Someone posted that they had done it straight, with a dry tank before adding and did not report if it damaged seals. Maybe put gas in and ran directly after the Seafoam, to clear that out?
________________________________ From: Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:12 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb Cleaning Let the tank run dry, add to the tank, run bike? That might hurt seals, though. Kurt On Jan 10, 2012 2:43 AM, "Damion Champ" <[email protected]> wrote: How would one feed it directly to the carbs? I have my 83 550sc and >would like to do this from time to time.... > >On 1/10/12, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: >> Seafoam will do the same if you feed it directly to the carbs with the >> engine running instead of diluting it in the gas tank. >> >> Makes the same gray-white cloud that spooks all the enviro-nazi >> neighbors, too. >> >> Any concoction containing naptha (lighter fluid) and kerosene will >> have the same effect. Looks like the Yamaha product is cheaper, >> though. >> >> >> On Jan 8, 4:20 pm, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Since this comes up so many times, I thought I'd share an experience >>> Javier and I had with his GL1200. I found this >>> linkhttp://www.goldwingworld.com/pages/Carb-cleaning-GL1000.htmand we >>> gave it a try, while the bike actually ran worse afterward by the time >>> a tank full of gas went through it the carbs broke free and now the >>> bike as a ton of power when before it would almost stall when you took >>> off. Here is a link to the Yamaha carb cleaner PN ACC-CARBC-LE-NR, and >>> there is enough in a bottle to do at least a dozen >>> bikes.http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/yamaha/Y-ACC-CARBC-LE-NR.htmlYou >>> can't mix it in the fuel like seafoam because it will destroy rubber >>> parts but it really eats up the crud, when we emptied the fuel bowls >>> the liquid that came out looked like coffee. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > > >-- >--Damion > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
