TopV Posted June 11, 2011 Share #1 Posted June 11, 2011 Okay everyone. What is Sea foam and what can it do for my bikes performance, also where can i find it. Thank You Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted June 11, 2011 Share #2 Posted June 11, 2011 Any place where auto chemicals are sold including, Napa, AutoZone, Advance Auto, Oreilly's, WalMart. Seafoam is a fuel system cleaner and is used as a preventative maintenance to keep the carbs clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopV Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted June 11, 2011 Thank You for your quick responce young man. I guess it couldn't hurt anything to try right. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvester Posted June 11, 2011 Share #4 Posted June 11, 2011 Thank You for your quick responce young man. I guess it couldn't hurt anything to try right. Joe It could hurt a lot worse if you DON'T try. This will keep your bike out of the shop more than you could imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted June 11, 2011 Share #5 Posted June 11, 2011 How many products have you bought that do EXACTLY what they claim they will do? And more......... The old Sea Foam can don't have much company on that shelf. While you are shopping for the Sea Foam grab a can of Deep Creep. Also made by the folks at Sea Foam. Both great products. Check a Wally World if you can. They usually beat the parts houses by a buck or two on price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted June 11, 2011 Share #6 Posted June 11, 2011 Folks have sung the praises of sea foam here many times....but what is Deep Creep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Fishin-C Posted June 11, 2011 Share #7 Posted June 11, 2011 I have a Honda 40 hp Outboard Its been in and out of the shop and still didnt run ,after 2 full can of sea foam It purrs like a kitten..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted June 11, 2011 Share #8 Posted June 11, 2011 Degreaser cleaner. Works Great!! I had some Sea-Foam on my Corn Flakes this morning. Been chasing the Warden all day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Fishin-C Posted June 11, 2011 Share #9 Posted June 11, 2011 Degreaser cleaner. Works Great!! I had some Sea-Foam on my Corn Flakes this morning. Been chasing the Warden all day.... I guess you had to use pampers to wipe your bottom end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted June 11, 2011 Share #10 Posted June 11, 2011 I guess you had to use pampers to wipe your bottom end You got some I could borrow??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted June 11, 2011 Share #11 Posted June 11, 2011 Folks have sung the praises of sea foam here many times....but what is Deep Creep? It replaced about a half dozen other products I usually had on the shelf. Worth having on the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthandy Posted June 12, 2011 Share #12 Posted June 12, 2011 Folks have sung the praises of sea foam here many times....but what is Deep Creep? According to the Sea Foam / Deep Creep site, it does a very good job of penetrating through rust, tar, oil, etc. and uses a non-flammable propellant so that you can use it around items heated with a torch without turning yourself into a certain member of Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four. As for Sea Foam, a member of another bike forum I belong to, had occasion to pull a float bowl off a recently purchased bike's carbs because it was running poorly. It was full of crud and as he didn't have the time to pull the carbs off and clean them, he ran a couple of tankfuls of gas with Sea Foam through them. When he later pulled the carbs off and disassembled them, everything inside was clean and all that was required were a few adjustments. I recently bought a very low mileage Altima that had only run 94,000 KM in 10 years (about 59,000 mi.) and had spent a lot of time running at low speeds or just sitting. It was running poorly so I ran through 3/4 of a tank of gas with Sea Foam in it and it now runs quite nicely. Some people have criticized Sea Foam as "snake oil" but it my experience, it has done a great job. Oh...almost forgot...Sea Foam also works as a gasoline stabilizer in case your bike (or whatever) is stored for a while and it "dries" out gas which is nice if you're in an area that has a lot of alcohol in the gas. Alcohol loves to attract water. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petekadish Posted June 12, 2011 Share #13 Posted June 12, 2011 I was just in to O'Riley Auto Parts (the old Checker Auto), yesterday, and I saw that they had Sea Foam for "two for the price of one". That's a little less than five bucks per can. Not too bad a deal! Be Safe! Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopV Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted June 12, 2011 I want to thank you all for a wealth of information. I guess its worth a try . Thank You one and all Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jointventure Posted June 13, 2011 Share #15 Posted June 13, 2011 Being in the autobody trade, I have had a lot of vendors pitch their penetrating oils to me. Deep Creep is a keeper. We have an old Blackhawk floor jack with the oil holes in the wheels, not zerk fittings (yeah, it's that old). We always kept it oiled but it still was a pain to drag around. Shot some Deep Creep in the wheels and stuck it out in the parking lot. Brenda asked me what that sound was.....It was the floor jack rolling across our parking lot and headed for the highway. Could not believe it worked that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopV Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share #16 Posted June 13, 2011 OK guys i found the sea foam ot wal-mart at $8;50 a can. now question is do i use one ounce per gal or the entire can per tank full? it say for 6 to 25 gal in one place and one ounce per in another. What do you recommend? Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friesman Posted June 13, 2011 Share #17 Posted June 13, 2011 I use about a half can in a full tank of fuel if my bike is running poorly, i throw a couple of ounces in every couple of tankfuls in case the ethanol has picked up some water. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G in SC Posted June 13, 2011 Share #18 Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) If it's already running good, use 1 or 2 ounces to every 3rd or 4th tank (for maintenance). Or if your bike sits, some each tank is okay. If it is running poor, then use at least half a can first tank and burn it through (shock treatment). Then, once running good, to back to "maintenance". Mike G in SC Oops, sorry for the repeat Brian, you beat me by seconds. Edited June 13, 2011 by Mike G in SC slow on the draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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