Seafoam reminds me of the Marvel Mystery Oil claims. I can't find MMO
at Canadian tire any more, used it in the A4 (oil & gas) regularly.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 06:47 PM 13/10/2015, you wrote:
Check this out:
<http://seafoamsales.com/sea-foam-motor-treatment/>http://seafoamsales.com/sea-foam-motor-treatment/
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-10-13 10:23 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List wrote:
I suspect most old car guys are familiar with Seafoam. Though I
can't recall exactly what is in it. I've always used it as an
additive for gasoline engines - boat fuel, mower fuel, oil mix for
power tools and the outboard. I think of it as a better alternative to Stabil.
Can't say as I've ever thought about it as Diesel additive, or
added it to engine oil. Might be a good thing to check out.
Rick Brass
Washington, NC
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On Oct 13, 2015, at 20:43, Chuck S via CnC-List
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Hi Rick,
A friend who works on cars and has a 32 foot sailboat for 25 years
that looks better than new, suggested I use SeaFoam in both fuel
and engine oil. It's inexpensive and seems to make starting much
easier, so I've been using that for the last 8 years. I use
Bio-Flo Jr when I top off the tank for winter. Any thoughts on SeaFoam?
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Deisel Fuel Additives?
All diesel is made to the same set of standards. The red stuff
just has a dye in it to indicate that the highway fuel tax has not been paid.
When your engine was built, diesel fuel had 5000 parts per million
of Sulphur content. The Sulphur was a significant factor in
lubricating the injection pump, injectors, etc.
In the mid to late 90s, in anticipation of the Tier 2 emissions
standards, Low Sulphur diesel became mandatory. Sulphur content
was reduced to 500 PPM, and lubricity additives were incorporated in the fuel.
In the middle of the last decade, in anticipation of Tier 3
emission standards, Ultra Low Sulphur diesel became mandatory.
Sulphur content on current fuel is 15 PPM. A new Tier 3 engine is
designed to run on ULS fuel, just like a new gas engine is
designed for ethanol.
Yanmar, Cummins, and Perkins (the 3 brands of diesels I used to
teach technicians about) all recommend that you add a lubricity
additive to your fuel if your engine was built before Tier 3 and
ULS diesel became the norm. For our size engines that means about
2010 (1 year later in Canada). The service bulletins from Yanmar
and Cummins (which I unfortunately lost when the laptop's hard
drive went up in smoke) both specifically recommend the additive
from Stanadyne.
Even though my Universal M35B is a Tier 3 version, I still add
Standyne lubricity additive (although I do occasional use a
product from Lucas). It can't hurt.
I also put BioBor JR in the fuel as an algaecide and try to keep
my tank full during winter storage. As Josh said, the nasties live
in the water in the tank and eat the diesel (don't get me started
on bio-diesel). An algaecide and reducing the chances of
condensation in the tank are good policy for avoiding fuel filter problems.
I've used about 2 tanks of fuel this year, so I'm not concerned
with the duel degrading in storage like you get with ethanol
stored in a boat. Diesel can generally be stored for about two
years without significant degradation.
Rick Brass
Washington, NC
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Deisel Fuel Additives?
With apologies for re-raising a previously discussed topic; my
boat is a 1985 37 with the original Yanmar 3HMF 27 hp; I went for
my annual diesel fill up and the pumps were out of order; so I had
to get diesel from a street gas station; although the cost was
almost a dollar per gallon cheaper, I noted that it was the
"green" color rather than the "red" color; so my question is do I
need to put some type of sulpher additive or something along those
lines into this fuel? I did motor with it for an extended time on
Sunday with no adverse effects; in addition to this question, what
should I use for the upcoming winter layup? many thanks
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mi. 584;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
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