The Seafoam can recommends 1 oz per 1 gallon of gas. I used this on my Honda Accord, and it cleaned my O2 sensor, removing the check engine light I had. Just mix it, and drive.
I know other people use it another way by draining the float bowls and it works. "I'm going to do it a different way and when my way doesnt work, I'll say that its not a good product" Brilliant!!!
@@DanishF Several years now. It doesn't add performance, but it does keep passageways, carbs, and fuel injectors clean allowing them to not lose performance from getting gummed up.
12 minute video about pouring Seafoam in a motorcycle and letting it do what it was designed to. Brilliant! I can't decide if I want to kick you for uploading this video or kick myself for actually watching this.
@@maltphilistine923 I've worn socks with sandals before, but not out in public. @Turco949 If you don't want to kick yourself, one of us can kick you in the shins at no charge.
@@Agw12319 the joke is that many fuels release vapors which will get you light headed. Some people get high off these vapours but this is super harmful to your health as your teacher has taught you
I tried this on my bike... But I used an auxiliary tank with half gas half seafoam. Let the bike run until it no longer needed the choke to idle... It seems to have worked really well for me.
Yes the seafoam is more of a preventative. If the bikes going to be sitting for any length of time you don't want fuel to oxidize leaving a residue, potentially damaging the gaskets. I would probably adjust the valves. Hang clean the carburetor and ream out the Jets. Replace any funky looking gaskets. New spark plug make sure you have adequate spark. The thing is kind of old so replace a few rubber hoses. And ride it like a girl. Pretty cool
Seafoam doesn't remove dirt, sand and rust, just most of the varnish. It isn't a shortcut once dirt gets in your carb... as you saw for yourself when your float valve stuck open. You want it to run? Take the carb out and clean it properly.
My carbs are dirty(1996 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500) can I preform this action before/instead of getting them cleaned? Trying to save a few buck..plus I know nothing at all about bikes..please help
@@Mrpistolero777 so basically what I'm hearing is that it's *okay* to mix this Seafoam with the gasoline? He said he's not doing that in this video but I'm reading some comments saying that it's okay to do it. So I'm wondering, do I have to empty the tank or can I mix the two together and run it for a bit?
I recently just got a 84 Gold Wing and I was told a similar thing (one of my pistons sounds like it is a little gummy) and I was told that I just needed to mix sea foam w/ my gas (Preferably non-ethanol fuel). was the issue with your bike the same?
@@travisc231 I'm not sure I'd say my issue was "the same" per say, but it was definitely similar. I actually did a little bit of digging into my bike and found out it's a fuel issue and not my carburetor so the Seafoam did literally nothing for my bike lol. But yes, I also found the answer to my previous comments question. *You can mix the seafoam with your gas*. I mixed it with my full tank of gas and then rode the bike to nearly empty and put more gas in it, not sure if that was the correct way but it's how I did it lol.
My bike is prone to clogged carbs (‘95 Honda VF750CD Magna). I run non-ethanol premium fuel with a mix of Seafoam and preservative all the time. If I run the fuel out of the carbs before I put it away it will be fine, but I found the petcock leaks fuel through even when it’s closed. I’ve tried pure Seafoam soaks like this several times but it doesn’t work. I’ve ordered a new petcock and I’ll be pulling the carbs off again. Unfortunately it’s not a one-hour job on the Magna. Pretty-much an all day job.
i just pop off the pressure tube of the carb and run the bike off seafoam that way. it makes a massive plume of blue smoke but man i burns whatever is gunking it up
This maybe a stupid question but why didn't you just put equal measures of Seafoam and fuel on a low tank and just run that mixture through until you needed to fill up the tank? Surely that would have been much easier with no tools required!!
why cant folks just do the sea foaming per the instructions. mix with gas, run it, might take a couple tanks worth. no where does it say put 100% into the float bowls, let it set awhile, rev it a few times then say it doesnt work.
using carb cleaner in the float bowl seems to be what's done on some older carbbed autos, then run it, and it cleans itself easily, only slowly fill the bowl from on top, through the vent tube..... now, if i can pull this off on my snowblower..
I see so many people let gas sit in a motorcycle, THEN worry about why it doesn't run right after the fact. Seafoam is not a fix-all cure to clean carbs. Only sometimes does it dislodge a fine piece of dirt out of an orifice or clear things up if they're not clogged up too bad. You are better off to use it BEFORE the problem happens. If you plan on letting a bike sit a long time, just add the suggested amount to the fuel (1 oz. per gallon I think) and run it so the mixture gets thru the carbs, then shut it down and shut off the gas (make sure the tank is also full to prevent moisture from entering) Seafoam is also a gas stabilizer for over the winter months too! So do it BEFORE the gas goes bad and it will start right up in the spring. I've used it instead of Stabil and it works better. I also run a little thru during the riding season to keep things cleared up in the carbs. It doesn't hurt to be safe instead of sorry!
If your bike isn’t starting after sitting this is a good idea to try to crank it with pure sea foam for me. Or in my case throw it in after buying a bike that cranks but doesn’t start
It only blows white smoke when you run it through a vacume line with the engine running. I run about a half can right into my cb750 tank twice a year to clean everything out, no smoke, it doesnt work that way.
Yeah, I guess all the smoke comes from introducing a ton of extra fuel. When it's high concentration in the fuel tank, it burns more or less stoichiometric.
I have a 98 honda shadow vlx. I needa clean the carb. Could i dump seafoam into the tank with gas in there will it clean it? I just wanna do it easy if i can without tools
Yea, that is kinda my feelings on it as well. For very slight hesitation Seafoam or Gumout carb cleaner (if you can still get the non fuel injected versions) may help but full on carb cleaning is the right way to do it.
Bought 98 Valkyrie. Sitting 2 yrs...starts uns great as long as you are spraying carb clean in airbox. Question:. Can I back flush carbs with seafoam? Ie.. remove fuel tank, empty, clean, set aside. Apply vacuum to petcock verify line open. Back fill each carb with seafoam until it comes out carb supply areas. Do all 6, let sit. Refuel and run. Do you think this type of fix will work on the Valkyrie in cleaning removing internal varnish and eliminate need for removing carbs?
Anybody ever try running a tank or 2 of E85 through a dirty carb'd bike? I did this to my car and it stopped the sputtering and helped improve fuel economy when I ran reg fuel through it (was a 2002 crown Vic)
My baby brother adds Seafoam to regular unleaded gas to use in his boats and jet ski's instead of paying more for the Marine Gas without ethanol. During a freebee warranty check-up on my car, the mechanic said I needed a $35 fuel line clean out because of the detergent build up (cheap gas), I said I'd need to talk to my brother, first. He recommended Sea Foam, whole bottle, full tank. So far so good, the gas mileage is back up the 5 mph it had dropped, and I certainly didn't pay $35 for the can.
from what I've read it works better if you start it to suck the foam into the carbs and then shut it off and let it soak overnight and then burn it off.
I used this so any times - boats, saws, bikes..... I do additives in fuel for diesels - makes a big dif... plus those f--n tailgaters back off more respectfully ! I am guessing while watching this - it WORKED !
what about just keeping it simple by just adding the whole can of seafoam into a full tank of gas and then just riding normally letting the seafoam just do its work with a full tank of gas? I have a Honda VTX 1800 C, and I don't really feel like taking off the gas tank disconnecting the fuel line and doing this whole complicated procedure. It's also worth noting that my bike is fuel injected so I'd like to keep things simple and just added in. I haven't done it yet, but I will check in and let you know my results.
Careful while filling, one drop of seafoam on my paint job and it was like the scene from Alien. Ate through clear coat,pen stripe, paint, primer. Got a large size shinny spot now on my tank. About 4 inches. But hey, it did work
I’ve got a 2015 raptor 700R fuel injected atv. It set with over 1/2 tank of fuel for a year and a half. I’ve changed the oil, filter, and charged the battery. I also drained the old fuel. Would adding a little sea foam to the new fuel work? I have been trying to read about how to best go about getting it up and running without causing damage. It’s only set for 1.5 years. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I have a 94 shadow I bought off my buddy today for 300 bucks. Starts and runs but when I give it full throttle it bogs out real bad forcing me to shift early thru pretty much every gear. Would seafoam help this? I think my jets are clogged but I don't want to have to take the carbs off if I don't have to.
Definitely sounds like a bit of varnish is clogging your jets. If you really don't want to do a carb cleaning. Switching between seafoam and techron would probably help. Techron is a PAE base while seafoam is just solvents they both clean in different but complementary ways. Also filling up with Chevron or shell gas till it clears up since their additives are a bigger part of the mix. Long hot rides while doing all that will eventually clean it out if it's not so bad that it doesn't run or ride. Once it does run fine make sure to add a fuel stabilizer like seafoam or stabil and drain the float bowls when going into storage. That way varnish won't clog it again from bad gas. For extra points you can spray fogging oil into the cylinders to prevent condensation damage and have a lubricated first season start. Also if you have any stations that sell ethanol free gas, that stores better and won't attract as much water.
Maybe you should have just used it like the directions say. Some people are morons. Seafom works great when used correctly. Doesn't always work, but if it's not bad, most of the time it does the job. And the direction are clearly printed on the bottle. I have used it in years from boats, cars and bikes. Usually it gets everything ungummed and moving again.
@@wazup3333 because I'm sure the company spent time with the product they designed and tested all possible ways for it to work (or fail) and based their instructions accordingly. They didn't just randomly come up with their Instructions for use! Like. Umm maybe we should just dump it all in there! 🙄. So if it doesn't work your way to your satisfaction or you ruin your motor because of your inability to use a great product by the listed suggested instructions, doesn't mean it doesn't work! It means you can't follow instructions!
@@daviddarnell7017 they say the more seafoam/gas ratio the better it does. Obviously, they won't say to put 100% seafoam because they don't want people to complain that it caused their engine to shut off/wont start etc.. since engine won't run on 100% seafoam
@@wazup3333 exactly. Not 100% seafoam. Because it is supposed to be run through the system. I use a bottle to a quarter of a tank myself instead of a whole tank. But that's plenty of fuel for the engine to run off of. I can only imagine what 100% seafoam makes plugs look like
@@daviddarnell7017 I did 100% seafoam on a snowblower because I need maximum potency since the blower repeatedly starts after priming it and only runs on choke for about 15 seconds then shuts off. So there is no need for me to run seafoam through the engine. Just carb so it cleans it. letting is sit for a few days. If I put gas aswell I have high doubts it will do anything thats why 100%. Leaving it for few days and will see if there is any results
See foam is too dry,i heard the difference in the noise,it went from Normal to dry,that time you ran it was not long enough,i would have put lucas gas treatment.I have a carb on a scooter,65000 miles and i never have cleaned it.My scooter still starts right up
Help I have a yamaha virago 98 125 The problem is that when ever i want to start it i would have to run start(bum start) it.... it just wont turn over when i pres the starter button... i just replaced the battery and it stil do the same thing... when it runs it runs fine (some hicups) and some times it shut off ) Any ideas of what i could be? I think it's either tje caburator ore the starter relay.....
I'm not impressed, if you are going to seafoam them do it right, drain bowls , measure content, bypass the tank ,add that much seafoam, let it sit 24 hrs, drain bowls again, add fresh gas via bypassed fuel tank run bowls empty, repeat seafoam soak, sit 24 hrs, empty fuel tank, put fresh gas, remove air cleaners run as you spray a half of can of seafoam directly into carb throats, unless your trying to pass the bike off to some unknowing chica
