seafoaming a tractor

[ecar]

What's the best way to Seafoam a 1965 Ford 3000 diesel? half in the fuel tank and half in the oil??
What about a 8N?
Advanced Auto has it for sale for $7 a bottle and I finally broke down a bought a couple bottles.

Hopefully it is good as advertised.

 

[Big_T]

I've tried seafoam on gas engines, and frankly have not seen any improvement. I suspect it is highly over-rated.

 

[souNdguy]

seafoam 'treats' a few specific issues.

if you didn't have the issue.. I doubt you would see ANY change.

Kinda like taking an antibiotic for a viral infection... incorrect application yeilds null results.

 

[Sean in PA]

I've only ever put it in fuel tanks on gasoline engine tractors. It has improved the running on a few that had partially gunked up carbs that I was too lazy to tear apart and clean properly.

I also add it to gas that I know is going to sit for a while too, and I have had better luck with it than Stabil for that application, but maybe it was just "luck of the draw" and the gas would have been fine sitting for a couple months on it's own... you never know.

I have never heard of anyone using it in a diesel engine. It probably won't hurt anything and might clean up some gunk.

I am always leery of using anything like that in the crankcase oil though. It is much thinner than even straight 5 weight and I would be afraid that it would seep past rings or seals and bring the heavier oil through with it.

 

[souNdguy]

I havn't read a can in a while.

I know you can use it in the fuel in a gas or diesel.. but I'd be learly of using it in a diesel crankcase. In any event. I won't run it in mine as I don't run any oil addatives in engines I run synthetic oils.. etc.

 

[sunbeam]

I thought sea foam was a top engine cleaner for carbon.

 

[souNdguy]

solvent, upper cyl lube and dewater-er too.

I generally shy away from most o fthe cans of stuff that list 400 things they do.. but there are a couple that either at least don't harm.. or seem to help.. even if minorly.

some of those additives are nothing more than money makers for big corps..

 

[Jimmyjack]

Agree, I use it, works for me.

 

[showcrop]

If I thought that it did anything I would just buy the mineral oil, naptha, and Isopropyl alcohol and mix my own.

 

[maxwell99]

I use it all the time to treat gas fuel systems. I always put a few oz in my mower, tiller, chainsaw tanks, if they are going to set for a while.

It may be snake oil, but if the old engines fire up and run smooth, then it's worth the cost to me.

I also can still buy non ethanol gas in my area and would never put that ethanol gas in my small engine tanks. So far my small engines run well and start right up.

Now back to the question of adding sea foam to a diesel engine. I would run diesel kleen in the tank an a top quality oil in the crankcase, like shell 15w40 rotella.

I would be afraid the sea foam would clean the inside of the crankcase and that built up crud might stop up the oil lines and ruin the motor.
I would ask my tractor dealer shop Forman before I added the sea foam to the diesel tank.

Just my humble opinion!!!!!

 

[NNP]

Seafoam is good stuff added to the fuel.
Cleans the whole path well.
helps with gelling in diesels too.

I never add ANYTHING to my oil.
Just change it often.
If I'm worried about muck in the oil, pull covers and clean it out.

 

[Ultradog MN]

I would just run a can of injector cleaner through the diesel.
My friend worked on small engines till he retired a year ago. He scoffs at most additives but swears by seafom.

 

[Jimmyjack]

In addition, my neighbor has a fairly new John Deere that quit running due to water in the fuel. He called the dealer, they told him to add 911 and he did. It helped but they had to drain the system an then they told him to add Sea Foam to help remove the condensation that forms if you dont keep the tank full. If its good enough for John Deeres it should work in Fords too.

 

[souNdguy]

i canget gallon jugs of mineral oil and naptha locally. can't find the alcohol though.

if I could.. I'd probably make my own too, in bulk..

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 17:30:35 03/14/14) i canget gallon jugs of mineral oil and naptha locally. can't find the alcohol though.

if I could.. I'd probably make my own too, in bulk..

At your drug store, possibly quarts but probably pints.

 

[souNdguy]

pints only locally...