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Old 05-03-2021, 02:19 PM   #21
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Will Seafoam clean a carb, or more accurately keep it clean, after the car has been sitting for awhile? I don't drive my widebed very often, and the Weber carb often has plugged accelerator pump action. It is a chore for me to remove the carb and clean the passageways. TIA, Jim B
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STA-BIL says that this product will cure your problems. Ive used it, as directed, and it keeps gas usable/stabil in my experience. It even helps where small quantity of water (condensation) enters carb bowl.
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Old 05-03-2021, 04:42 PM   #22
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From BRENT in 10-uh-C post.

The reason I suggested telling them it was for a boat is that it is against the law to use Av gas in a motor vehicle operating on public roads is because federal & state highway taxes have not been collected.[/QUOTE]

Why worry about the law. Tell them anything. I have no conscience about lying to them, after all they lie to us every day. And taxes? The more they collect, the more they have to trash.
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Once you have it cleaned, find a small municipal airport where you can purchase some 100LL fuel for your boat in a jug, and then install that into your truck's fuel tank away from the airport. The AV gas does not sour or taint like ethanol fuels do, so this should keep the passageways open during stowage. Around here, we are paying about $5.30 a gallon for the AV gas, but it is a much better solution IMO.
Not a problem for a Model A or a boat, but be advised that 100LL has lead in it, and will lead to problems with a catalytic converter if used in any more modern vehicle. It's dyed blue.

There are some stations that sell ethanol free fuel cheaper than Avgas, lots of people use it in their snowmobiles, mowers and power equipment.
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Not a problem for a Model A or a boat, but be advised that 100LL has lead in it, and will lead to problems with a catalytic converter if used in any more modern vehicle. It's dyed blue.

There are some stations that sell ethanol free fuel cheaper than Avgas, lots of people use it in their snowmobiles, mowers and power equipment.

Walmart often has a Murphy USA in the same parking lot. Murphy sells non-ethanol gas in our area.


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Old 05-03-2021, 09:20 PM   #25
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While I am not using SeaFoam or any other additives in the gas, I can relate this story.
My neighbor had a motorhome, 100 gallon gas tank. He filled it and added 2 or 3 bottles of SeaFoam. After 6 months, he went to drive it, no joy. The SeaFoam had settled to the bottom and since the solvents are not volitle enough the engine would not run.
We had to pull the pump from the tank, wash it out with gas and purge the injectors. Then we could fire the engine and then drain the tank.
In the words of a wise man "There are no magic mechanics in a can"

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just wondering- if your neighbor had put the SeaFoam in at the gas station before filling the tank, would it have mixed well enough with the gas to be OK?
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Old 05-04-2021, 12:49 PM   #26
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just wondering- if your neighbor had put the SeaFoam in at the gas station before filling the tank, would it have mixed well enough with the gas to be OK?





Thats how additives should be added, but, many don't do that.
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Old 05-05-2021, 11:42 AM   #27
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I tend to agree with woofa, however I personally have never broken any laws. For anyone interested I do happen to have some stock in a bridge back in Brooklyn for sale!
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Old 05-05-2021, 02:43 PM   #28
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just wondering- if your neighbor had put the SeaFoam in at the gas station before filling the tank, would it have mixed well enough with the gas to be OK?
We will never know, I don't think I could get him to try it again...

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Old 05-05-2021, 06:26 PM   #29
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Why not ethanol free?
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Old 05-05-2021, 06:31 PM   #30
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So who sells Seafoam Tune-up?
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Old 05-05-2021, 06:38 PM   #31
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Walmart and Auto Zone for sure and TSC if you have one! Wayne
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Most auto parts stores or online. Amazon.com
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Is the Sea Foam container labelled as Flammable? Same for MMO? If they are not, I might be able to get some shipped over. If they are, forget it - too much regulation.
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Is the Sea Foam container labelled as Flammable? Same for MMO? If they are not, I might be able to get some shipped over. If they are, forget it - too much regulation.
Yes, it is flammable.
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Old 05-06-2021, 06:56 AM   #35
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Check this out

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Old 05-11-2021, 08:50 AM   #36
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Hello on my older cars including 1931 Ford, I try to use the non ethanol gas.it is available in western Pennsylvania and although more expensive,doesn’t seem to draw moisture and attack the rubber hoses and vitron in carburetors , if it is available in your state. I think it is higher octane also.
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I tend to agree with woofa, however I personally have never broken any laws. For anyone interested I do happen to have some stock in a bridge back in Brooklyn for sale!
Hi Jim. Have you managed to sell your stock in that bridge in Brooklyn? If so please advise your new name and new address.
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Old 05-13-2021, 09:28 PM   #38
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Pour a bottle of fuel injector cleaner in the gas tank then go for a long ride.
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Old 05-14-2021, 12:47 AM   #39
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SeaFoam is engineered for use in 2-Stroke engines where oil is added to the gas as a mixture - Plain and Simple.
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SeaFoam is engineered for use in 2-Stroke engines where oil is added to the gas as a mixture - Plain and Simple.
OK, but is also "engineered" for 4 stroke and Diesels". Says so right on the can...
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