Topic: Seafoam, good experience

[Schnell]

I've read about it. I've seen it in the store. Ive thought about it. When it went on sale, I bought a can. Put 1/4 can into a full gas tank and continued to commute to work with my bike. I'm now on a fresh tank of gas and I believe there is an improvement in smoothness across the whole rpm range. Happy user here.

1975 CB750 K5, I rode it all last season, before that it had sat for 10 years in the previous owners  garage. The carbs were not cleaned because it started and ran pretty well for me. No doubt there was some gas varnish build up that the seafoam dissolved.

[750K]

It's no substitute for a real carb clean but that being said seafoam is a great product. If I don't have the bike insured all winter I'll put fuel stabilizer in it before I put it away, in the spring I always run seafoam through the full tank of old gas.

[CoachDoc]

+2 good stuff. I use it every few months just to keep things clean. Every few oil changes I also add a few ounces of the SF to the crankcase about 50-100 miles before I change the oil. 

[Deltarider]

Haven't I read in this forum it is basically one part diesel and one part naphta? Or was it another site?

[Schnell]

From Internet
Seafoam consists of:
Pale Oil 40-60%
Naphtha 20-25%
IPA 10-20%

[Deltarider]

Seafoam consists of:
Pale Oil 40-60%
Naphtha 20-25%
IPA 10-20%

Seafoam itself is not in the shops in Europe, ofcourse there is similar stuff but that's bloody expensive.
Let me get this clear. Basically it's hydrocarbons, right?
Pale Oil is a chique word for diesel, right?
Naphta is the stuff you remove stains with (clothing), right?
What is IPA? I suppose it's alcohol, but what kind?

[Sami1987]

India Pale Ale! It was created to
Ship from England to India for the
Troops. It kept well on the ships!!

[Schnell]

Again from the internet:


the exxon encyclopedia says:
pale oil
straight naphthenic mineral oil, straw or pale yellow in color, used as a once-through lubricant and in the formulation of process oils.

the texaco/chevron dictionary/glossary says:
Pale Oil
A base or process oil refined until its color, by transmitted light, is straw to pale yellow.

Chevron/oronite says:
PALE OIL - straight naphthenic mineral oil, MVI to HVI, straw or pale yellow in color, used as a once-through lubricant and in the formulation of process oils

[grcamna2]

Seafoam consists of:
Pale Oil 40-60%
Naphtha 20-25%
IPA 10-20%

Seafoam itself is not in the shops in Europe, ofcourse there is similar stuff but that's bloody expensive.
Let me get this clear. Basically it's hydrocarbons, right?
Pale Oil is a chique word for diesel, right?
Naphta is the stuff you remove stains with (clothing), right?
What is IPA? I suppose it's alcohol, but what kind?

I can say it was a Lot less money$ 14 years or more ago;I used it lots before it got so high,it worked for me

[Powderman]

It's no substitute for a real carb clean but that being said seafoam is a great product. If I don't have the bike insured all winter I'll put fuel stabilizer in it before I put it away, in the spring I always run seafoam through the full tank of old gas.

What do you mean by having the bike insured all winter?

[750K]

Insured and riding all winter vs. put away for the winter and not riding.

[Powderman]

Insured and riding all winter vs. put away for the winter and not riding.

Here in Ga. if you cancel your insurance and the vehicle is registered they suspend your license for being uninsured. If it's uninsured you have to turn in the tags. If you reregister it later you still pay for the down time on the registration.

[750K]

Not around here, if I cancel my insurance before it expires I have to turn in my plates. Nothing happens to regi or my licence, if the insurance tags expire I keep the plates and wait till I want I want to renew the tags and ride. I'm only charged for the time the bike is insured, down time is simply that.

Around here you can register and insure a motorcycle if you don't have a class 6 licence, or even a learners permit. One of my co workers has been riding for over 10 yrs without a licence but he's always got valid insurance, it's pretty retarded if you ask me.

[mrbreeze]

Seafoam consists of:
Pale Oil 40-60%
Naphtha 20-25%
IPA 10-20%

Seafoam itself is not in the shops in Europe, ofcourse there is similar stuff but that's bloody expensive.
Let me get this clear. Basically it's hydrocarbons, right?
Pale Oil is a chique word for diesel, right?
Naphta is the stuff you remove stains with (clothing), right?
What is IPA? I suppose it's alcohol, but what kind?

I can say it was a Lot less money$ 14 years or more ago;I used it lots before it got so high,it worked for me

It has gone up in price quite a bit but it is good stuff. I never ran it faithfully but I've had times where my bike sat too long or just a bad tank of gas. I will usually drain a bowl or 2 and if I see  bit of water I'll throw some Seafoam in. Some times you can actually feel the bike running better. One time back in the 80's I went to a Union 76 station in San Jose, Ca. on my Z1. I was at work and went riding around at lunchtime. I filled up right before I went back to work and didn't even get the coupla miles back to work before it started running like sh!t I figured something with the gas because it ran fine before. Sure enough I had enough water in the gas to water 4 lawns so after work I drained it into gas cans and took it back for a refund. I had to show the jacka$$ though because he didn't believe me. Sea foam wouldn't have fixed that one!!

[ekpent]

Here you can brew your own    http://hildstrom.com/projects/seafoam/

[Muckinfuss]

Naptha is also used as a paint thinner for polyester based coatings.  Just my opinion, but I wouldn't put anything like Seafoam or Marvel Mystery Oil into an internal combustion engine.  Other than marketing drivel from the manufacturers and feel good personal stories there hasn't been one shred of evidence from any studies or third party evaluations that they do anything except lighten your wallet.