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Re: Anyone use SEAFOAM? [Re: MoparforLife] #1095798
10/17/11 11:35 AM
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I think it'd be good dribbled into the carb at a fast idle then drowning the eng with the last ounce of it then letting it sit overnight then taking it out for a blast (plugs may need cleaned to start it) to clean the combustion chamber . Into the gas itself I think it's snake oil and in the crankcase I wouldn't want to dilute my oil with it



Do the same thing with the same results with a soup can of diesel fuel. It doesn't have a catchy mane though like 'Seafoam'


I totally agree. I'd only use the Seafoam for this if I was offered a can of it for free & it's the only practical app for it imo. EDIT there used to be a commercial where they ran a can of something directly to the carb fuel inlet suspended like a bag of plasma and I think that'd be an excellent use for a powerful solvent to clean the carb passages and that'd be the only time I'd spend the money on Seafoam

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Re: Anyone use SEAFOAM? [Re: RapidRobert] #1095799
10/17/11 12:03 PM
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The Mopar combustion chamber cleaner PN 04318001AB is far better than Seafoam. I have used both and the Mopar just works very well. It's about $7 a can from your dealer. I use it sucked into the carburetor or throttle body through a vacuum port and directly into the plug holes, after which you should change the oil. There are directions for both methods.
I have never dumped Seafoam into my oil though. I know back a few years ago they used to have a motor flush for slugged up motors and it was basically kerosene. You had to change the oil after running it through a couple full heat up and cool down cycles and it did pull some dirt and sludge out of the motor but thinning the oil like that just does not seem like a good thing but some times it is needed.

Re: Anyone use SEAFOAM? [Re: RapidRobert] #1095800
10/17/11 12:18 PM
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I'm a Seafoam fan.... I put in my cars to keep the fuel fresh because they hardly get driven but when I drive them they get driven "hardly" . The car I'm building now sat in a field for 15 years and must have had a full tank of fuel. The fuel turned into something that resembled tar. The tank was trash but I wanted to save the fuel lines that were also filled with the tar stuff. I tried to blow it out with compressed air but it wouldn't move. I capped off the low end of the fuel line and filled it with seafoam. The next day the tar ran out like water. So it does a good job of cleaning. I put it in the vehicles I drive all the time about every 5,000 miles to clean the fuel system and so far so good. Just my opinion.

Re: Anyone use SEAFOAM? [Re: 540challenger] #1095801
10/17/11 12:20 PM
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I make my own Seafoam----50% Naptha and 50% Marvel Mystery oil. Seriously! Google it and you will find that its actually VERY close to whats in Seafoam.



Where can one find naptha?


You should find Naptha with the rest of the solvents in a Home Depot or Lowes.



Why not just a qt. of acetone in the tank.
What we always used to do...

Re: Anyone use SEAFOAM? [Re: Commando1] #1095802
10/17/11 12:28 PM
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As for mixing into the oil - get good results cleaning the internal engine with a quart of atf in the oil for the last 5o miles before a oil change. ATF is high in detergency. Also works on dirty hands as well as gojo.

Re: Anyone use SEAFOAM? [Re: MoparforLife] #1095803
10/17/11 01:10 PM
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I've used it for fuel stabilizer/moisture for many years, started with boats. For carbon, I just use water down the carb & for gummed up engines I use kerosene but, do not drive it/leave it in.

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