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#22 ·
tdipaul said:
I took a carb apart and soaked the bowl in 100% undiluted SF for two days and it did absolutley nothing. NADA.

The passion people have for the stuff is so intense I wonder if there's something going on behind the scenes.

...like a small commission being paid for every "it most definitely works" claim made on a forum
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Good for you.

There is simply no arguing with the fact that on several occasions I have done nothing more to a poorly running machine that added SF or Star Tron and had them smooth out nicely by the time the fuel in the tank was used up.
 
#23 · (Edited)
Valk said:
Fuel additives:
Compared to Seafoam, I've had better 'luck' w/ Startron in my 4-cycle mower engines when there's a hunting idle issue.

Can these snake oils fix anything/everything? Nope, but they've most certainly helped me out.

The 389cc Honda commercial engines on my current mowers (Ferris FW15s) don't employ a fuel filter (or an oil filter for that matter). I use fuel/snake oil additives fairly regularly and haven't had any carb issues to date. I'll call that a testament - or a lotta luck. You choose.
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there is a fuel filter, it’s in the tank, unless you removed it.


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if it has a petcock on the bottom with the tank, it could look like this
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#24 ·
Grizzly00 said:
Fine to use in chain saws, string trimmers, etc, right? My snowblower was revving up and down at idle and I sprayed some in air intake. Resolved the problem quickly.
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yes, seafoam works great for breaking up carbon, but it’s not carbon that clogs up a carburetor.

( you’re not cleaning a carburetor by spraying something into the air intake)
 
#29 ·
onahill said:
no, I used to seafoam,, it cleaned everything right out.

couple of squirts in the old intake, I mean nose ..
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Try shooting it into your morning coffee - that way you don't get that burning sensation from huffing it
 
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onahill said:
there is a fuel filter, it’s in the tank...
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I was referring to an easily replaceable inline fuel filter like all my KAWs had.
Thanks for the pics - that's good to know, though I expected there to be at least some kind of a rudimentary screen. Will take it that it's replaceable...and should be replaced occasionally??
I have two of these commercial Honda engines, one is going on 6 years old the other going on 4 years old. Have never had a fuel related issue thus far. And unless my dealer has replaced these filters during a Winter tune-up (doubting they did), they are the original filters.
 
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