- 1. Seafoam (score: 1)
- Author: "Dummer, Dan" <Dan.Dummer@BestBuy.Com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 12:58:46 -0500
- Could I get opinions/caveats on using "Seafoam" to clean engine internals. Does it work ? Is it bad for the engine ? Is there something better ? The reason I ask is that I have a Spit that has sat u
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- 2. RE: Seafoam (score: 1)
- Author: "Dummer, Dan" <Dan.Dummer@BestBuy.Com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 15:49:28 -0500
- Seafoam is an engine detergent sold in auto parts stores around here (Minnesota). I thought it was a fairly universal product, but nobody else seems to have heard of it, so maybe not. I'm not trying
- /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01040.html (11,317 bytes)
- 3. RE: Seafoam (score: 1)
- Author: "Marcus Schaper" <mschaper@gvpt.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:03:36 -0400
- mix a quart of ATF with your regular oil. Let it idle for 10 min. Drain. ATF has a LOT of detergents and will clean out your engine pretty will. Do not rev it up, ATF is to thin to provide good lubr
- /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01041.html (11,779 bytes)
- 4. RE: Seafoam (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:33:29 +0100
- Dan, have you thought of removing the oil pan and cleaning it? I know you don't want to dismantle the entire engine, but this shouldn't take too long, and will give you the peace of mind you're looki
- /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01055.html (8,637 bytes)
- 5. RE: Seafoam (score: 1)
- Author: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:31:18 -0400
- Given that Seafoam is somewhat known in your area, I would say go ahead and give it a treatment. Then...just drive the damnned thing. It will give you plenty to worry about after that ;-) Terrence N.
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- 6. RE: Seafoam (score: 1)
- Author: "Dummer, Dan" <Dan.Dummer@BestBuy.Com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:43:29 -0500
- Thanks to all that responded. My next question would then be. How much effort is required to pull the pan ? I've not pulled one on a Spit, but having done it on a number of American cars and it wasn'
- /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01071.html (7,907 bytes)
- 7. Re: Seafoam (score: 1)
- Author: Growe58@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 22:09:50 EDT
- It can be removed with the engine in place. At some crankshaft angles, it will foul on the crankshaft throw when you try to maneveur it out. Simply rotate the crankshaft. Also note that the bolts in
- /html/spitfires/2000-04/msg01094.html (7,355 bytes)
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