Sea Foam

[Industrial Toys]

Yesterday the temperature was -16c. I plugged my 08 Duramax in for only twenty minutes or so. It was parked in an unheated shed. I was in a hurry. The truck started, albeit it growled. I drove about ten KM taking it very easy. By the time I hit the hwy at ten KM, the temp gauge showed it was up to temperature. Shortly after getting on the Hwy, the alarms went off and the truck went into reduced power mode! I could not exceed 40 KM on the Hwy. I turned around and came home, having trouble getting over a few back road hills! I put in a bunch of Sea Foam, in a quarter tank of fuel and headed out for a drive, just to circulate the stuff. At first, it did not seem to work, even though the engine had never missed a beat throughout any of this. But I did not know how to reset the computer. The Internet solved that in a hurry, not my dealer who just wanted my money and book me in! Hey, I coudn't even get there if I wanted too!

So does Sea Foam work? Still not sure. The fuel on the GMC is heated through the electronic/electrical injector solenoids. So maybe the fuel just warmed up at that point. Having said that, there is a cooler under the truck that cools the fuel, so who knows!

I'm guessing, that parafin particles in the fuel filter became an issue when I demanded more fuel flow when hitting the highway. The same symptoms lately on all my equipment! I suspect that the Sea Breeze did work! I will buy a couple more cans to have on hand.

What is this something 911 stuff for diesel? Same as Sea Foam?

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[Xfaxman]

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What is this something 911 stuff for diesel? Same as Sea Foam?

DIESEL 9?1?1ｮ For Winter Emergencies: Winter Rescue Formula ? use to reliquefy gelled fuel and de-ice frozen fuel-filters.

 

[batwing]

911 is great for gelled fuel, I like seafoam for stabilizing fuel, keeping carbs clean and removing carbon.

 

[3930dave]

Yesterday the temperature was -16c. I plugged my 08 Duramax in for only twenty minutes or so. It was parked in an unheated shed. I was in a hurry. The truck started, albeit it growled. I drove about ten KM taking it very easy. By the time I hit the hwy at ten KM, the temp gauge showed it was up to temperature. Shortly after getting on the Hwy, the alarms went off and the truck went into reduced power mode! I could not exceed 40 KM on the Hwy. I turned around and came home, having trouble getting over a few back road hills! I put in a bunch of Sea Foam, in a quarter tank of fuel and headed out for a drive, just to circulate the stuff. At first, it did not seem to work, even though the engine had never missed a beat throughout any of this. But I did not know how to reset the computer. The Internet solved that in a hurry, not my dealer who just wanted my money and book me in! Hey, I coudn't even get there if I wanted too!

So does Sea Foam work? Still not sure. The fuel on the GMC is heated through the electronic/electrical injector solenoids. So maybe the fuel just warmed up at that point. Having said that, there is a cooler under the truck that cools the fuel, so who knows!

I'm guessing, that parafin particles in the fuel filter became an issue when I demanded more fuel flow when hitting the highway. The same symptoms lately on all my equipment! I suspect that the Sea Breeze did work! I will buy a couple more cans to have on hand.

What is this something 911 stuff for diesel? Same as Sea Foam?

l

You likely know, but it's worth repeating.... esp. this time of year, try and keep your tank as full as possible.

Yesterday morning here was -34C, w/o windchill. Today, it hit -2C. Swung 32C in about a day.

Those temperature deltas play HEDoubleHockeySticks with fuel tanks - lots of condensation forming. In our climate, using a quality additive on a modern diesel to help manage water is a good idea in general - the consequences tend to get more noticeable this time of year.

Rgds, D.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Normally I would agree to keep the tank full. In these very cold temperatures, I'm not sure that condensation plays a part. I was glad actually that I didn't have much fuel, because the SeaFoam was probably much more effective at higher concentrations.

Second experience:

Yesterday the temperatures were warmer at around -3C. I had my Steiner with a small Kubotat Diesel plugged in for a good hour. Started without even using glow plugs, which is unusual for this engine. Let it run slightly above idle for around half and hour. Pulled it out of the garage, gave it a little throttle and it died! Put in some SeaFoam. Started it up, drove down my thousand foot laneway, blew around my mailbox, and played around with some drifts, without a lick of trouble. YES, I would say the stuff deffinitely works. I was having major issues whenever I would work the machine. It would be starved for fuel and die. I added generous amounts of Lucas Extreme Cold, but this didn't seem to address the issues with either my electic fuel pump, filter or both. The SeaFoam clearly did, and in a **** of a hurry too!

 

[3930dave]

While I like Seafoam (as detailed in this and other threads), I personally wouldn't use it at extremely high dosage levels.

Techron (another good product) got a TBN'er in trouble with a very high dosage levels.... thinking it was Gale Hawkins. There can be too much of a good thing....

Condensation in fuel tanks is a problem year round; that engines stop running because of it leads many people to conclude it is only a Winter issue. At around freezing, the air is usually pretty humid here - add a sudden drop of 20 degrees C in one day, and you get plenty of condensation forming everywhere, including inside fuel tanks.

Although ethanol in gasoline tends to deal with small amounts of condensation inherently, even there, I try and keep all my vehicle tanks mostly full in the Winter.

Rgds, D.

 

[nightrider2108]

use it in cars and trucks when they get a riough idle or hesitation run it in oil before change never had a problem makes everything run smoother

 

[murphy1244]

I run a Bottle thru once a year.

 

[bmaverick]

Use Seafoam in fuel and oil for cleaning. The Seafoam Deep Creep is the best I've ever used. I was a PB Blaster and Liquid Wrench person for years. Then tried the Deep Creep. Shocking and easy results in seconds. The only trouble, it cost so much! BUT, having a can of this will save hours of frustration.

 

[bmaverick]

For oil changes, Gunk Motor Flush using a 1/2 quart works really well. Better than Seaform in the engine.

I have to change out the hydrostatic fluid and pump fluid in my Craftsman mover this Spring. Gunk Motor Flush is the ticket. Then to refill with Red Line synthetic 75w90 with friction modifiers. The pump housing with Club Cadet hydrostatic fluid.

This is done every five years. The Craftsman mows acres rather than little city lots. The hours on it are amazing. It's been upgraded to the Kohler M18 and a better drive pulley. I would have liked a GT5000, but they are hard to come by and cost too much.