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Declared Sea Foam War (hip waders needed)
09/28/11 at 05:48:01

Just So You know - i came home Monday to find my step son mowing the grass (push mower small yard) - the mower was sputtering noticeably - i motion for him to stop - he cut it off - i poured in a few oz's of Sea Foam in roughly 3/4 tank of gas - he re-cranked it and the freakin sputtering was gone - he said "darn! what is that stuff?!".......Sea Foam believe in it or not, I do.

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lukeduck Full Member Offline "Come to terms with the ass that bears you" Posts: 166 Ontario, Ca. Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #1 - 09/28/11 at 07:23:55 Ahhhh=Sea Foam-Couldn't live without it. Beer, motorcycles, and Sea Foam-Proof God wants us to be happy.
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John_D FSO Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' and smilin' Posts: 1658 Vancouver, WA Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #2 - 09/28/11 at 21:04:12 Maybe a little SeaFoam in the beer would fix a different kinda... sputtering...
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #3 - 09/29/11 at 07:08:11 If you use Seafoam AND Marvel Mystery Oil, seems like there would be three possible outcomes,... -- 1. They would cancel each other out (one step forward, one step back) -- 2. They would be synergistic (the whole is greater than the sum of its parts) -- 3. They would make things worse (rubbing salt in the wound) Which might it be?
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #4 - 09/29/11 at 08:43:51 has anyone put seafoam in the oil and ran that way for a while?
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Reply #5 - 09/29/11 at 08:52:49

Arnold wrote on 09/29/11 at 08:43:51:

has anyone put seafoam in the oil and ran that way for a while?

in my car I did, put it in and ran it for 2000 or so miles with it in the oil. I highly doubt that it caused my air intake tube thing to crack or my rear break shoes to be worn out, but, would it have done anything to make my shifter bushings loose?? my car is old, so when it comes to things like sea foam and what not, I'm just like, why not, and sometimes I'm like, why bother.

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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #6 - 09/29/11 at 09:09:03 Yea, I use it in the gas but in oil I'm always wondering if it would clean anything up or screw things up. I mean it's close to the gas viscosity but way thinner than oil.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #7 - 09/29/11 at 09:26:26 As long as you keep the percentage low (~5%) shouldn't have any impact. Typically, there's a percentage of gas in the oil all the time. But if your intent is to clean the internals of your engine, a couple of quick changes with Rotella T (dino 10w40 m/c & diesel rated oil) will clean it out toot sweet.
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #8 - 09/29/11 at 09:41:46 Yea, I didnt expect in would make a difference in the oil but I still like to think it works in gas. Sorry, hope the thread does not turn into oil war again...
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #9 - 09/29/11 at 11:01:32 So is Seafoam in your Savage's oil/crank case a good idea? I was thinking about trying this on my next oil change..
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Reply #10 - 09/29/11 at 12:45:11

Built2Last wrote on 09/29/11 at 11:01:32:

So is Seafoam in your Savage's oil/crank case a good idea? I was thinking about trying this on my next oil change..

Let's see... $8 a pint for seafoam... maybe 1 oz/qt, so $1 a serving.
Add to that the cost of your favourite oil... Rot-T $12 a gal. So $7 for a internal engine clean that Rot-T will do anyway?

Naw, not unless you got an issue to clean up such as a new2u bike that's been sitting along time. Or you put in energy saver oil that you need to clean out.

BTW, I'd only do it for a quick clean and run for an hour, then change.

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Reply #11 - 09/29/11 at 13:25:42

Seafoam is just a solvent, about 50% light hydrocarbon oil (pale oil), 30% petroleum naphtha, (charcoal starter fluid/mineral spirits, whatever you want to call it), 10% isopropyl alcohol, and 10% water. With the exception of the alcohol (added to keep the water in an emulsified suspension), the components are the mid- to upper-tier byproducts of hydro cracking useful petroleum products from crude oil. Those that are usually hardest to separate (normally done through a centrifuge) are simply sold as a mixture with some alcohol added to keep it volatile and emulsified. IOW, Seafoam is refinery waste.

So, when you put it in the gas, it tends to dissolve dissolvable deposits. So do lots of other solvents.

I'd be worried about putting it in crankcase oil. I don't know what it would do inside the engine.

If you must dump some in the crankcase,
-- use it like several other products marketed to clean up the insides of your engine just before an oil change
-- dump it in with the engine warm, and run it at a fast idle for a few minutes, then drain it all out right away, and hope you didn't hurt anything

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #12 - 09/29/11 at 14:09:57 Theres no problem with running Sea Foam in the oil to clean it up.And you need to run it for a least a few day or weeks or a month.
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Reply #13 - 09/30/11 at 06:09:26

bill67 wrote on 09/29/11 at 14:09:57:

Theres no problem with running Sea Foam in the oil to clean it up.And you need to run it for a least a few day or weeks or a month.

Not me. I'd never put any strong solvents in the crankcase for more than a few minutes. Berryman's chemtool, Seafoam, Amsoil engine flush, Auto-rx, or any other solvent destroys all kinds of lubricating characteristics of the oil. You are being naive if you think it will dissolve built up muck inside the engine and still lubricate normally.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Sea Foam Reply #14 - 09/30/11 at 07:55:05 I'm sorry Sea Foam didn't work out for you Gyro.
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