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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Tapping Clicking When Hot Reply #15 - 06/29/10 at 12:49:30 slow boat is an understatement. I was afraid it would take so long I opted to get an oem chain. As soon as I had the new one in the superchains showed up.
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Tapping Clicking When Hot Reply #16 - 07/06/10 at 20:59:20 cursal wrote on 06/26/10 at 15:50:06: .....When I did add the seafoam I was meticulous with my syringe application of about 30 CCs in an ounce. 2 oz in the tank and a little less than 3 in the oil...... Oopers! I don't think it is a good idea to put Sea Foam into the crankcase. Our bikes have wet clutches. JMHO!
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cursal Full Member Offline Daily Savage Rider Posts: 175 Eugene, OR Gender:	Re: Tapping Clicking When Hot Reply #17 - 07/06/10 at 23:51:15 I think I have only put on 30 miles since I put seafoam in. How bad you think that oopsie was? Ordered a Cam chain tensioner from Verslagen a few days ago. I figure I gotta drain the oil to swap out parts, will do oil change too. I suppose I should get a chain too...any good deals out there...links, other members...?
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Tapping Clicking When Hot Reply #18 - 07/08/10 at 20:22:58 cursal wrote on 07/06/10 at 23:51:15: I think I have only put on 30 miles since I put seafoam in. How bad you think that oopsie was?.... Well, I don't really know. That's why, if it were me, I'd get that oil out of there ASAP. There is a not insignificant chance that you could lose a clutch pack. JMHO!
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Tapping Clicking When Hot Reply #19 - 07/08/10 at 20:41:41 Digger wrote on 07/06/10 at 20:59:20: Oopers! I don't think it is a good idea to put Sea Foam into the crankcase. Our bikes have wet clutches. JMHO! I don't see the issue, it was said that it contains light oil, naphtha and isopropyl, what's harmful to clutches?
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Re: Tapping Clicking When Hot
Reply #20 - 07/08/10 at 21:44:12

verslagen1 wrote on 07/08/10 at 20:41:41:

Digger wrote on 07/06/10 at 20:59:20:

Oopers!

I don't think it is a good idea to put Sea Foam into the crankcase. Our bikes have wet clutches.

JMHO!

I don't see the issue, it was said that it contains light oil, naphtha and isopropyl, what's harmful to clutches?

I'm not certain that it contains ONLY those three things. I'm also not certain that the naphtha and the alcohol are completely benign in this application.

I'm also not certain that the gunk loosened by the Sea Foam in the crankcase is not harmful to the clutch pack.

Erring to the side of caution, I'd say that the potential benefits of using Sea Foam in the crankcase do not outweigh the potential problems.

If you're worried about gunk in the crankcase, I think it is much more prudent to run JASO MA rated Rotella in there for a few hundred miles, then flush and fill with your oil of choice.

JMHO.

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Re: Tapping Clicking When Hot
Reply #21 - 07/08/10 at 22:18:18

Digger wrote on 07/08/10 at 21:44:12:

I'm not certain that it contains ONLY those three things. I'm also not certain that the naphtha and the alcohol are completely benign in this application.

I'm also not certain that the gunk loosened by the Sea Foam in the crankcase is not harmful to the clutch pack.

Erring to the side of caution, I'd say that the potential benefits of using Sea Foam in the crankcase do not outweigh the potential problems.

If you're worried about gunk in the crankcase, I think it is much more prudent to run JASO MA rated Rotella in there for a few hundred miles, then flush and fill with your oil of choice.

I'm a little more certain cause I cleaned gunk out of there with seafoam and a toothbrush, side cases and top cover off. flushed with dino Rot twice. with a half hour on both changes.

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