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doorman

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Bought a can of Sea Foam today to try to clean out a four wheeler carb. The auto parts guy said not to use with gas that has ethanol in it, but the can says to use with any type gas or diesel. Will it hurt my carb further, or do I have to find some gas with no ethanol? Thanks, doorman
 
i use sea foam on my fourwheeler, motorcycle, old tractor etc. just dump it in and go , i ve been real impressed with the way it works and they say the higher grade gas has less ethanol
 
Minnesota residents have used Sea Foam in ethanol blended fuels for many years. The resulting fuel mixture may run a bit leaner with the extra alcohol in the Sea Foam.
Ethanol blended fuel is a good fuel system cleaner all on its own and you never need any "de-icer" in the winter.
 
WorX FINE with ETHANOL,, Tried it last week ,Made the 730 CASE run LIke a CHAMP ....After i had dumped Some oilSludge gas in the tank ,,, My Gasser Grain truck fuel pump failed and put about 6 galons of gas with the oil,,. i t was drive by nephew about 10 miles with diluted oil gas for in the oil pan ,no rattles in the engine Just Run Crappy and no Oil pressure ,,, Drained it out , poured it in the 730 and went to running , wasn't long before sediment bulb was fullofschitt ,and flow was diminished tyo where 730 needed constant Choke ,, Poured half a can of SEAFOAM in with 15 galoon of E-85,, straightend that 730 rightout ,, Never Had flow problem rest of day,, sure had a bunch of crud in sediment bulb at end of day ,, probably will not do that agauin ,, ..bottom LINE SEAFOAM WORX GREAT ,,, DO NOT USE IN CRANKCASE ,EVEN THOUGH BOTTLE CLAIMS YOU CAN ,,,,itwill kilGM Celibrity CHevys , breaks that crap ouit too fast and i Spun a rad bearing at !60 Thousand miles ,
 
Look up the seafoam msds ingredient list. The stuff is isopropyl alcohol , Coleman lantern fuel/white gasoline, baby oil and some CO2 for fizz.
Some people are so easy to impress.
 
Under extreme situations I've had good luck with something called Chemtrol B-12. it's just M E K( methyl eythel keytone) and Acetone in a carrier.

Acetone at about 2 1/2 to 3oz per 10 gallons of gas is a good carbon cleaner and I'm going to guess by seeing what MEK will dissolve that it cleanse everything else in the fuel system.
 
Its the only "snake oil" I will use, because its the only one Ive found that accually works! (Contrary to the disbelief of those who havent tried it)
 
I"ll NEVER (read as NEVER ) use STA-BIL in my boat again. Had to drain the in-boat fuel tank, clean it out from the crap that STA-BIL put into the tank.

Had some Sea Foam on hand, tried it. Gas-oil never goes stale, boat starts fine after months of not being used, etc !

I keep a can of SeaFoam on hand and clean my vehicles thru the vacuum line feeding the brake booster. Works great ! One of the best products on the market --- IT ACTUALLY DOES WHAT IT IS ADVERTISED TO DO !!!!
 
(quoted from post at 06:47:45 10/07/10) Its the only "snake oil" I will use, because its the only one Ive found that accually works! (Contrary to the disbelief of those who havent tried it)
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I agree with you as it's worked for me before but some posters think their way is the "only way"

I'll use it in fuel tank over Stabil anytime just not in a crankcase.
 
i have a 2 cycle weed whip about once a year it will start running bad starving for gas add a little sea foam put it away next time i use it runs fine maybe it is like a sugar pill if you believe it helps it helps
 
(quoted from post at 21:12:15 10/06/10) Look up the seafoam msds ingredient list. The stuff is isopropyl alcohol , Coleman lantern fuel/white gasoline, baby oil and some CO2 for fizz.
Some people are so easy to impress.
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Take your own advice and read the MSDS. And then maybe you can quit spewing lies.
 
Agreed. It works better than Stabile for perserving gas and will actually clean a fouled carb (if its not to bad) in one tank of gas. I use it a lot in small engines - usually in triple or better than recommended quantities.

I've never heard anyone say not to use it with gasahol and its never stopped me for using it that way either.
 
I have been using Sea Foam for several years. As stated on the can I put it in both the gas and oil. I have a C Farmall that set for many years before I bought it. Number four cylinder would foul the plugs after just a few hours of run time. Smoked like a freight train on start up and would settle down after a few minutes of running. Thought it was valve guides as well as rings. Figured I would over haul it some time. I have used it less that four hours a year for the past seven years. I put in new Sea Foam each spring and a new plug in number four cylinder to stop the miss. This year I have used it close to ten hours and it has not fouled a plug once. This last month it has not smoked on start up and I baled a few bales with it last evening just to see how it would do on the baler. It did fine and did not smoke. I lay it up to the Sea Foam helping the rings to free up. Because it stopped smoking on start up now I am thinking it was stuck rings on number four all the time. The other three plugs always look good. I have not pulled the number four plug since it stopped smoking on start up.
I use the Sea Foam on a several tractors each year.
 
i have a small engine repair business and Sea Foam is a regular tool in my shop...couple weeks ago i finally got around to getting my own tiller ready to plant a fall garden...it wouldnt start this spring and didnt have time to fool with it...evidently i picked up some bad fuel because the bowl was full of water and corroded pretty bad...i scraped alot out and then tried some Sea Foam on a shop towel...it actually took off the white powdery residue...next carb overhaul i get in gonna try using it for a soak tank.
i just found out about this stuff a couple years ago and decided it was worth a shot after all the praise i'd heard...the only complaint i got about it is if you put it in a older gas tank,you WILL be changing a lot of filters.
 
Seafoam MSDS sheet clearly lists 3 ingredients, Naphtha, Pale Oil,(like the old 3-in-one oil) and IPA, which IS ISOPROPAL ALCOHOL! So, who is spewing what?
 
Just running the tractor under load and warming it up for a few hours. Shakes stuck rings loose and swells old seals back up. How does coleman lantern fuel, baby oil, rubbing alcohol and CO2 gas do any good in the crankcase.
The only active ingredient in the stuff is the alcohol solvent.
 
You can't automatically assume that all of the components of a product are listed in the MSDS. The OSHA regulations only require the manufacturer to include those components which contribute to the known hazard, or if the product is not known to be a hazard, those components which are known to be a hazard if used separately, and which comprise more than 0.1% of the product.
 
I've had decent luck with Sea Foam. I've had better luck with Berrymans B-12 Chemtool. Both available at Wally World.
 
I've had decent luck with Sea Foam. I've had better luck with Berrymans B-12 Chemtool. Both available at Wally World.
 
Twenty years ago I was working at a John Dealership that handled a lot of lawn mowers. At that time John Deere"s year end was on Nov. 30th. You could count on a semi load or two of new mowers just right before that. They counted them as sold as soon as the dealer was invoiced for them.
We had a slow time in the shop that winter so we setup all of the lawn mowers and stored them in the store"s warehouse. Gas had just started having alcohol added. We did not even think about it going stale over the winter. The mowers that sold in the spring where fine. Then about the first of June we started having trouble getting them to start. We found that the gas had gone to varnish on just about fifty new lawn mowers. We removed the carbs and fuel tanks on the first ten or so and cleaned them. This was costing the dealership quite a bit in shop time. We had a hardware supplier that called on us. He saw the trouble we where having. His company sold "Seafoam". He gave us a case to try. We would drain the fuel tank. Then replace the old fuel with a gallon of new gas with a whole can of Seafoam in it. Then we would remove the spark plugs and crank the motor until we could smell the Seafoam at the plug hole. We then would let them set for a day or two. We never had to take one carb. apart after that on those new mowers.
After that every shop that I have worked at has used it when setting up new small motors. Lawn mowers, water pumps, chain saws, string trimmers, etc. I am a firm believer in using it in fuel systems. I have not used it in the oil though.

As for Buickdeere. If what he is using is working for him, GREAT. I just know that Seafoam has saved me a lot of headaches on small motors.
 
I couldn't care less what's in it, the simple fact is that it works quite well. I use it in most every old dirtbag I drag home, cleans 'em right up. My nice '66 428 T-Bird had a miss at idle when I got it, and would clear up off-idle, had 50 lbs compression in one cylinder. Did the in-the-carb-until-it-dies routine, and a can in the fresh oil change, she's up to 100 lbs and gets better every time I drive it. I have a good lighted borescope and check bores & piston tops with it, after the Seafoam the pistons look amazingly clean- I don't care if it's made from Pablum, dog poo, and monkey jizz, it works
 
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