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New wood hauling toy

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Pyroholic, Jun 6, 2016.

  1. WeldrDave

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    "Just my opinion" and I'm by far a super mechanic but try a batch of marvel mystery oil through the gas for a while, it may clear it up, and definitely won't hurt anything! I use it all the time and it really seems to help clean out the fuel system.
     
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    Same advice, different snake oil - I'd go with Seafoam.
     
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    Push mower was running erratic the last year, put some seafoam in it, fix it right up
     
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    I've had some luck with sea foam. It always seems to run worse on the tank it's in, then better on the next couple. How much should I use per gallon for this application?
     
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    I don't recall the recommended dose of Seafoam/ gal but I'd just double it up for more than just a "maintenance" cycle. 2 oz/ gal sounds like plenty, or just use my measuring method of 2 glugs per gal.
     
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    I put about an ounce in the lawn mower tank plus I used the spray also on the Carburetor, usually it's one ounce per gallon, but you can use more.

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    It says one ounce per gallon but it won't hurt. You can run it on pure seafoam, even 2 stroke, I would dump at least a can in or two per tank if it were me.
     
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    I'd use seafoam. MMM oil is great stuff too, but for fuel systems, give me the foam.
     
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    No guarantees with the gas treatments, carb, might need more attention, worth a try, that's it
     
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    For sure. I had to just go into the carbs on my johnson 150 GT (outboard ). Haven't taken it out in 3 years...since before son. I have started it that's it.

    Man I couldn't beleive the crud? Like black paste? It's gets E free gas since I have had it but also don't think my father in law before me did that. Had some soft fuel hoses too . It has 3 carbs each serves 2 cylinders. Some of the Jets had all kinds of crud in them. The worst 4 I pulled out and soaked in pure seafoam over night. All kinds of just came off the 12 high speed jets I pulled out of those. One was better. Must of been the worst one I did like 6 years ago. It had a new gasket set so I'm sure it was. After I soaked them I sprayed them with carb cleaner and compressed air.

    Once back togeather it ran better than it had in years it always had a stumble after idle from the dirty carbs. They just weren't so dirty that it wouldn't kick into gear off idle like when I tore it down.

    My point to all this is that it had seafoam in it and run through at a high does. Didn't help that issue.
     
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