Seafoam

[shortthrow50]

If you suffer from ed, drinking seafoam will replace the more expensive viagra

 

[The Haymaker]

Someone told me it was Chuck Norris urine cut with water by 90% to keep it from eating through the can.

 

[jonyyuma]

Octane rating of white gasoline/Coleman fuel is very low.

Thanks haven't tryed burning it in anything but lanterns.. We used Nothing but Amoco white premium gas for years in Mercury outboards..Had no trouble at all using it..Also burned it in lanterns and stoves when out of Colemans.

 

[jonyyuma]

Someone told me it was Chuck Norris urine cut with water by 90% to keep it from eating through the can.

SeaFoam, You gotta love it or you just don't...but it will be in the back of you mind, the very next time that gas engine is Balky or sputtering?

 

[Monster5601]

I'm the last guy in the world that would fall for gimmicks, after all, I've worked as a development engineer in automotive powertrain (GM premium V8s and diesel group) up till I retired out several years ago. I still work in automotive but now with a supplier in body electronics. While I'm thinking of it, all those who create and propagate those automotive conspiracies, keep them coming cause we always need material to laugh about at the water cooler.

I never paid much attention to Seafoam until recently, in fact last summer. I read here what you folks thought of it and I was tired of spending so much time trying to start my two cycle engines, I gave Seafoam a try. Guess what, it worked, even after extended off times, the weed whacker, chain saws, they all start after two or three pulls. I add two ounces of Seafoam to my one gallon gas/oil mix.

My Tahoe (2003) developed a lifter tick at 130K miles when first started, after two oil changes using a high detergent oil, the tick remained. On the next oil change I added 9 ounces of Seafoam to the oil and after 5K miles, the tick went away. I am now at 185K miles and still no tick.

Now I am a fan of Seafoam, I don't care what ingredients in Seafoam make it do what it does, I am going to continue to buy and use Seafoam.

As far a diesel fuel treatments here is what I've learned by asking. My tractor dealer (a Kubota dealer since the early 70's) said not to add any treatments, it is not needed. The fuel terminals add what is needed for our area. I have three diesel utilities I use on my property and all of them run just fine. The B3030 and the RTV900 are used thought the winter and start and run just fine. All three are Tier 4 diesels.

I called a friend I worked with at powertrain and asked him about additives for the latest versions of GM's diesels. He consulted with one of the staff chemists and told me the same thing my tractor dealer told me.

There you have it, like it or not, my experiences and qualified opinions.

 

[Soundguy]

My Tahoe (2003) developed a lifter tick at 130K miles when first started, after two oil changes using a high detergent oil, the tick remained. On the next oil change I added 9 ounces of Seafoam to the oil and after 5K miles, the tick went away. I am now at 185K miles and still no tick.
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my 00 yukon did that at 150 and is now at 170.. MMO is what did it for me.. of course.. that's mostly stoddards solvent.. so.. working towards the same concept..




soundguy

 

[The Haymaker]

my 00 yukon did that at 150 and is now at 170.. MMO is what did it for me.. of course.. that's mostly stoddards solvent.. so.. working towards the same concept..




soundguy

Not a lifter tick. It's a known issue "Carbon knock" that GM is infamous for. The additives cleaned it out. Supposed in those years if you beeched enough GM would fork a 100k warranty on the engine to silence you. Didn't work for me.

 

[Soundguy]

i griped at gm enough.. got them to warranty some window motors and a lil work ont he fuel gauge about 3 times... but overall.. I'm unsatisified with them as a company and their product..

soundguy

 

[The Haymaker]

i griped at gm enough.. got them to warranty some window motors and a lil work ont he fuel gauge about 3 times... but overall.. I'm unsatisified with them as a company and their product..

soundguy

Yup, in the same boat. I most likely will never own another GM due to their inability to stand behind a shoddy product. Lost a wheel bearing at 37k, they wouldn't even talk to me even though the local dealership was doing 15 a week.

Truck has NEVER gotten 16mpg.13-14mpg MAX. 5.3l extended cab half ton. Originally customer service was behind me and backed up the fact it should be doing. They put it on a computer, found nothing. My next call to customer service got a "The computer says there is nothing wrong, what do you want us to do for you?" Apparently "take the POS back" was the wrong answer.

And then there's the bailout thing, but I wont get into politics.

 

[Soundguy]

Yup, in the same boat. I most likely will never own another GM due to their inability to stand behind a shoddy product. Lost a wheel bearing at 37k, they wouldn't even talk to me even though the local dealership was doing 15 a week.

Truck has NEVER gotten 16mpg.13-14mpg MAX. 5.3l extended cab half ton. Originally customer service was behind me and backed up the fact it should be doing. They put it on a computer, found nothing. My next call to customer service got a "The computer says there is nothing wrong, what do you want us to do for you?" Apparently "take the POS back" was the wrong answer.

And then there's the bailout thing, but I wont get into politics.

agree 100%.. this is a 5.3 and only 13/14 mpg.. and now.. no 4wd...


soundguy