where can i buy sefoam from??

[djltoronto]

Okay.....but how is it supposed to clean the jets if it just goes down the intake, that's what I couldn't figure out?!?!?

Usually there are a few smaller ports visible from the intake of the carbs. Not the main jets, but the smaller, pilot / low speed, vacuum ports for the main diaphram etc..

Smokes like nobodies business

[RonnieRev]

I just put it in the gas.

[flyingdgn]

I also just put it in the gas. They also have the oil additive but I don't like anything that stays in the engine for too long other than engine oil.

I also use it as a fuel stabilizer over the winter. Works great.

[djltoronto]

I also just put it in the gas. They also have the oil additive but I don't like anything that stays in the engine for too long other than engine oil.

I also use it as a fuel stabilizer over the winter. Works great.

It's not that "they have an oil additive". It's more like - it is an oil additive. (same stuff, same bottle).

It only stays in the engine as long as you want it to... Few minutes!, few hours.. etc.. I don't think it's intended as an oil additive, it more like a cleaner that gets added to the oil. I wouldn't leave it in there too long.

[hkbasravi]

Ok, so I'm hearing that you put it in the air box. Does that mean I remove the air filter and pour it into the air intake?

I can see how mechanically that would get the fluid to where it needs to go, but in my bike (VT500 Shadow) the air box has an upward slant, before it a couple of large hoses clip onto the carbs.

Is the suction of the intake strong enough to pull up the fluid? See drawing and someone with some knowledge correct me if I'm wrong.

[DY]

Pouring it into the airbox doesn't really clean the carbs but lets the seafoam go directly into the cylinders in large amounts. Cleans the carbon out on valves and stuff. If you can't reach it, use the vaccuum lines.

Underneath the carbs and the rubber boots, there are small screws on each intake. You gotta take them off and connect a brass pipe on it. Then use a plastic tube as a straw to suck the seafoam in.

You don't need much at all, 30ml each cylinder should be enough.

[hkbasravi]

OK, I get what you're saying. I was looking at an exploded axonometric drawing of the carburetor. It seems that there should be a screw there that I would recognize as leading into the vacuum "piston" as they're calling it on the drawing.

So I also assume that when I place a tube in it and place the tube into the seafoam bottle, and rev the engine, it'll suck the stuff in.

These are good procedures, thanks for the tip.

[DY]

woh, lots of typos. I hope you understood what I was saying. I fixed it up now.

The vacuum holes on my bike were on the intake manifold. Its the same screws you take off to connect a mamometer for balancing.

[mojorisun]

FYI

Seafoam is on sale at NAPA for 6.99 til the end of the month.

[RockerGuy]

FYI

Seafoam is on sale at NAPA for 6.99 til the end of the month.

Really??
Thanks for the info.

[Dilligaf0220]

Gah, didn't do anything for me. Run through the fuel lines straight or down the intake.

[RockerGuy]

I run a whole can in 2L of gas. Run it for a while. Let it sit overnight as per Firestart instructions, then fresh gas next day.

It really did cure my low rpm lag. Perfect

[RockerGuy]

Gah, didn't do anything for me. Run through the fuel lines straight or down the intake.

Are u sure ur carb need cleaning?

[eightyeightfifty]

I found this article a little while back, just thougyht I'd share it with the rest of the class...http://www.pnwriders.com/mechanical-...you-think.html
If you look on the first page you can see the experiment that a LICENCED bike mechanic performed. I'm personally choosing to stay away from the stuff.

[Dilligaf0220]

Are u sure ur carb need cleaning?

If not, they're the only thing on the bike that doesn't need cleaning

[slowbird]

I found this article a little while back, just thougyht I'd share it with the rest of the class...http://www.pnwriders.com/mechanical-...you-think.html
If you look on the first page you can see the experiment that a LICENCED bike mechanic performed. I'm personally choosing to stay away from the stuff.

Ugh...that link is full of arguing message board know-it-alls.

Use Seafoam as directed....don't over-do it when pouring it into the carbs.
My guess would be to add 1/3 to an almost empty tank and run the bike...then top up with fresh fuel and go riding around. (after the smoke from the exhaust has subsided.

[RockerGuy]

If not, they're the only thing on the bike that doesn't need cleaning

Well....
there might be other problems, thats why u dont notice the difference. I was skeptical at 1st, but I am a believer.

Does that sound like a commercial or what?

[slowbird]

Does that sound like a commercial or what?

You're not just the president...you are also a client.

[twowheelchic]

Sorry, I was picturing something like this, then I realized it was Sefoam, not Seafoam

[RockerGuy]

You're not just the president...you are also a client.

what a shame