OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl Weedwacker
that was running poorly (even after a new plug- gapped properly and
fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle) and poured some of this
stuff in, added some more fresh fuel and the thing runs great! I'm
going to try it in my aging garden tractor but I was wondering if I
shouldn't throw some in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month
for "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....

Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has anyone
heard of or tried this stuff?

Thanks for your input.

John

Re: OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

I was trying to save myself from
77ac046e.0406011621.29e8be5c@posting.google.com,
but <john_r357@hotmail.com> wouldn't let me go...

| Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl
| Weedwacker that was running poorly (even after a new plug-
| gapped properly and fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle)
| and poured some of this stuff in, added some more fresh fuel
| and the thing runs great! I'm going to try it in my aging
| garden tractor but I was wondering if I shouldn't throw some
| in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month for
| "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
| miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....
|
| Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has
| anyone heard of or tried this stuff?
|
| Thanks for your input.
|
| John

I have a few shop buiddies that swear by it...and it helps find
exhaust leaks, too....you'll know what I mean if you use it!

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

Re: OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

I was trying to save myself from
77ac046e.0406011621.29e8be5c@posting.google.com,
but <john_r357@hotmail.com> wouldn't let me go...

| Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl
| Weedwacker that was running poorly (even after a new plug-
| gapped properly and fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle)
| and poured some of this stuff in, added some more fresh fuel
| and the thing runs great! I'm going to try it in my aging
| garden tractor but I was wondering if I shouldn't throw some
| in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month for
| "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
| miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....
|
| Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has
| anyone heard of or tried this stuff?
|
| Thanks for your input.
|
| John

I have a few shop buiddies that swear by it...and it helps find
exhaust leaks, too....you'll know what I mean if you use it!

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

Re: OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

I was trying to save myself from
77ac046e.0406011621.29e8be5c@posting.google.com,
but <john_r357@hotmail.com> wouldn't let me go...

| Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl
| Weedwacker that was running poorly (even after a new plug-
| gapped properly and fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle)
| and poured some of this stuff in, added some more fresh fuel
| and the thing runs great! I'm going to try it in my aging
| garden tractor but I was wondering if I shouldn't throw some
| in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month for
| "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
| miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....
|
| Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has
| anyone heard of or tried this stuff?
|
| Thanks for your input.
|
| John

I have a few shop buiddies that swear by it...and it helps find
exhaust leaks, too....you'll know what I mean if you use it!

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

Re: OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

I was trying to save myself from
77ac046e.0406011621.29e8be5c@posting.google.com,
but <john_r357@hotmail.com> wouldn't let me go...

| Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl
| Weedwacker that was running poorly (even after a new plug-
| gapped properly and fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle)
| and poured some of this stuff in, added some more fresh fuel
| and the thing runs great! I'm going to try it in my aging
| garden tractor but I was wondering if I shouldn't throw some
| in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month for
| "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
| miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....
|
| Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has
| anyone heard of or tried this stuff?
|
| Thanks for your input.
|
| John

I have a few shop buiddies that swear by it...and it helps find
exhaust leaks, too....you'll know what I mean if you use it!

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

Re: OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

Sea Foam was originally concoted to deal with outboard motors
stored over the winter with gas/oil mix in the carb. Does a great
job of SLOWLY disolving the crud out. (Too fast and the crud
sloughs off and plugs the main or idle jets. )

Not sure if it does much of any good on an engine running
straight gas on a regular basis but I'd sure use it on any engine
that has been stored for a while.

John R wrote:
> Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl Weedwacker
> that was running poorly (even after a new plug- gapped properly and
> fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle) and poured some of this
> stuff in, added some more fresh fuel and the thing runs great! I'm
> going to try it in my aging garden tractor but I was wondering if I
> shouldn't throw some in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month
> for "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
> miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....
>
> Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has anyone
> heard of or tried this stuff?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> John

Re: OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

Sea Foam was originally concoted to deal with outboard motors
stored over the winter with gas/oil mix in the carb. Does a great
job of SLOWLY disolving the crud out. (Too fast and the crud
sloughs off and plugs the main or idle jets. )

Not sure if it does much of any good on an engine running
straight gas on a regular basis but I'd sure use it on any engine
that has been stored for a while.

John R wrote:
> Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl Weedwacker
> that was running poorly (even after a new plug- gapped properly and
> fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle) and poured some of this
> stuff in, added some more fresh fuel and the thing runs great! I'm
> going to try it in my aging garden tractor but I was wondering if I
> shouldn't throw some in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month
> for "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
> miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....
>
> Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has anyone
> heard of or tried this stuff?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> John

Re: OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

Sea Foam was originally concoted to deal with outboard motors
stored over the winter with gas/oil mix in the carb. Does a great
job of SLOWLY disolving the crud out. (Too fast and the crud
sloughs off and plugs the main or idle jets. )

Not sure if it does much of any good on an engine running
straight gas on a regular basis but I'd sure use it on any engine
that has been stored for a while.

John R wrote:
> Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl Weedwacker
> that was running poorly (even after a new plug- gapped properly and
> fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle) and poured some of this
> stuff in, added some more fresh fuel and the thing runs great! I'm
> going to try it in my aging garden tractor but I was wondering if I
> shouldn't throw some in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month
> for "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
> miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....
>
> Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has anyone
> heard of or tried this stuff?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> John

Re: OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

Sea Foam was originally concoted to deal with outboard motors
stored over the winter with gas/oil mix in the carb. Does a great
job of SLOWLY disolving the crud out. (Too fast and the crud
sloughs off and plugs the main or idle jets. )

Not sure if it does much of any good on an engine running
straight gas on a regular basis but I'd sure use it on any engine
that has been stored for a while.

John R wrote:
> Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl Weedwacker
> that was running poorly (even after a new plug- gapped properly and
> fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle) and poured some of this
> stuff in, added some more fresh fuel and the thing runs great! I'm
> going to try it in my aging garden tractor but I was wondering if I
> shouldn't throw some in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month
> for "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
> miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....
>
> Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has anyone
> heard of or tried this stuff?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> John

Re: OT (sort of) "Sea Foam"
 

On 1 Jun 2004 17:21:01 -0700, john_r357@hotmail.com (John R) wrote:

>Any experience with this product? My neighbor has a Stihl Weedwacker
>that was running poorly (even after a new plug- gapped properly and
>fresh fuel) He drained the gas (2-cycle) and poured some of this
>stuff in, added some more fresh fuel and the thing runs great! I'm
>going to try it in my aging garden tractor but I was wondering if I
>shouldn't throw some in the TJ (2003 6-cyl, 42K miles) once a month
>for "maintenance". The Jeep runs fine, but it seems to "work
>miracles" on other internal combustion engines.....
>
>Am I nuts or does this stuff really work? Can it hurt? Has anyone
>heard of or tried this stuff?

I don't have any experience with Sea Foam, but IMHO it is much better
to prevent problems by following proper maintenance intervals, using
quality lubricants and good quality gas (like Chevron with Techron)
and using a fuel stabilizer like StaBil for any engine that sits more
than a month between gas fill ups. StaBil is especially helpful in
garden and power equipment that may sit 6 to 9 month between use -
like your neighbor's Weedwacker ;)

http://www.goldeagle.com/sta-bil/index.htm

Miracle products that cure existing conditions worry me, and I don't
use them. Especially in a new vehicle.



John Davies
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
'96 Lexus LX450
'00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
Spokane WA USA