Gumout gas additive

[Wino24]

Does gumout gas additive work? I'd like to clean up the carb, but would rather not tear it apart(no experience in re-building carbs)if this stuff works. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
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'71 Standard Beetle

[JerryMCarter1]

Wow - it has been sooo long since I heard of anyone using that stuff.
Is that the stuff that you poor right down the carb at high RPM and it smokes like crazy ??
It worked in the fifties and sixties - I know that

Jerry
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[smokey503]

[slomazzo73]

By the way, seafoam is awesome stuff. I use it in all my vintage vehicles. I add it to a tank of gas occasionally and it definately works.
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1973 (Vin: 113-xxx, Model 113 841) Deluxe (non super) Beetle. Born Wed., Aug. 23rd, 1972. Flat windshield, upright spare, generator and oil bath. 95% Original.

[pafree]

[dpinlee]

[RailBoy]

I have used Sea Foam to help clean up a carb or carbs, multi-carb engine it was used on to try and keep from pulling all the carbs..

To my amazement, it worked... How I found out about Sea Foam was some friends at an autoshop that had good luck with it, so they ended up stocking it do to there results and they even said from there feedback on carring it everyone had good results.....

So, take this as you may, but at least Sea Foam has not yet proven any negative effects like some chemical additives do, just follow directions and take a chance, beats having to pull a carb and rebuild when you don't need to.... RB

[candymustang66]

i burn pure Seafoam. and jet accordingly. never failed yet.
it will never
remove the rust in the tank
or unpack the tank screen or filter
or remove the 3 ounchs of rust , that poured out of my fuel pump
the day i unbolted it.
and 100 other failures of the carb. cracked diaphragms, jets that fell out.
air jets packed. (it cant get there) rusted HSAP check balls.
or correct the hacked up or drilled out jets.
or unpack those 5 idle nozzles.
not in a million years.
i may clean the main jet and the main nozzle a tad. 1 part in the many.
but hope in a can.... it lives on.
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[jlex]

How do you guys use the Seafoam.... pour it into the carb with engine at high idle, or do you just put it in the gas tank?
My carb was last cleaned 3 years ago so maybe its due for a little (liquid) attention even though it's running great.
I've used it (on another Car) by letting it go into the intake... makes a great mosquito repellent for the whole neighborhood.
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'70 std. "Elsie"
'85 Carrera

[candymustang66]

ok, no more joking, people have such strong emotional ties to snake oil...
tires or oil ,are all bad topics, on all forums.
my 2 cents.... no hype, TV quotes or spam.

I try hard to not to mix chemistry, for hopefully obvious reasons.

but the best fuel additive is Chevron Techron. ( our just buy gas there, ) There are other brands just as good, for sure.

Techron, has the chops, that most don't (read the msds)
that is the Benzene and xylene. solvents.
I'd never put an additive in my car ,not knowing what is in it.

the seaflome and many others are just pale oil or kerosene.
why put oil in your gas tank, like a chainsaw.?
avoid all , oil based gas additives, I do.
Why create more carbon, huh?

see msds on seaflome,
http://www.4shared.com/dir/WViyMk2L/_online.html
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[JasonBaker]

Seafoam is the Shiznit. I have an old Fuel Injected Bronco and poured it into the Brake Booster line(it feeds all 8 cyl that way). Wait until engine is warmed up to operating temps and pour it in slowly and turn it off for a few hours. It will make a smoke screen from hell. But, It woke that old 302 up. And you dont have to worry about mosquitoes for the rest of the day

I am interested in seeing what method you guys use on a VW carb(s).
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[drs1023]

I've never tried SeaFoam but, I believe that most additives work because you paid good money for it hoping it would. I don't know if an auto trans shifts better with Z-Max, and I can't prove that Restore actually restores anything, but a fuel additive that contains a little alcohol will help in diluting the water that builds up in your fuel tank. Whether you can buy anything strong enough to cut through all the gunk build-up in the multiple inside passages of a carb is debatable.

Like Jerry said above, I've poured things down the throat of the carb because of the "somebody told me...." type old wives tales. I have seen first hand that transmission fluid fed through the carb lubricated the valve guides from the inside rather than the outside like other additives. When the lubricant is entering the cylinder through the valves, a little bit of it actually sticks to the stem and adds lube on the way closed. I once fed a quart of trans fluid through the Autolite 4-bbl on my 390 Ford in the late 60's. It did, indeed, run a little bit quieter through the valve train. Same principle with Marvel Mystery Oil and those little vacuum operated feeder tubes I used to see on VW's of the late 50's and 60's.

[candymustang66]

OMG not oil or worst,SNAKE OIL wars, no........................

another post, doomed to oil ,snake oil and magic....what a waste .
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[drs1023]

I stand chastised! No more posting past experiences. Please read the part that says "old wives tales" & we think it works 'cause we paid good money for the additive so we think it works.

I freely admit that owning, driving, & rebuilding 57 Volkswagen's of almost every type including building 4 kit cars and my current woods buggy over the last 42 years does not make me an expert. I intended no disrepect to the those of you who are.

[JerryMCarter1]

you know what the definition of an expert is don't you
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[Cusser]

Thread hijack:

CandyMustang66, didn't you used to be CandyMustang65?
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[smokey503]

[JerryMCarter1]

thar is only one person that writes and thinks like that !
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[slomazzo73]

Lets get back to the topic: I wrote it once already. Seafoam is heaven in a can! I just put it in the tank in my VW. Trust me it will without a doubt find its way straight to the carb.
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[candymustang66]

Seaflome?
it's Just !
pale oil. (light machine oil, why would you put oil in the gasoline?
naptha, (is white gas, why do you need more gas?)
IPA, this is Alcohol , gee you have 10% now, why more,,,,?

Chevron Techron, is far better. ( there are others too , just as good)
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finding vw parts that are not junk (even new) , is way too hard!
mines done, and selling 68T1 with no paint. (primer)