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Did Sea Foam shock treatment, water turned to sludge???
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<blockquote data-quote="Bobg" data-source="post: 185236" data-attributes="member: 4992"><p>I used to use an Amsoil product to decarbon my engines. Seafoam is also one of the better products. Most major engine Mfgr's have one with their brand on it.</p><p></p><p>The carbon build up in todays engines is a lot harder than it used to be, due to the makeup of the gasoline. Almost like ceramic. I tried to get a 9.9 Merc running that had a serious fuel problem, I thought. Turns out the Merc was used mostly to troll for stripers on Boone Lake in Tn. I went as far as putting on a new carb. Finally called Merc and they told me to remove the power head and physically clean out the exhaust tuner.</p><p></p><p>When I removed the power head, the exhaust hole was about as big as my little finger and it should've been as big as a .50 piece. It took a hammer and chisel to open it up. Put it back together with the old carb, and it ran like a dream.</p><p></p><p>Point is, decarboning does more than free rings. If an engine can't breathe, ( Intake/Exhaust) it can't run right.. Here's another example. In your yard equipment with little two stroke engines, they now have a spark suppressor screen in the muffler. On most now, you can take the muffler apart. When that piece of yard equipment quits running good, take the muffler apart and clean out that screen and it usually runs like a new one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bobg, post: 185236, member: 4992"] I used to use an Amsoil product to decarbon my engines. Seafoam is also one of the better products. Most major engine Mfgr's have one with their brand on it. The carbon build up in todays engines is a lot harder than it used to be, due to the makeup of the gasoline. Almost like ceramic. I tried to get a 9.9 Merc running that had a serious fuel problem, I thought. Turns out the Merc was used mostly to troll for stripers on Boone Lake in Tn. I went as far as putting on a new carb. Finally called Merc and they told me to remove the power head and physically clean out the exhaust tuner. When I removed the power head, the exhaust hole was about as big as my little finger and it should've been as big as a .50 piece. It took a hammer and chisel to open it up. Put it back together with the old carb, and it ran like a dream. Point is, decarboning does more than free rings. If an engine can't breathe, ( Intake/Exhaust) it can't run right.. Here's another example. In your yard equipment with little two stroke engines, they now have a spark suppressor screen in the muffler. On most now, you can take the muffler apart. When that piece of yard equipment quits running good, take the muffler apart and clean out that screen and it usually runs like a new one. [/QUOTE]
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