I don't think the sea foam hurt anything. Probably loosened up some varnish in the tank from sitting too long.
Change the filter and see what happens.
Change the filter and see what happens.
Did I mess things up using too much seafoam?
So, I poured way too much in my halfway full tank, maybe half a bottle, and rode probably 75 miles like that. Ran great for a bit but now I'm having misfires and loss of power in 1st and 2nd gear, really bad in second. I topped the bike off with 89 octane and rode for maybe 30 more miles, tried to get the rpms up too. Seems to have helped some, but still not normal. Did I mess something up? Foul the plugs maybe? Also, the bike sat for years before I bought it, I did the filter bypass and I'm still on my first inline filter, could it be gunked up from the seafoam breaking crap loose maybe? Should I replace plugs and that inline filter and go from there? Thoughts appreciated!
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I doubt that half a bottle did that. I'd expect it to smoke like crazy though.
Seafoam in the gas will not make it smoke.
If you use a bunch it sure does. The Pale oil is the part that does it, its like dumping low weight motor oil into your tankSeafoam in the gas will not make it smoke.
In my experience it only smokes if you add it to the engine oil of an old sports car and hold the throttle open with a rusty spoonSeafoam will not make it smoke.
Link to Youtube video please?In my experience it only smokes if you add it to the engine oil of an old sports car and hold the throttle open with a rusty spoon
Start with a fuel flow test.
It is quick and easy to do and can tell you a lot.
Have a look at the fuel that is pumped out during the test,
You may have moved some crud around in the tank that is now in your pump.
It is quick and easy to do and can tell you a lot.
Have a look at the fuel that is pumped out during the test,
You may have moved some crud around in the tank that is now in your pump.
Okay, flow is good, and I installed a new filter since I had the tank up. The only funky stuff I saw was coming out of the old filter after whacking it around and seeing what came out, looks like crud from the old filter that I bypassed and didn't flush very well. After getting it running, there's no more misfires, but second gear was still bogging a bit, just not as bad. Think maybe the plugs got funky? I'm no expert on these things, just shooting in the dark.Start with a fuel flow test.
It is quick and easy to do and can tell you a lot.
Have a look at the fuel that is pumped out during the test,
You may have moved some crud around in the tank that is now in your pump.
Only other thing worth noting is that I somehow killed the engine during an emergency stop the other day as I rapidly shifted down thru all the gears, wonder if I messed up something in the transmission? Don't recall if I let off the clutch at too high of a speed in a low gear or whatever, was a pretty hectic situation (truck decided to dart out and stop in the road while I'm going 55).
Always remember sea foam is for lawnmowers, not for serious engines. What happened is what sea foam does best ie foul up fuel systems. Leave it in the garden shed. Spend the extra dime and buy a fuel system cleaner made for modern engines.
Such as?Spend the extra dime and buy a fuel system cleaner made for modern engines.
It would be helpful to supply verifiable, independent data.
TechronSuch as?
It would be helpful to supply verifiable, independent data.
Berrymans B-12 No problems ever.
There's always that one guy who chimes in to badmouth a seafoam lol. It certainly is not just for lawnmowers, but this isn't the post for another endless seafoam debate.Such as?
It would be helpful to supply verifiable, independent data.
Seriously though, what should I do next do ya guys think, change plugs? Could this have fouled them somehow?
Pull them out and look?There's always that one guy who chimes in to badmouth a seafoam lol. It certainly is not just for lawnmowers, but this isn't the post for another endless seafoam debate.
Seriously though, what should I do next do ya guys think, change plugs? Could this have fouled them somehow?
Top the tank up with fresh fuel. Ride until you need to refill - ideally at speed - refill, ride home. If it's STILL coughing then, worry about checking/changing plugs.
If these are the plugs that came with the bike, pull them out and look for conditions that would foul them, and check the gaps.There's always that one guy who chimes in to badmouth a seafoam lol. It certainly is not just for lawnmowers, but this isn't the post for another endless seafoam debate.
Seriously though, what should I do next do ya guys think, change plugs? Could this have fouled them somehow?
New plugs certainly won't make it run worse. "...sat for years..." I would be inclined to replace plugs & filters just to establish a new baseline.
SOLVED: Was definitely the plugs. The one under the radiator was fouled up, and all of them were rusted like they were pulled out of the ocean! Not sure how it was ever firing to begin with.
Yep, another sea foam problem discovered. Dump the ruined fuel before the new plugs get sea foamized.
Seafoam isn't going to hurt the plugs even if he used 2 bottles in one tank of fuel.Yep, another sea foam problem discovered. Dump the ruined fuel before the new plugs get sea foamized.
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