Re: [ihc] Intake Decarbonizing

["Mark Young" <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My 345 Scout did the same thing. What I used long before hearing about Sea
Foam is a synthetic based fuel injection cleaner. It is added to the fuel
and run the tank through. Regular carburetor cleaner doesn't work. Valvaline
is usually the one on sale for around $9.00 If your oil isn't dirty it
probably will be after using it. I run a tank through mine before an oil
change. Been working well for 5 years.
Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin Gebhart" <colin@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 11:46 PM
Subject: [ihc] Intake Decarbonizing


> Hiya All,
>
> My vehicle, say the Scout for topicality ;) is starting to ping under
> high throttle a little and use about 1qt/3000mi of oil (more than it
> used to). So I was thinking one possibility might be that it is
> getting some carbon buildup on the valves and rings maybe.
>
> I might try decarbonizing it (couldn't hurt anyway), and am having
> trouble deciding what to use. I'm not too hip on pecan shells thing. I
> could possibly be persuaded into pouring water or ATF down its throat
> if others really believe in that stuff.
>
> I was thinking about using Sea Foam as it seems to be designed for
> such use. Does anyone have an opinion on it or other brand of similar
> treatment? Or if ATF is really preferred, I wonder if synthetic or
> regular or MMO might work better?
>
> In all seriousness, when I get the Scout running again, it could
> probably use the same treatment. I just thought some of the
> automotively minded here might have some good opinions on the
> advisability and products for doing this.
>
> Thanks,
> Colin
> mailto:colin@domain.elided
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