Not sure why it works, but I saw improvement. I add an ounce of
SEAFOAM to each gallon of fuel and one ounce to each quart of oil. I
add it to the oil when I change it each Fall, and I add it to my
boat's fuel tank just before I add fuel. The can is 16oz and I only
add 5 oz to the engine and 5 oz to the fuel tank when I pour in a 5
gallon jerry can. The balance of an open can goes into my car's gas
tank. It's very thin and seems to help starting and smooth running.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md
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*Sent: *Tuesday, October 13, 2015 9:47:52 PM
*Subject: *Stus-List Deisel Fuel Additives?
Check this out:
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
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
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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*Sent: *Monday, October 12, 2015 8:52:03 PM
*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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*Cc:* Richard N. Bush <bushma...@aol.com>
*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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