SeaFoam

[ERA Chas]

I'd like to hear any members experiences pro/con with the use of this old time product. Particularly, what purposes it's used for and the results achieved.
Not looking for magic in a bottle.

[Fordzilla]

But if anybody knows of any magic in a bottle- I would be interested in that!!

[Bryan Anderson]

hello this Is Bryan from B&B manufacturing, we just built a 34 3 window coupe for the speed channel and Seafoam was one of the sponser, we put the engine adative in a 350 chevy for this episode of the show and I thought the stuff was amazing, I would recommend the product highly:

[coosawjack]

I have used it in my 04 Marauder and the Cobra......can't tell anything about use in the oil but I did use it in my Marauder's intake and it seemed to smooth the idle up quite a bit!!

I metered it in through the PCV vacuum fitting...shut the engine off and let it sit about 30 minutes......started it and smoked up the whole neighborhood!! Ugly stuff actually came out of the exhaust too....supposedly cuts carbon off pistons, valves and cylinder heads??

I feel like it improved performance some but with the supercharger it's really hard to tell??

Coosawjack

[ERA Chas]

Would you users say it's like Marvel Mystery? Sort of "upper engine lube"?
Thanks for input.

[ack fia]

One Place Where I Find This Stuff Works Is In The Gas Tank Of My C5 Corvette. For Some Reason My Gas Guage Would Quit When I Got To About 1/2 Tank. I Put Some Sea Foam In And It Cured The Problem.

[Dwight]

I bought a ruff 79 Ford truck with a 302 C-4. The motor would die while driving down the hiway. Hard to crank sometimes. Coach Mike put some Sea Foam in the fuel line and the rest in the gas tank. Problems cured. I had bought a rebuilt kit for the carb but after a couple of months I took it back.
Riding mower was running ruff and would die on me. Sea Foam cured the problem. I had never heard of the stuff before but now anytime I have a motor/fuel problem, I try the Sea Foam cure first.

Great product
For me it's "magic in a bottle"
Dwight

[Tim Brewer]

Maybe works OK in gas engines, but I've tried it in my diesel engine twice, and twice it clogged up the fuel filter. I think the best proven product like Seafoam is RXP.

[cobra427mnsi]

I use it in everything to decarbon the cylinders. When I put the cobra away for the winter, I pour SeaFoam down the carb until the motor stalls (engine smokes like a bugger). In the spring when I start it, it will smoke for a few minutes until it warms up. I haven't pulled a head off to see if it removes carbon build up or not but the plugs seem clean.
I ran some of it through my 2 stroke weed wacker (it was running rough). So much carbon came out that it plugged up the spark arrester. After I cleaned the spark arrester out, the weed wacker ran like new.
I also use Seafoam in my 2 stroke 250hp Yamaha outboard motor. I add it to the gas tank. Keeps the spark plugs running clean.

[Danr55]

I used it in a old 350 injected chevy motor to clean the injectors and smooth out the idle. I have to say it worked as advertised. Mileage went up, power increased, the idle smoothed out.. I won't call it magic, but it does what it says it does.

[COBRANIP]

I used it and it cleared-up my complextion, freshened my breath and added 40 points to my I.Q.! (Sorry, I just couldn't resist....all though I didn't really fight it all that hard.)

[ERA Chas]

Thanks for the replies-I learned a lot more from them.

[Bill Bess]

Now I'm curious, I'll have to check out this stuff called Sea Foam..maybe it will help my jeep?
Bill

[427 S/O]

It contains Naphtha and pale oil, I'm guessing it's mostly the Naphtha which is a paint thinner?. Just another petroleum base product.

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by 427 S/O

It contains Naphtha and pale oil, I'm guessing it's mostly the Naphtha which is a paint thinner?. Just another petroleum base product.

How can that be good for your engine bearings? If you are "washing" (burning?) the carbon off the piston tops and cylinder valves, then some of that has to be working its way onto the cylinder walls and/or oiling system? Or is the dilution factor just not enough to worry about (i.e. run the Seafoam and then immediately change the oil)?

-Dean

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by 427 S/O

It contains Naphtha and pale oil, I'm guessing it's mostly the Naphtha which is a paint thinner?. Just another petroleum base product.

I asked a chemist buddy of mine (works for EXXON) about naphtha, he said it is mostly used in paint thinners and Coleman fuel.....a petroleum distilate....very high octane rating, depending on where you find it, it could be from about 110 to 125.........

When I drag raced my 65 fastback (351-W), I would drive to Auto Zone, buy a gallon of virgin lacquer thinner (about 4 bucks then), 99% naphtha,borrow a funnel, pour it in the gas tank and go across the street and fill it up with 93 octane premium and go to the track, done it numerous times over the years, maybe as many as 20 or more, same motor, same everything still in the car today.......runs great,never had any problems....

I would think the amount of Sea Foam used in a tank of fuel would help, but not be enough to hurt bearing or cause any other problems.....

My brother-in-law uses it in his two boats (outboard motors) and swears by it and so does the local boat dealer........

David

[ERA Chas]

This could be magic in a bottle...

[Madmiles442]

I love it!! It caused me to have an erection lasting longer than 4 hours!

[roadrod2000]

Originally Posted by Madmiles442

I love it!! It caused me to have an erection lasting longer than 4 hours!

your suppost to see your doctor when that happens

[cobra427mnsi]

I found a data safety sheet on the internet about SeaFoam. The contents were listed as:
Pale oil - 40-60%
Naptha - 25-35%
Isopropol Alcohol - 10-20%

It does remove carbon build up though!

Paul