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Message started by smitty1 on 10/30/09 at 11:21:24

Title: seafoam
Post by smitty1 on 10/30/09 at 11:21:24

Got a seafoam question, how many tankfulls does it take till you see any results. Got a 16oz can should be 8 tankfuls. Also anyone have any problems with seafoam and sta-bil?, as the ridding season just about over here in NY.

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by bill67 on 10/30/09 at 11:54:32

One tank normally would do, With seafoam you don't need sta-bil, Use seafoam for your winter storage.Iv'e never heard a problem with either of them.

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by mornhm on 10/30/09 at 12:37:16

+1 on one tank for a carb with build-up.

I run a tank through once and a while even though I don't have problems. On my MC I would not think I would get much build-up, but on engines where the machine sits without running a lot (garden tiller for example), Seafoam really makes each start-up easy. Couple of pulls on the starter (it's a really old tiller) and it fires right up after sitting for most of the year.

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by Jerry Eichenberger on 11/01/09 at 11:54:55

Smitty -

If there is a small airport near you, try to get a 5 gallon can of airplane gas - it's called 100LL ( for low lead).

Airplane gas is formulated to remain stable for at least a year. I put it in my bike each fall, ride for a few miles to get it thru everything, then fill the tank to the brim and let it sit over the winter. In the spring, it starts up like a champ with no varnish, or other crud to deal with.

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by gerald.hughes on 11/01/09 at 12:30:21

What is "Winter Storage?" If you ride every day, doesn't that become a hassle?

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by FishHunt on 11/01/09 at 13:22:00

282A3D2E232B61273A28272A3C4F0 wrote:

What is "Winter Storage?" If you ride every day, doesn't that become a hassle?

I guess you don't have winter storage in Tuscon, AZ.

<><Fish

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by Toymaker on 11/02/09 at 01:45:19

me either..I ride year-long here in NC...but there are some mornings when it is a little coolish....I had a 18 degree morning last winter......brrrrrrrrr.......

T

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by Rocco on 11/02/09 at 06:57:55

most of my family lives in jersey, and some of my friends in nebraska tell me how cold it's getting now....i don't think i would want to be there let alone in the wind of it!! Lol

and even if u start a bike for a while without riding her around u can still clog the upper jets, yes?

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by bill67 on 11/02/09 at 08:47:06

I put sea foam in the gas and run it to get it in the carb,I don't start my for 4 months and it run fine when I do start it

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by mornhm on 11/02/09 at 11:37:24

I ride year round here in central Illinois, so winter storage isn't a problem for my MC, but my wife's only gets out about once a month in the cold weather, so a seafoam seems to help it starting.

Title: Re: seafoam
Post by False Illusion on 11/02/09 at 12:41:19

Seafoam's the bomb...best $9.00 you'll spend on regular/preventative maintenance for your carb.

8-)