Sea Foam question..
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From: Dixie - Tennessee
Originally Posted by Jrock909
How abrasive is this stuff to an engine... Sounds pretty harmful to me?
All of the directions for what we're talking about is on the can. They tell you how to suck it through the brake booster line, pour it in a carbureator, put it in the crankcase, or put it in the fuel tank.
You can run it in anything!
Only thing is, I used some on my 'ol 6.9L Diesel F-250 before I sold it. I poured it directly in the intake and got a little bit of rod-nock out of it. I guess it washed all of the oil off of the pistons, since I suspect that it had quite a bit of blow-by in the first place. But, that's just what you get when you don't follow directions...
But other than that, nothing but good experience with it!
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Now my question is what is the best way of running it through the brake booster line? I thought about sucking 1/3 - 1/2 can of that stuff down the intake manifold and letting the seafoam work it's magic and then start the truck up after I get home from work? So during lunch suck some sea foam into the intake and then let the sea foam sit and start the truck up when I get home, would that be okay? Is that to long for that seafoam to any damage?
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Jason
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Jason
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Do it at home... The motor doesn't run worth a flip with it in there. You'll have to keep it mildly-revved to keep it running.
Once at home, such about a half-can through the brake booster line with the motor running. It might shut itself off, but mine normally keeps running. Then, cut the truck off. Let it sit for 20-30 minutes, then come back and start it up.
It will smoke like the devil for a good 10 minutes... I hope you don't live in an urban area.
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Once at home, such about a half-can through the brake booster line with the motor running. It might shut itself off, but mine normally keeps running. Then, cut the truck off. Let it sit for 20-30 minutes, then come back and start it up.
It will smoke like the devil for a good 10 minutes... I hope you don't live in an urban area.
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Just grab a can of SeaFoam and follow the directions.
I've never had it to mess up anything, but if something does happen and you followed the labled directions correctly, SeaFoam will have to pay for it.
Trust me, I was just as worried as you are when I first heard about it in a similar thread on here. But once I used it, to me, it's no different than putting gas in the tank.
And believe me, we all do alot of that!!
Good luck, and don't worry! Just follow the directions.
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I've never had it to mess up anything, but if something does happen and you followed the labled directions correctly, SeaFoam will have to pay for it.
Trust me, I was just as worried as you are when I first heard about it in a similar thread on here. But once I used it, to me, it's no different than putting gas in the tank.
And believe me, we all do alot of that!!
Good luck, and don't worry! Just follow the directions.
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I was nervous about using Seafoam the first time as well. Think about it: sucking something into the vacuum system that you can also put in your crankcase and gas tank. OOOh, scary, boys and girls. Anyway, after reading several testimonials, I went ahead and did it. It smoked, sputtered, stalled, basically had a freaking cow. After the temper tantrum, the truck settled down and ran like a champ. Since then, I have been like a born again fanatic with this stuff, getting everyone I know to suck up a can or two, and self-medicating myself about once every 6 months or so. So go ahead and suck up a can. You'll feel better that you did. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
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so you wouldn't recommend Marvel Mystery Oil either?
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I use the stuff religiously to remove carbon from 2 stroke outboard boat motors, and it works very well. The motor on my boat is a 1969 125 horse Mercury. I de-carb it with Seafoam every other year, and that thing runs like a Rolex. The first time I did it on that motor it went from a hard starting vibrating gutless mess to a smoothrunning powerhouse. the results were dramatic, especially considering I am skeptical of "mechanic in a can".
Every once in awhile I run some through the gas tank of my truck, but have not done the suck-through-a-vacuum-line trick yet, as my engine runs very well with appropriate fuel economy and no vibration.
Every once in awhile I run some through the gas tank of my truck, but have not done the suck-through-a-vacuum-line trick yet, as my engine runs very well with appropriate fuel economy and no vibration.
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I've also been using Seafoam for many years on my bike and cars with good results but have always just dumped it into the gas tank like most other cleaners. Is there a significant advantage of having it sucked thru the brake booster vacuum line instead?
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As far as sucking it thru a vacuum line, I feel like it cleans the carbon out of the semi-upper and lower intake, as well as the injectors. Just running it through the fuel tank will only clean the lines, filter, injectors, etc. It won't reach the intake.
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