Sea Foam

[puddle jumper]

What do you guys think of it.Not just in boat engines but in deisel pick ups and just about everything else. I need something that works and is safe for decarbing and cleaning carp parts when im in the field and is portable.Please tell me the good and bad.
thanks

 

[Pony]

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I have used it quite a bit in my truck, as a gasoline additive and in the crankcase. While it is almost impossible to tell how much good it did, it most certainly did no harm. Using it in the crancase 20-30 miles before an oil change seemed to have the most noticeable affect. I could see that it loosened up some stuff as it came out in the oil change. I used the Transtune stuff that SeaFoam makes as well, which seemed to smooth out my shifting.

I have also used SeaFoam in the lawnmower, scooter, and countless other gas powerd stuff around the house. Seems to do the job. I trust it.

 

[rwise]

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I have use it in my cars trucks and boats with no problems, in each case I seen improvments in gas mileage idle starting responce, and improved shifting in transmisions!

 

[CalicoKid]

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A little Seafoam in my mowers and chipper once in a while seems to make them all run noticably smoother, tune up in a can! I've used it to dissolve decades old gunk in an old built in gas tank on an old outboard and it worked well. Never had issues with it doing damage that I'm aware of. Had an old Isuzu V-6 pickup with noisy lifters and I put a can of Seafoam in the crankcase and drove it 100 miles before changing the oil. The engine quieted down quite a bit.

 

[SuzukiChopper]

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I love Sea Foam! Everyone bugs me about my fixation with this stuff but from the day I was able to find a place (the only place) in town that carried it, and used it, I've been in love.

I think my best experience was with an old lawnmower I had purchased. Tried to use it to cut down the jungle we had growing when we moved into this house and it would just bog down and die. Pulled the plug on the mower, TONS of carbon. Sea Foamed it, smoked out the neighborhood for almost an hour (couple of doses) and when it was done, the piston was sparkly clean. Went back to the jungle and it never faltered once.

Used it on my boat too and increased the gas mileage HUGE and the WOT speed went up about 5mph. Still don't know which one smoked out the neighborhood more, the boat or mower

 

[sturdavj]

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I don?t know much about using it in diesels. I have used it in my boat(s), both the deep creep & de-carb methods, made a notable difference.

Where I have seen the biggest difference is using it in my Harley Davidson.

"Off the line" power has returned, as well as the torque to pull those long grades/hills. It has defiantly freshened up the bike.

I add it to a tank of gas (deep creep), I have not had the courage to pull the plug and de-carb?.yet

 

[Vlad D Impeller]

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What's this an infomercial? Jeez! How redundant, why not just do a forum search? over the last few years,this topic/product has been repeatedly discussed and even argued about, it's like seeing the same bad movie for the umpteenth time.

 

[i386]

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Heh yea, we love our Sea Foam around here don't we...

http://forums.iboats.com/search.php?searchid=72634

 

[puddle jumper]

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Vlad
Sorry for asking

Thank you to every one for your replys it looks like it has no real down side
and can only help.Its a new product in my area and no one seems to know much about it.

 

[bruceb58]

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It's really no different than any other carb cleaner out there. Thay all have basically the same solvent(Naptha) in them. Buy the cheapest one you can. My neigbor buys carb cleaner at the 99 cent store...naptha is the solvent.

There are exceptions...the solvent in Chevron techron and some of the Gumout cleaners is better than the Naptha that is in SeaFoam.

 

[catchbats]

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Here you go! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6187290865726229173&q=seafoam&hl=en

 

[i386]

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I fogged my old '72 Chrysler 20hp with it last year before i put it up. I also treated a full tank of gas. I got the engine out today and it fired up on the 3rd pull. She ran pretty good too. Assuming she lasts another year I'll do that from now on. Now I'm off to get a new hose and inline filter for the fuel tank...

 

[bucky7680]

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MIRACLE in a can.

 

[Metallicamaro]

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Sorry To bring back a old post. But It Works Great with Diesels.

 

[eurolarva]

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Sorry to beat a dead horse but I found this on a different web site and thought I would share it. It kind of goes with Lubedudes thread on what is seafoam.

The first is a naptha based solvent. This is a common product found in many popular fuel injector cleaner. Its primary function is to melt gums, varnishes and residues left behind in fuel and oil systems.

Isopropynal, not to be confused with isopropyl, is the high test base oil used to make isopropyl. Isopropynal is the drying agent of Motor Tune. It removes moisture by emulsification which breaks down water into oxygen and hydrogen and allows it to be ?burned? in the combustion chamber. Although it will not remove large quantities of water from the fuel system it is the most effective way of removing the moisture.

The last is pale oil (100/100 sec ? I have no idea what that means, apparently it is some kind of refinement identification) which is a highly refined oil. This is the upper cylinder lubricant and/or where it gets its lubricating properties (this is also why Deep Creep is such a good penetrating lube). Pale oil is highly heat resistant. When blended with the above it makes everything more heat resistant. This allows all of the chemicals of the product to make it further into the intake/combustion areas of the engine.

I also wanted to mention why Seafoam makes a good fuel stabilizer.

It?s the combination of the three petroleum products mixed in there specific quantities that raise the volatility of the fuel. This slows down the rate of deterioration. When mixed at 1 oz. per gallon of fuel in a properly stored container or fuel system it will preserve fuel for up to 2 years.

Not all fuel stabilizers are the same. The other method of fuel stabilization is a mix of chemicals that form a skim layer of protection on the surface of the fuel. This skim layer keeps the fuel seperated from the air. If this surface layer is disrupted at any point during its storage the preservation property is lost.

 

[puddle jumper]

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eurolarva thats intresting.I printed out every ones coments and showed my boss, it sold him on it.
Thanks

 

[bruceb58]

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Isopropynal, not to be confused with isopropyl, is the high test base oil used to make isopropyl.

http://www.montanajacks.com/msds/seafoam-msds.pdf

SeaFoam contains 10%-20% Isopropyl alcohol, also known as isopropanol and IPA(in the MSDS).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol

This is the drying agent.

SeaFoam contains 25%-35% Naptha...used as the solvent. Actually, already a component of some gasoline.

It also contains 40%-60% Pale oil which is basically the same oil base as Marvel Mystery oil and transmission fluid as well as many other oil additives. The reason it is ultra refined is to make it as clear in color as possible.

There is nothing to the ratio that could cause it to work better than any other product. Each compund in it has its own purpose.

It removes moisture by emulsification which breaks down water into oxygen and hydrogen and allows it to be “burned” in the combustion chamber.

Water is soluable in the isopropyl which allows the water to go through the fuel system dissolved in the alcohol. Emulsification is mixing two types of substances that are unblendable...not the case here. If you could actaully seperate oxygen from hydrogen so easily, we would all be running hydrogen cars and we wouldn't need gasoline anymore.

There are no claims on the company website that SeaFoam can stabilize fuel for 2 years or more.