Want to make your own SeaFoam?

[bruceb58]

Re: Want to make your own SeaFoam?

The Isoprpyl alcohol is the gas drier component.

 

[Gary H NC]

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So Lube,Can i order a gallon?8)

 

[jimlad]

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8) sounds good to me im on it

 

[rwise]

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Man that front loader I ran on naptha must have been one clean engine! Ok so I dont have water in my fuel, so I don't "need" the Isopropyl Alcohol. I run a 2 cycle and mix oil with my gas, don't need more oil (?) or do I? Just put a small amount of naptha in the tank WOT!

 

[dolluper]

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4get the water these days we aren't running FLAT HEADS,errrr maybe, a little trannie fuild will do more with less "RISK" and keep things running freely,also soften up you hard cases with the lanolien in the Dexron anyways, might be good for them seals also,hummmm

 

[ZmOz]

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4get the water these days we aren't running FLAT HEADS,errrr maybe, a little trannie fuild will do more with less "RISK" and keep things running freely,also soften up you hard cases with the lanolien in the Dexron anyways, might be good for them seals also,hummmm

Flathead or not has nothing to do with it. There is no "risk" what so ever. Using water as an engine decarb is an extremely common practice. It quite often works better than commercial products meant for the same thing. Transmission fluid would make a terrible decarb, it is much too viscous and probably wouldn't reach all of the cylinders. My Jeep was pinging under moderate load with anything less than 93 octane...I ran two cans of seafoam through it with no effect. Then I tried about 4 ounces of water - problem gone.

It really doesn't matter what you use, any liquid slowly poured into an engine is a decarb. It works because the instant shock from the expanding vapor dislodges all the carbon. You could use pi$$ and it would work the same. A viscous oil; however, will have little or no effect.

 

[rwise]

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now theres a mental picture, someone standing over there outboard, pants down, aaaa decarbing there engine LOL d
I have used water for years with no ill effects.

 

[jimlad]

Re: Want to make your own SeaFoam?

now theres a mental picture, someone standing over there outboard, pants down, aaaa decarbing there engine LOL d
I have used water for years with no ill effects.

8) 8) lol

 

[Vlad D Impeller]

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d d You fellas are killing me.d d

 

[LubeDude]

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Now, what I would really like to know is why SeaFoam actually works? Or does it work. If you soak a carboned valve in it for a week it doesn`t soften a thing. It does however seem to help when you do a decarb with it. Is it the heat?

Naphtha is only lighter fluid or white gas or whatever you want to call it.

 

[Plainsman]

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OK, let me if I have this correct on the water thing. I ADD water to my fuel? I have a 17 gal tank, so how much water? My truck has a 26 gal tank, how much water?

 

[ZmOz]

Re: Want to make your own SeaFoam?

OK, let me if I have this correct on the water thing. I ADD water to my fuel? I have a 17 gal tank, so how much water? My truck has a 26 gal tank, how much water?

LOL...no...not in the tank...you want to slowly mist/pour it down the carb or throttle body. A standard squirt bottle works great. Go slow or it will get really expensive...

 

[rwise]

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let me add the engine should be fully warmed but not hot when you pour water down its throught. I have seen a dude remove the top from a piston pouring water into his HOT engine, it was clean when he broke it down to see what happened d

 

[burroak]

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Many light machine oils fall under the pale oil umbrella, so it can be bought at a hardware store as well.

Industrial sewing machine repairers will be a good source for pale oil. Good quantities at a fair price.


Now, if LubeDude can figure out how to get it into a spray can, so I can spray it into the cylinders?[/quote]

Harbor Freight has refillable aerosol applicators that can be recharged with a compressor.

 

[Nova II 260]

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MIST!! MIST!! Use a spray bottle and mist the intake.

 

[Hunky Dory]

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I'm too grateful for the ease of use, lack of price gouging and excellent results to bother with trying to beat the Seafoam people at their game. I've got a bunch of engines big and small. They all get Seafoam and Deep Creep (Seafoam Spray) and I probably don't spend more than $30/yr to protect them.

Pour a can in the last tank of the season and you decarbonize, winterize and leave a little extra oil film. Not bad for $5 and two minutes. OK 5 minutes, you've got to clean the funnel first.

I learned about Seafoam from an iBoats forum posting coincident with the purchase of an auction truck in a sad state of ping. After one tank of premium laced with Seafoam it returned to showroom performance on regular. I ran out and put it in everything else and haven't had a lick of fuel-based trouble since.

I never went for engine tonic nor patent medicines. As a result I've been "poor Ed" with a neglected motorcycle. You don't want to go there. I used Seafoam to resurrect it (and since to protect it). And I've posted before about its effect on a well used inboard -- be prepared for soot!

I used to rebuild carbs for friends, now I say "Seafoam and call in the morning", they usually don't. I love the stuff.

 

[eurolarva]

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The biggest problem with Seafoam is their not marketed real well. It is made here in Minnesota however it is not availible across the country or overseas. My guess is shipping over seas is an issue because of it being a hazardous product and shipping that gets tough. I call it technician in a can cause it fixes most engine problems.

 

[KRS]

Re: Want to make your own SeaFoam?

OK, let me if I have this correct on the water thing. I ADD water to my fuel? I have a 17 gal tank, so how much water? My truck has a 26 gal tank, how much water?

LOL...no...not in the tank...you want to slowly mist/pour it down the carb or throttle body. A standard squirt bottle works great. Go slow or it will get really expensive...

Humor was missed I guess.

 

[gewf631]

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Using water as an engine decarb is an extremely common practice.

15-years ago, I purchased a water injection kit from Edlebrock for this exact purpose. It really amounted to nothing more than a washer-fluid reservoir and pump, with oil pressure and engine temp switches. It came with a vaporizer nozzle, and operated off engine vacuum. Used water in the summer, and washer fluid in the winter.

I started with pinging and overheating problems, and after a few months, solved both of them.

 

[SuperNova]

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Water is the best thing I've ever found for cleaning carbon.