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Reply #15 on: November 28, 2012, 04:23:07 am
Seafoam, Marvel mystery oil, Lucas fuel injector cleaner/upper cylinder lubricant, Stabil, Star-tron etc. and lubes were discussed based on their chemical composition detailed in MSDS sheets in the link below.

Since they have different chemicals or mixtures of chemicals with different proportions, their behavior is somewhat different from each other which is why they are marketed for different purposes. There are, however, some overlapping functions/chemicals between products marketed for same purpose. Because of their different chemistry and mechanism of action, their efficacy and results vary - Reply #14 in the link below.

So using them appropriately can be helpful and using them inappropriately will either yield negative result or can be less-than-helpful.

http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/forum/index.php/topic,9767.0/all.html


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Reply #16 on: November 28, 2012, 07:05:36 am
The BMW product is also a fuel preservative, an octane booster and cleans oxidation from modern film strip type fuel level sensors.

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Reply #17 on: November 28, 2012, 08:16:45 am
Bigger smiles, yes. The healthy dose of Naptha in it really puts the scoot in my 150cc scooter!
I'm sure I was too critical of the Seafoam product, they sell a lot of it and many people swear by it. I personally haven't seen it's benefit in the couple times I've used it. But that's me. No offense to the Seafoamers in the crowd.
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Reply #18 on: November 28, 2012, 03:37:27 pm
i have some of the yamaha stuff and have seen it transform a roughly idling poorly running training bike(the poor abused bikes at the msf site i work at) to something that runs properly.
the yamaha folks really made a point of reading the instructions and not over do it.
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Reply #19 on: November 28, 2012, 06:20:48 pm
I think I've seen an improvement from using Seafoam once, though I'm not entirely convinced the bike didn't just get better on it's own.  I'm a Marvel Mystery Oil guy.  Don't ask me why... maybe it's the nifty red color, lol.  I'm kidding, I just like the concept of an upper cyl lubricant (hey, it works for 2-strokes).  Whether it actually does the job or not is nothing I could prove.


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Reply #20 on: November 28, 2012, 06:27:28 pm
I use Marvel Mystery oil for many things, though I've never seen it raise any machinery from the dead like the legends would have you believe.  Still, it's just super detergent oil which will clean out gunk.  And the red color does make you think it's potent, just like a vitamin B shot!

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Reply #21 on: November 28, 2012, 09:11:00 pm
I always thought the marvel mystery oil can was associated with the wizard of oz.. ;D
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Reply #22 on: November 28, 2012, 09:12:03 pm
No, that's emerald green.


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Reply #23 on: November 28, 2012, 09:23:20 pm
That would probably sell too... ;D
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Reply #24 on: November 29, 2012, 05:44:52 am
Focus, focus. The Yamaha product is a carb cleaner concentrate. You have a carby bike with plugged pilot jets, spiders in the bowls, etc. mix the cleaner 50-50 with water. Use a syringe or squeeze bottle to fill the carb(s) ON THE BIKE. let set a few hours. Drain the goop, flush with clean fuel, start bike. If it's not fixed, it's better. Repeat. It's fixed! Carbs clean as a whistle. Been around since the late 70's. In the old days. It was to be mixed with fuel. Reformulated to be mixed with water, it works even better! I can almost bet your Yamaha dealer never heard of it. We keep it in stock for bikes trailered in when people say "make run". You can also soak  carbs in it when you are rebuilding them to clean them like new.
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Reply #25 on: November 29, 2012, 02:30:04 pm
tri750: As soon as u posted it I was looking it up as I never heard of it...Easy enough with a Enfield carb that basically dangling between to pieces of rubber..Super concentrated cleaner....I'll inquire about it when I take my yamaha to the dealer for tire replacement and inspection...Thanks . GM
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Reply #26 on: November 29, 2012, 06:41:33 pm
Yamaha PN ACCCARBCLENR

If the dealer cant or wont order, it may be because they have to order a case. Understandable. You can get it thru Amazon. Type in Yamaha Carb Dip.
A 60cc syringe with catheter tip and a piece of fuel line is what I use to fill. let gravity do the work.
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Reply #27 on: November 29, 2012, 07:33:55 pm
Nice thing to know.  It's tough to get a carb clean as a hobby mechanic. My neighbor was a professional when I was a kid and would take them to work and dip them in his tank.  I could never get them that clean on my own.

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Reply #28 on: November 30, 2012, 02:14:12 am
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Reply #29 on: November 30, 2012, 04:55:51 am
Sounds like it's past your bedtime gremlin.
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