woodnknots
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Oct 20, 2006
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Can too much seafoam in the gas/oil mix cause a power loss?
I was out on the water all last weekend pulling a tube with my 1990 Force 90. Saturday and Sunday I had no problems whipping the kids around (slinging them out of the wake, etc...), but Monday afternoon towards the end of the day I was noticing that I just couldn't get even one person out of the wake like I was doing earlier in the day. The tide had shifted a bit at that point, but I couldn't see that causing it.
The motor never sounded ANY different all day, and ran very well all the way to the dock, but I seemed to lose a few MPH from before I was pulling the tube to after I was pulling the tube. There was quite a bit of water in the hull, and likely a bit of a weight difference, but other than that I couldn't come up with any ideas. Once I noticed that I was having trouble with speed (minor though it was), I decided to get back to the dock before my luck ran out. Like I said, it ran well all the way, and even idled like a champ for probably 15-20 minutes while I waited my turn at the dock without dying.
The reason I ask about too much Seafoam, is I ran two cans in a full tank (about 20 gallons), then filled up after the first day (about 5 gallons) put in another can, then filled up after the second day (about 9 gallons) and put in one more can. (I was trying to decarb while using the motor). The third afternoon is when I noticed the "problem", and it was after using the motor pretty hard for an hour or so, then resting it for 2 hours while swimming, etc, then running it hard for another hour or so before I noticed the speed issue.
There is a good chance that this could all be in my head, but I wanted to cover my bases. Sorry for the long post!
I was out on the water all last weekend pulling a tube with my 1990 Force 90. Saturday and Sunday I had no problems whipping the kids around (slinging them out of the wake, etc...), but Monday afternoon towards the end of the day I was noticing that I just couldn't get even one person out of the wake like I was doing earlier in the day. The tide had shifted a bit at that point, but I couldn't see that causing it.
The motor never sounded ANY different all day, and ran very well all the way to the dock, but I seemed to lose a few MPH from before I was pulling the tube to after I was pulling the tube. There was quite a bit of water in the hull, and likely a bit of a weight difference, but other than that I couldn't come up with any ideas. Once I noticed that I was having trouble with speed (minor though it was), I decided to get back to the dock before my luck ran out. Like I said, it ran well all the way, and even idled like a champ for probably 15-20 minutes while I waited my turn at the dock without dying.
The reason I ask about too much Seafoam, is I ran two cans in a full tank (about 20 gallons), then filled up after the first day (about 5 gallons) put in another can, then filled up after the second day (about 9 gallons) and put in one more can. (I was trying to decarb while using the motor). The third afternoon is when I noticed the "problem", and it was after using the motor pretty hard for an hour or so, then resting it for 2 hours while swimming, etc, then running it hard for another hour or so before I noticed the speed issue.
There is a good chance that this could all be in my head, but I wanted to cover my bases. Sorry for the long post!
