Reddit reviews Sea Foam SF-16 Motor Treatment - 16 oz.
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Cleans injectors, carb jets and passagewaysCleans and lubricates intake valves, pistons and cylindersDissolves and cleans fuel residue in fuel systemsDissolves oil deposits in crankcaseClean timing chain tensioners and VVT actuators, quiet noisy lifters100 percent pure petroleumEPA registered productLiquefies gum and varnish deposits or internal engine contaminantsSpecial Shipping Information: This item cannot be returned and has additional shipping restrictionsSpecial Shipping Information: This item cannot be returned and has additional shipping restrictions
You didn’t mention what bike you had, but if you have carburetors be sure to drain all the fuel lines and the carb float bowls also. Treat your first tank of gas with something like seafoam and hopefully you’ll be OK.
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I don't know how much access you have to commercial goods right now, but there's a product called "Sea Foam" that worked wonders on my lawnmower. It was having problems, choking out when I first started it or when the motor was under heavy load (thick grass).
You use an ounce or two per gallon, and it helps dissolve gunk in the engine. After two treated tanks (roughly 1.5 gallons worth), the lawnmower was running like new.
It might work, it might not. If you can get a hold of some, it's worth a shot. You should be able to find it in auto parts stores or home improvement stores (if there's any to be found)
The octane level of the gas should not affect the idle. You could try changing out the fuel but I'd bet there is some other issue. I had a '72 cb350 myself for several years and never saw any difference in the running condition based on the gas type.
The idle jet inside each carburetor has a very small hole that allows gas to pass through. More than likely there is some small debris blocking one of the idle jet passageways.
Can't tell from your picture, but you should definitely have an in-line fuel filter that keeps debris from the gas tank from getting into the carbs.
I have heard of people having luck with running Seafoam through their tank to clear out the carbs. But in my experience owning a CB350, removing and cleaning the carbs was a process I inevitably had to do a couple of times a year. It really isn't that difficult to do.
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FWIW, my 2011 is not overly vocal when I release the throttle. Make sure you use the highest octane possible. Run some Sea Foam through it to make sure any carbon deposits get nuked.
That seems dangerous considering what Sea Foam is...
I'm assuming you're confused, they were talking about this https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Foam-sf-16-Motor-Treatment/dp/B0002JN2EU
Try cleaning your throttle body and run a can of Seafoam in a half tank of gas and see if that helps. Also you might get one of these Blue Tooth OBD2 readers that you can use with smartphone apps like Torque. You can check error codes and watch realtime data from many of the sensors on your engine.
Its a pretty amazing product.
Its a gas additive and stabilizer that you can also just straight up run your engine on with zero gas. In fact, that is the SOP for cleaning the crap out of old engines at the place I used to work.
You can get it at any auto-parts store.
I have used Seafoam for 20 years in over 10 vehicles with great success. I pour in 1/4 of a can about every season (so, four times a year) and if I winterize my bike, I use it as a gas stablilizer.
I have run gas that sat in a tank with seafoam for THREE YEARS and the gas was good, bike fired right up and didn't even smoke.
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Here is a video showing what it can do. 1:33 you can hear the before. 9:16 is the sound after.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agAWXnT4-EQ
I have seen numerous vehicles "restored" like the one in the video above.
Sea Foam comes right to mind.
If your bike has a fuel filter (I don't know, mine doesn't) inspect or replace. Check fuel line for kinks. Replace the spark plug. You might also run a little SeaFoam through your carb. Gasoline can turn to varnish in some of the small passages of a carb.