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    #16
    Originally posted by trippivot View Post
    The more you guys use sea foam the more spark plugs and carb cleans I get to sell.

    #1 additive that makes more work for a motorcycle mechanic.
    and why is this ?

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      #17
      Id like to know also.
      Ive used it as a stabilizer for years with no problems, also have used in our generators at work and actually improved them dramatically causing easer starts and better overall running.

      Its no magic bullet as said but it has worked for me.
      Also have used Berrymans with good results. Neither replace a good carb cleaning!

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        #18
        i removed my tank , drained the gas from each carb bowl , then topped up bowls with seafoam , and started the beast up .... yeah smoke show !!! lol

        i think it did help a bit !!! , these carbs on the 78 gs 1000 are a bit differant then the ones on my 650 , going to do a little reading up on them and order myself 4 carb kits and tare these babies down ....

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          #19
          SAve the money on the carb kits, they suck.
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            #20
            Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
            SAve the money on the carb kits, they suck.
            so what would you recommend ?

            strip down , dip all jets , carbs etc , and only replace all o rings ?

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              #21
              Originally posted by lrgguy View Post
              so what would you recommend ?

              strip down , dip all jets , carbs etc , and only replace all o rings ?
              yup !!!!!!!!

              www.cycleorings.com for the O rings

              inspect each and every jet, thin wire to poke in the holes but don't enlarge any

              if you don't have any BerryMans you can use the PineSol method, or if you have access to an ultrasonic cleaner....

              adjust float bowls, assemble and you should be good to go....

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                #22
                Originally posted by GateKeeper View Post
                yup !!!!!!!!

                www.cycleorings.com for the O rings

                inspect each and every jet, thin wire to poke in the holes but don't enlarge any

                if you don't have any BerryMans you can use the PineSol method, or if you have access to an ultrasonic cleaner....

                adjust float bowls, assemble and you should be good to go....

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                yeah here in Ontario i have searched everywere for the carb dip , with no such luck !!

                might have to settle for the pinesol way , i hear it works pretty good !!

                with my 650 , i removed all o rings etc and used gas to soak carbs in , which worked ok but i was high as a kite and feeling sick to my stomach the hole time !! dont wanna do that agaiin !!

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                  #23
                  where in Ontario are you gatekeeper ? i see you have Hazels playground .. with that being said , are you in Mississauga ? thats where im at .,.

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                    #24
                    Its not designed to be full force in the bowls...No wonder the smoke show. I suggest you do the full tear down and dip, new orings,,etc etc. Then a few times a year run Berrymans B12 Chemtool thru then tank. I usually use about 1/3 can per tank full. This wont fix severely gunked up carbs that are really needing rebuilt, but it will refresh and clean the delivery syatem from the stuff thjat will eventually start building up.

                    I use a good dose should a bike be put up for a longer period also.
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                      #25
                      Well then you are in my backyard.....LOL

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by GateKeeper View Post
                        Well then you are in my backyard.....LOL
                        i have been here my entire life !!! i believe your in MY back yard ... hahaha

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                          #27
                          OK you got me beat, I was not here all my life, but close....

                          PM sent with more detail.......

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                            #28
                            I haven't had luck with seafoam... All my experiences have been bad. IMO If your carbs are really dirty, nothing beats ultrasonic cleaning or a soak.

                            As far as fuel stabilizer... I use sta-bil and have had good luck with it.

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by GateKeeper View Post
                              OK you got me beat, I was not here all my life, but close....

                              PM sent with ore detail.......

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                              Yeah I recieved the message . Thx . Def ill give you a call sometime soon ..
                              Drove right past your neiberhood just yesterday.. good to meet ya Dan

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                                #30
                                I did some searching a while back and found zero empirical evidence that seafoam actually does anything. The company makes ridiculously broad claims about its capabilities, all the while saying that there's nothing in it which can harm any seals or other engine parts. These seem to be conflicting claims... anything that's going to clean up carbon or other petroleum deposits or combustion by-products with such little exposure is pretty much going to be bad for many types of seals, o-rings, and whatnot.

                                Last time I checked, all I could ever find was forums like this one where people have tried it and it seemed to help their specific issue... at least a little bit... maybe... and those who have tried it and it did nothing at all. What I looked for, and did not find, was an independent third-party review of the product, Mythbusters-style:

                                - Take an old engine with dubious carbs and carbon build-up in the cylinders, tear it down, take pictures, measure the gunk.
                                - Put it back together, run Seafoam through the engine as directed on the can.
                                - Take the engine back apart and compare with previous photos and measurements.

                                If anyone has done this, I would very much appreciate at pointer to the article or video.

                                EDIT: It may be good as a fuel stabilizer. But I don't know what's in fuel stabilizers, so I can't say one way or the other right now. However, the MSDS lists aluminum as an incompatible container material for SeaForm, so I would be leery of letting it pool in my carbs.
                                Last edited by eil; 06-09-2014, 01:16 PM.
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