De carbonizing / tune up spray cans ?

[bluewaterbug123]

I was wondering what you all thought of de carbonizing or spray can tune ups! Are they worth it and how often should you use them, what are the good brands?

 

[Kenny Bush]

Re: De carbonizing / tune up spray cans ?

Heck Yes they are worth it. I put a can of SeaFoam "Engine tune" in my gas tank every third fillup and it works wonders cleaning my engine and stabilizing the gas at the same time...... I have seen it clean my spark plugs up in as little as 10 hours. I "Hate" snake oil salesman, but this stuff made me cross the line {once}. They also make a spray in formula called "DeepCreep". Quicksilver engine tune works good too, but the SeaFoam is cheeper. Another guy on this board gave me the idea to take a small portable tank(mine is a 3 gallon) with a disconnect, and mix up your favorite "Super Juice", and on a routine schedule, hook it up to the motor and run it out for about 15 minutes(or whatever). This has work excellent over the last several years for my fleet, and I won't go into the other interal combustion engines I use it on... Anyway, take care of that motor, and she will take care of you..... Clear back to 16....

 

[roscoe]

Re: De carbonizing / tune up spray cans ?

Do a search for "seafoam" or "decarb" and you will get hundreds of hits.<br /><br />Here is what most people have to say about it.<br />This is from the FAQ forum page.<br /><br /> http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=000016

 

[Mark.24]

Re: De carbonizing / tune up spray cans ?

Can I just say how lucky you are across the pond. I bought some Quicksilver Power Tune and Fogging oil price £17.50 or nearly $30!<br />I've tried searching for Seafoam over here, but no luck, do any of you know if its imported over here UK<br /><br />Thanks<br />Mark<br /><br />PS: First time out in my new (project) boat on Sunday, +2deg C with a nice westly 20kt wind, great fun! Typed this with my elbows!

 

[roscoe]

Re: De carbonizing / tune up spray cans ?

According to the SeaFoam Safety data sheets, it is made of approximately <br />60% Naptha, <br />25% pale oil (light machine oil)<br />and 15% isopropyl alcohol.<br /><br />So you can make your own!!!!<br />I don't know how you can get it into a spray can though.<br /><br />This formula is very close to a product that is used to flush the oil crud out of auto engine blocks during an oil change. Perhaps you have a similar product on the island.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed your boat ride.

 

[steam_mill]

Re: De carbonizing / tune up spray cans ?

This is for the Brit posters:<br /><br />As far as I can figure, Sea Foam is only available in the U.S.<br /><br />I'm in Canada and it is not carried here.<br /><br />I tried getting some back through O'hare, and as expected, it was taken away from me.<br /><br />I called Sea Foam yesterday, and they told me that they are in negotiations currently and hope to have Sea Foam for sale in Canada by mid 2004. I wonder if they realize that all labeling has to be English and French.<br /><br />Any way, any Corrie fans out there?<br /><br />Tx.<br /><br />Joe