Anyone try Seafoam?

[treed2 at wsu.edu (T. Reed)]

I wouldn't bother cleaning carbon out of the combustion chamber unless you
have a high compression engine.. you'll only lose power.

Carbon buildup will increase your compression and you'll actually make
(negligably) more power. But on an already high compression engine, the
carbon can become a problem because it can (as I understand it) get real
hot and result in detonation. Well, either that or increase your
compression beyond the point where knocking begins with the fuel you use.

-Toby

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Brian Wagner wrote:

> Larry and list,
>
> Seafoam is a liquid concentrate Naphtha (naphthalene), commonly found in
> Moth Balls.
>
> The naphthalene removes harmful varnishes in the fuel system, in the intake
> tract it will literally eat the carbon build up on the valve faces and
> piston faces. Put some in the oil and it will clean restricted oil passages,
> put some in the fuel tank and you will clean the whole delivery system.
>
> Naphthalene was used commonly in WWII to keep the planes flying and fuel
> stable.
>
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Larry
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:47 PM
> To: T Berk; Scirocco E-list
> Subject: Re: Anyone try Seafoam?
>
> What is it suppose to cure?
> Soften up carbon, perhaps?
> Not much else it could do....
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Berk" <tberk@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Scirocco E-list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:28 PM
> Subject: Anyone try Seafoam?
>
>
> >
> >
> > It's a solvent type spray and/or liquid that you allow to get sucked up
> > into the motor (until it stalls!) and let sit in the hot cylinders.
> >
> > After you let it sit awhile, you fire it back up and there is supposed
> > to be a tremendous amount of sooty smoke that comes pouring out of the
> > tail pipe-  and after awhile things are supposed to be right as rain.
> >
> > Watcha 'tink?
> >
> >
> > TBerk
> >
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