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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #15 - 06/20/12 at 18:06:26 Gyrobob wrote on 06/20/12 at 17:59:53: [size=12]My Grandad used to put a mix of castor oil and molasses in the gas tanks of his tractors. He was a farmer in Oklahoma. He said he never once had to overhaul a carburetor. He made Granny do it... ...
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #16 - 06/20/12 at 19:06:32 Nskawtea wrote on 06/20/12 at 18:00:49: I added Sea Foam to mine after it was stored in the garage, it runs more smoothly and back fires less Double amount and it'll be twice as smooth and backfire half as lesser.
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tizzyfit Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #17 - 06/21/12 at 01:05:17 WOW! I guess Sea Foam falls into one of the following two categories: 1. It's good for coughs, colds, sore holes and makes child birth a pleasure or, 2. It's a modern day version of snake oil.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #18 - 06/21/12 at 05:01:34 First thing I do with new car, lawnmower, snowblower is put Sea Foam in the gas and oil. It stays clean and lubed from the get go.
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Reply #19 - 06/21/12 at 08:11:41

bill67 wrote on 06/21/12 at 05:01:34:

First thing I do with new car, lawnmower, snowblower is put Sea Foam in the gas and oil. It stays clean and lubed from the get go.

Oh Bill,.. you're such a goose,..

Maybe if you mixed in a little molasses before you put it in, your machinery would last even longer, like my Grandad's tractors.

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Reply #20 - 06/21/12 at 12:35:10

Wow, it's interesting to see how opinions differ between different social groups. I'm also part of a group dedicated to classic SOHC4 Honda motorcycles like the 750 and 500, and while Sea Foam isn't seen as a cure-all, it is definitely noted to make a difference. Granted, nothing beats a true in depth carb cleaning, but it can be enough just to see if that 40 yr old barn find bike will run or not.

Sea Foam isn't snake oil, nor is it a replacement for disassembling your carb. It's good to throw a few splashes in every few months to help keep things clean, though.

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teabowl13 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 535	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #21 - 06/21/12 at 13:13:09 The nice thing about our bikes is that there's only one big honkin' carb to deal with; so it's REALLY easy to just pull it and clean it...
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Reply #22 - 06/21/12 at 13:15:14

HondaLavis wrote on 06/21/12 at 12:35:10:

Wow, it's interesting to see how opinions differ between different social groups. I'm also part of a group dedicated to classic SOHC4 Honda motorcycles like the 750 and 500, and while Sea Foam isn't seen as a cure-all, it is definitely noted to make a difference. Granted, nothing beats a true in depth carb cleaning, but it can be enough just to see if that 40 yr old barn find bike will run or not.

Sea Foam isn't snake oil, nor is it a replacement for disassembling your carb. It's good to throw a few splashes in every few months to help keep things clean, though.

Sea foam is nothing but a solvent. That's a fact, not an opinion. There are lots of brands of solvents. They all do the same thing. Most of them aren't overpriced like sea fu***ng foam.

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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #23 - 06/21/12 at 13:16:33 teabowl13 wrote on 06/21/12 at 13:13:09: The nice thing about our bikes is that there's only one big honkin' carb to deal with; so it's REALLY easy to just pull it and clean it... Halla loo yah!!!!
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #24 - 06/21/12 at 13:17:35 You will find that most people on here that think Sea Foam is a snake oil have never tried it.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #25 - 06/21/12 at 13:36:45 Gyrobob wrote on 06/21/12 at 13:16:33: teabowl13 wrote on 06/21/12 at 13:13:09: The nice thing about our bikes is that there's only one big honkin' carb to deal with; so it's REALLY easy to just pull it and clean it... Halla loo yah!!!! Why do the few wantabes on here alway write bigger than any one else.
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Reply #26 - 06/21/12 at 14:11:22

bill67 wrote on 06/21/12 at 13:36:45:

Gyrobob wrote on 06/21/12 at 13:16:33:

teabowl13 wrote on 06/21/12 at 13:13:09:

The nice thing about our bikes is that there's only one big honkin' carb to deal with; so it's REALLY easy to just pull it and clean it...

Halla loo yah!!!!

Why do the few wantabes on here alway write bigger than any one else.

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Reply #27 - 06/21/12 at 14:22:59

bill67 wrote on 06/21/12 at 13:36:45:

Gyrobob wrote on 06/21/12 at 13:16:33:

teabowl13 wrote on 06/21/12 at 13:13:09:

The nice thing about our bikes is that there's only one big honkin' carb to deal with; so it's REALLY easy to just pull it and clean it...

Halla loo yah!!!!

Why do the few wantabes on here alway write bigger than any one else.

I never heard of a "wantabe," so I looked it up:

wanʹ ˑ tabe (wônʹ - tāb)

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A person no longer scraping penguins or similar flightless birds

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #28 - 06/21/12 at 14:49:19 So that means you are a flightless bird I guess.
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teabowl13 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 535	Re: Sea foam gas additive Reply #29 - 06/21/12 at 15:58:17 "n. A person no longer scraping penguins or similar flightless birds" I love this place...
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