Re: [ihc] Intake Decarbonizing

["Allan Ericson" <lowvolt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I used the sea foam and was really happy with the results.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin Gebhart" <colin@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 12:46 AM
Subject: [ihc] Intake Decarbonizing


> Hiya All,
> 
> My vehicle, say the Scout for topicality ;) is starting to ping under
> high throttle a little and use about 1qt/3000mi of oil (more than it
> used to). So I was thinking one possibility might be that it is
> getting some carbon buildup on the valves and rings maybe.
> 
> I might try decarbonizing it (couldn't hurt anyway), and am having
> trouble deciding what to use. I'm not too hip on pecan shells thing. I
> could possibly be persuaded into pouring water or ATF down its throat
> if others really believe in that stuff.
> 
> I was thinking about using Sea Foam as it seems to be designed for
> such use. Does anyone have an opinion on it or other brand of similar
> treatment? Or if ATF is really preferred, I wonder if synthetic or
> regular or MMO might work better?
> 
> In all seriousness, when I get the Scout running again, it could
> probably use the same treatment. I just thought some of the
> automotively minded here might have some good opinions on the
> advisability and products for doing this.
> 
> Thanks,
> Colin                          
> mailto:colin@domain.elided
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