Seafoam

[weeder]

Just got off the fone- friend just got his carb Yamaha out of shop and mechanic told him   "seafoam is bad- it eats up gaskets - don't use it,  Use techron instead ."

for whats its worth .... m

[Michvalk]

Maybe in Yamaha motorcycles. I have been using Seafoam in my Honda streetbikes almost as long as I have been riding them. NEVER had a carb problem with ANY of them

[wiggydotcom]

Just got off the fone- friend just got his carb Yamaha out of shop and mechanic told him   "seafoam is bad- it eats up gaskets - don't use it,  Use techron instead ."

for whats its worth .... m

Everybody has an opinion. Mine is that there are too many people using Seafoam for it to be a bad product. I use it myself but I also tried Techron and just think that Techron does a better job in cleaning out the fuel system.

[Gavin_Sons]

Barrymans B-12  and techron, and seafoam, sometimes all at the same time 

[98valk]

there are much better products out there to use than the religion of seafoam which is old technology. it works for the carbs but it has low temp pale oil which when it contacts the hot intake valve solidifies into hard carbon which causes a loss of mpg and power. also since pale-oil doesn't like to ignite it's less than diesel fuel could be a cause of hydro-lock.

[Ken Tarver]

pretty sure seafoam has alcohol in it.....which is what we are trying to overcome....for cleaning, personally I prefer Techron. For continuous gas treatment I am currently using marine stabil (1/2 oz for 5 gallons). When all the stabil I have in stock is gone am going to give the starbrite startron a try.
just my 2cents, others may have something better

Ken

[Valkjerk]

Somebody please help me understand why the addition of the aforementioned products are added to your tanks. I've never added anything to my gas and never had fuel related problems with any of my bikes. Come to think of it, a couple years ago I added Marvel Mystery Oil to my fuel but I can't remember why. Maybe I bought into the advertising or acted on a friend's suggestion.

[Patrick]

Somebody please help me understand why the addition of the aforementioned products are added to your tanks. I've never added anything to my gas and never had fuel related problems with any of my bikes. Come to think of it, a couple years ago I added Marvel Mystery Oil to my fuel but I can't remember why. Maybe I bought into the advertising or acted on a friend's suggestion.

Good, not having to add anything is a good thing.
These monsters tend to varnish the low jets when allowed to sit around if the fuel isn't treated with some such thing like Sea-foam.

[Valkjerk]

Oh, so that's it. My bikes don't sit very long because I'm in Louisiana and we can ride all year.

[Glenn-B]

Here in the Uk we have some of the most expensive petrol [gas] in the world. But at least it doesn't foul up the fuel system as quick has the USA stuff. It can be left over winter with out a problem. But it does go off if left too long and you can end up with starting and running problems. My 98 valk with 63k miles on her as never had the carbs touched. We use a product called RedX as a maintenance additive to clean the fuel system if need be

[JOHN R]

Nice to see someone from England gives good old Redex am mention. Glen

[Earl in Pensacola]

Probably, they are all reasonably good at their jobs, cleaning and "perserving" the fuel.  I used to use Seafoam, until they became popular and suddenly the price doubled.  I've been using Berryman chemtool B12 (about $3.50 per can) for the last couple of years, one full can in one tank full, then one can divided between two tanks and that would be IT for the next 6 months or so.  My carbs are OEM's and have never been touched except for having been syn'd once or twice over the last 280K!

I know the B12 must be pretty good a fuel perservation, as all my lawn equipment (after sometimes setting for several months) will usually fire right up after only one or two pulls.   

[Bighead]

My 97 BEE has never had the carbs touched either did have them synched once at 50k and I do put some Lucas in now and again but have never had a problem. It does get a bit better mpg when I put it in.

[Jess from VA]

I belong to the Add-Stuff-To-My-Fuel club, because I can only get gasoline polluted with corn, and I have no freaking idea how to work on carburetors (and have 12 of them on my bikes).  So far, it's working.

I should point out that I have worked on carburetors unsuccessfully.... but never successfully.  Those little springs and stuff that fly out all over the place really do have to go back in the mix; ignoring them never works. 

[pancho]

"I should point out that I have worked on carburetors unsuccessfully.... but never successfully.  Those little springs and stuff that fly out all over the place really do have to go back in the mix; ignoring them never works. "

I'm with you Jess,, let the B12 do the work and free you up to do other things that are more fun.

[semper5]

I use butter.