping and backfiring and did not want to run. I dumped about 1/2 an OZ of MIAB and in about 1 minute it snorted a couple of times and started running really well. No popping or backfiring! He was astonished, and a believer. I use the Ethanol Shield 1 OZ per 5 gal of fuel in every small and lightly used engine I own, and have no trouble.

Bob · Nov 16, 2015

I never used it 'til a couple of years ago, 'cuz I figured it's best function was to lighten your wallet.

After hearing so many guys brag about it, I tried to become a "BELIBER", and, yes I still believe it's main function is to lighten your wallet.

If a fuel system is really gunked up, in my experience, the only solution is disassembly, physical cleaning of the parts that can be salvaged, and replacement of the parts that can't.

Billy Shafer · Nov 16, 2015

I have had good luck with it.Works well on some things not so well on others.

notjustair · Nov 16, 2015

I put a big jug in the barrel each time the coop fills it - gas only. I don't put it in anything diesel. I use it for the stabilizer but I've seen I clean things out of a carb pretty good. The only time I put it in the crankcase of a small engine I soon wished I hadn't. Once everything was clean she really started using oil!

I don't use it in the small two strokes. They get mixed gas from a can that is additive/ethanol free. That silver Stihl oil has stabilizers in it.

dzc3 · Nov 17, 2015

I used it in a John Deere A. mixed on can with 5 gals. and put it to work. You could hear the engine start running better. I think it cleaned the "little" passages in the carb. Now add a can with every 20 gals.

Mike M · Nov 17, 2015

I have used it and also stabil. I cannot prove or disprove any of the claims made ? I just don't keep detailed records or use my stuff enough to notice a pattern. I still seem to think if you do not use some sort of fuel stabilizer the gas sold today will turn bad pretty fast.

dhermesc · Nov 17, 2015

I've used in on smaller engines with good results. Had a couple of Tecumseh engines that were constantly hunting with governor because their carbs were partially clogged (or maybe all Tecumsehs run that way). Added about 4X the amount advised both were running fine within one tank of fuel. Never tried to "cure" a full sized engine (don't have many fuel issues with them) with it but I have added it with Stabile in the fall when things start to sit for while.

Poured two cans of it in the 1990 Bronco I bought - the gas in the tank was over 2 years old and it was acting like a vehicle that had sat for 2 years. When I refilled the tank I added another can and changed the fuel filter - has run great every since. Maybe all it needed was fresh gas, but I figured it couldn't hurt.

buickanddeere · Nov 17, 2015

(quoted from post at 22:23:27 11/16/15) buickanddeere I do not see anyone CLAIMING any horse power jump or other non since. The product WILL help keep fuel from going bad and will help clean up lightly varnished fuel systems. If you think the modern gas mixtures we get these days are great then you must be buying gas the rest of us can't buy. IF I leave anything set for a few months without some thing added to stabilize the gas it will varnish and or go stale to where it will not run.

No fuel problems here . Day to day use is 91 octane non ethanol fuel . Long term storage is a fill with 100LL.

Wemedeeres · Nov 17, 2015

Go to the Sea Foam website, seafoamsales.com they list their complete line of products, their uses and even some consumer testimonials. Best of all its FREE and you can go back to the website (or maybe even print them off) to read as often as you wish!

JD Seller · Nov 17, 2015

Your lucky!! We can not buy any fuel here without some type of oxygen agent in it. So you have the ethanol in cheaper fuel and methanol in the more expensive fuels. Both will evaporate out and your left with junk fuel that will hardly burn with a match let alone an ignition system.

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