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06/05/15 at 17:23:25
 
How many have you used it? I just splashed a bit in my tank and after riding about 20 minutes my effective pull in 5th gear has went from 43ish area to 35. And by that i mean the lowest speed i can be and pull without getting that rough 'THUMP THUMP THUMP' sesnsayion of the engine struggling. And it looks that iv used a bit less gas on my normal work commute.
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Reply #1 - 06/05/15 at 17:43:50
 
35 in fifth? Not my idea of the way to run it.
A Splash? How big of a splash?

I tried about every kind of injector cleaner on my backhoe but until I got the Seafoam one injector made an unnerving Clack.
It's the only fuel additive I use other than storage type stuff.

Why did you need to add it?
It will treat about 20 gallons,I think, so, really, do the math.
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Reply #2 - 06/05/15 at 17:44:58
 
I don't really see it being that effective. Nothing beats opening the carb and actually cleaning it.
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Reply #3 - 06/05/15 at 17:46:26
 
Up that shift to 5th to 45 or 50mph... it's not good for your engine to lug it...

Seafoam?... personally, not a fan...it's a kerosine, mineral oil, and rubbing alcohol mix...
Careful with it, or you'll gas wash your cylinder... Huh...
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Reply #4 - 06/05/15 at 17:58:54
 
IDK what it does, BUT, it's the ONLY additive that stopped the fuel injector on my backhoe from making a very scary noise.

That said,as Row said, it's not a long term or high ratio good idea.
The guy who rebuilt the injector s told me that Seafoam decreases lubricity
and will hurt the diesel pump and injectors over time. He didn't say
Don't
He said sparingly and short term.
If you have a clogged jet, you'll need tools,not a can of Seafoam.
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Reply #5 - 06/05/15 at 17:59:43
 
I know I'm probably the only one, but I use Lucas top end lubricant.  I get 5 more mpg.  A buddy who is a mechanic swears by using Rotella and Lucas top end.

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Reply #6 - 06/05/15 at 18:18:38
 
Snake oil, is snake oil...

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Reply #7 - 06/05/15 at 18:21:03
 
Neilap wrote on 06/05/15 at 17:23:25:
How many have you used it? I just splashed a bit in my tank and after riding about 20 minutes my effective pull in 5th gear has went from 43ish area to 35. And by that i mean the lowest speed i can be and pull without getting that rough 'THUMP THUMP THUMP' sesnsayion of the engine struggling. And it looks that iv used a bit less gas on my normal work commute.



Sounds like you were looking for a result...and you found one. The placebo effect.

Seafoam is an ok product, but it's not magical. Lots of people give way too much credit to such snake oils. It's just an expensive and nicely packaged kerosine. Like Kris said, nothing beats a good old fashioned cleaning.
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Reply #8 - 06/05/15 at 18:33:48
 
And by a splash i mean 1/10th the can if even that much. And as for the placebo effect im only compairing fuel usage and where it pulls at (i tide the same route to work each day 70 miles in total) i didnt get any more speed or accerlation lol. And i do use 5th at 45 (I was wondering if i got it right, i assumed if i felt vibration i was in too low of an rpm for the gear) i went through the gears after i had rode 25 miles and cruising on flat ground it wasnt lugging in 5th gear to accelerate from 45 and upwards it would go steady at 35 without acting like it didnt have power but i dodnt do it for long knowing that these engines cant run at a low rpm like a harley would, not enough oil being circulated. i get a steady 48 mpg on my work route. 38 to 40 if i ride on the interstate doing 70ish. I will return with my results after i get back home and fill my tank up and see if the next few days have a change in fuel consumption and then i will try to pass it up for tesults lol.
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Reply #9 - 06/05/15 at 18:35:25
 
Being a religious mpg freak and filling the bike as close as the same everytime i get 48.5-8 mpg on my route over the past 1,200 miles
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Reply #10 - 06/05/15 at 18:45:26
 
I think some of those products are effective at removing deposits on fuel injector nozzles, and also for removing carbon deposits on the backside of the inlet valves.  I don't believe they are very effective on stuff that builds up in the float bowl or jets in a carb.

Techron was the product of choice for the German car groups to remove the hard carbon deposits.  I use Lucas a couple of times a year in my fuel injected cars.  I don't use anything in my carbuerated bikes.

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Reply #11 - 06/05/15 at 19:17:36
 
justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/05/15 at 17:58:54:
IDK what it does, BUT, it's the ONLY additive that stopped the fuel injector on my backhoe from making a very scary noise.

That said,as Row said, it's not a long term or high ratio good idea.
The guy who rebuilt the injector s told me that Seafoam decreases lubricity
and will hurt the diesel pump and injectors over time. He didn't say
Don't
He said sparingly and short term.
If you have a clogged jet, you'll need tools,not a can of Seafoam.



Either type

JOG is a liar.
OR
Accept that I TRIED several fuel additives and injector cleaners
Because
My
Backhoe was making a scary , rod knocking scary noise.
SeafoamStopped that.
I don't know why,but it DID IT.
Okay,now, its not what everyone else is saying, so,pretend its invisible.
Ohh, I didn't do it once, but for a few months.
When I fueled up, I waited, it made noise, id dump in Seafoam, few minutes later, smooth right out.

Okay, back to all the others who have no
It helped me
Moment.
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Reply #12 - 06/05/15 at 20:47:42
 
Gary_in_NJ wrote on 06/05/15 at 18:21:03:
Sounds like you were looking for a result...and you found one. The placebo effect.

Seafoam is an ok product, but it's not magical. Lots of people give way too much credit to such snake oils. It's just an expensive and nicely packaged kerosine. Like Kris said, nothing beats a good old fashioned cleaning.

Well it won't make your a$$ smell like flowers or your words sweet... nothing can help that   Huh

and yeah it's expensive, I've started using Beeman's instead.

but it will slick up a sticky slide, even made a fat boy purr... that may count as a low grade magic trick.   Cool
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Reply #13 - 06/05/15 at 21:16:18
 
Never heard of Beemans.
I have Berrymans.
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Reply #14 - 06/05/15 at 22:33:46
 
justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/05/15 at 21:16:18:
Never heard of Beemans.
I have Berrymans.

yeah, dat stuff... I was wantin' a piece of gum.
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