Seafoam

[duTch]

 Has anyone had experience with this gear...?

 http://seafoamsales.com/sea-foam-motor-treatment/

[unclerob]

Have often seen it mentioned on US sites like Britbike, DoTheTon etc....they all seem to like it!

[muskrat]

The blurb looks good.
 If it could cook and clean the house  . Can't seem to get it here.
Cheers

[Rgs-Bill]

   Try Marvel Mystery Oil, 1 oz. to 2 gallons of the crummy petrol they sell us now, and the fuel will never sour even sitting for 6 months over my winter here.  To be totally safe I use 1 oz. of MMO, and one ounce of  Stabil winter gas treatment, and fill my 2 gallon tank.  It will run fine after 6 months of just sitting, with the petrol in the tank, but you can drain that petrol out, and do all fresh stuff.  Use the old gas in the lawn mower.   I use 1 oz. MMO in every 2 gallon fill up, even all summer long.  I have never had the fuel turn to sludgy brown varnish on me, I have seen a friends sportster  gas turn to brown sludgy like mush in 6 months in his bike.  What a mess, carb had to be torn down, and totally cleaned, the tank had to be cleaned with solvents and  B B's,  or old studs from studded tires.  Save your studs when they wear out, pull them out of your tires, and use them for cleaning things that you can not get your hands inside of.

[muskrat]

"studs from studded tires" We call them ice racing spikes. Not much call for them down here.
Cheers

[duTch]

 Nice one Bill- good review, never heard of it either, but I'll do some research on it. Am always suss on additive stuff...do you know about Seafoam...?

"studs from studded tires" We call them ice racing spikes. Not much call for them down here.

 Glad yea cleared that up Muskie, I was imagining some fancy kind've Rocker style matching belt/ tyre accessories....

[jachenbach]

I know people who swear by Seafoam. Personally, I like Sta-bil for storage and for occasional fuel system cleaning I am sold on BMW fuel treatment, which contains Techron (I work at a BMW shop, so this is what I have personal experience with). The Techron containing cleaner removes brown varnish from intake tracts and even cleans the backsides of the valves and stems. This can be seen easily on the F800s which have huge intakes allowing me to actually see the valves before and after. It is a more concentrated form that we use in the shop (with a pressurized container that bypasses the gas tank and plumbs directly into the fuel pump outlet hose), but with the dramatic results I've seen I figure that even a lower dose must be doing some good.

[Bills 54 GF]

I've had generally bad experience with Seafoam, as a specialist carb restorer.  Latest (typical) problem was a '96 Honda VT1100 left to sit for several months in humid Houston TX environment.  The remains in the tank & bowls was sour smelling, clotted and pee-yellow.  Took two runs thru the cleaner.  Took a while to clear it out of the cylinders as well.  MMO and Stabil are the only ones I recommend, and mainly Stabil due to its seemingly wider market and availabilty in rural Walmarts.

[muskrat]

G'day Bill 
Now you've done it. You'll be stuck in the Amal/Carb section. LOL. What's your take on B-12 ?
Give us your story over in Bikes, Pictures & Members.
Cheers

[duTch]

 Well I might have jumped the gun with this, ... I can't remember what got me started on it- must've been a mention while looking for some other info ...?

  It sounded ok, which is why I threw it out there, but as I don't have a problem with bike fuel, I think what I had in mind was if there's a worthwhile fuel additive for cleaning diesel injectors, if there is such a thing...but as A10's don't run diesel engines, here is not really the place for it.
 Also I've never had an urge to add stuff to my oil, I figure Penrite should have it sorted, but my local Gutzzi guy reckons a local made 'Octane Booster' works, so I do add some to my Gutzzi fuel, but can't notice the difference...

  However, prompted by Bills comments, I did a small amount of research anyway, seems Seafoam has the similar active ingredient as MMO but maybe not really what I was after , but am still researching.....

[Butch (cb)]

Header to this thread still sounds like a race horse to me.

I use Castrol Valvemaster in my A10 with the iron head. I don’t do so many miles that I mind the extra cost, whether it is really doing any good or not.

I don’t add anything for my Guzzis. The V50 defo needs high octane though c. 98. It really doesn’t run well on the std stuff - c. 95. Compression ratio is big on this one – over 10:1 I think (and maybe the heron heads are a factor?). I do the same for my T3, though I’ve never tried it on 95 to be honest.