Seafoam

[mro]

outlet in the UK?

Last time I looked Tom...
you are surrounded by sea.
Would think there be a lot'a seafoam around on any windy day.

mro
Hey Prom, any of the Triumphs worth having?
Have seen a few around (two cylinder jobs) looked pretty nice.

[prometheus578]

"Never heard of any problems with them."

Nice looking and easy to work on.

Ask GNEPIG... he picked this one up last year.

[TomB]

Last time I looked Tom...you are surrounded by sea.

"Its only an Island if you look at it from the water"
Chief Brody, Jaws

Roy Scheider RIP


An Auto shop owner friend of mine bought a new Triumph twin like that one (beautiful bike) and had the pipes blue straight away, he hooked his Triumph up to the shop exhaust gas analyzer and found it was way too lean compared to the spec figures, to the point where he wondered how it ever ran

He complained to Triumph explaining that the carbs weren't set up right and sent them a print out from the gas analyzer, they apologized and sent him new pipes.

My PROPER Triumph

[prometheus578]

"Yeah, they're set up lean."

Triumph Speed Masters and such were lean too, but they had much thicker pipes... never blued at all.
Tom, I had a few knowlegeable owners request rejetting before picking up their new Triumphs. (I'd only charge "A bottle of Crown Royal"... as you can change the jets without removing the carbs.
(What I'd charge to remove the emission's crap I'll never say... nor will I ever admit to doing it.)
While I'm thinking about it... note to GNEPIG:
If the carbs ever flood into the airbox, or you lay the bike down, that charcoal canister set-up on the left side is garbage.


"The bluing is just part of your new Triumph's 'individual' personality."

"Sir... there have been only two people who've fired up this bike... me, and some boob who tested the engine at the factory. I can assure you that it's not my thumbprint that's burned into the chrome on your pipes!"

[fvincent]

Majic stuff

The gurus say go with Seafoam or Techron. Almost the same. My friend Pat, (Freds Yamaha, Syracuse, NY) uses it for "Italian Tuneups" as he calls them. He puts about half a small can in the tank. Fills the tank after to disperse the stuff. Then heads for the hills, literally! He starts the ritual by going up steep hills in the highest gear possible to load the engine with bursts of too much throttle. This he says DE-carbonizes the piston, cylinder and cleans the valves. Then he goes back down the hills and shuts down the throttle abruptly in a low gear cause the rear wheel to drive the engine with the throttle closed. This he says causes a back pressure and cleans the jets, ETC... This process takes about an hour and a half and half a tank of gas and Seafoam or Techron. A customer we both know came in with a 1981 KZ1000 that would not even idle. I jumped on my '80g and he on the KZ1000. Limped to Advance Auto supply. Bought Seafoam. Across the street to Citgo, (he likes that also). Half the can of Seafoam & fill er up. Up and down Seally hill, and presto. I could just about pull away from him on the way back. We did a carb sink and told the owner we catch him later.

The stuff works period.

Floyd '80G

[Poprock]

Seafoam good! Saved me a carb overhaul on a Maxim 650. Keeps Kong tuned up. Last week I put a can of it in a tank of diesel in my F-250. Got 3 mpg better out of that tank then the previous one. Must have cleaned the injectors or something. Or the kid didn't fill the neck as full this time. Only bikers get to do their own fuel in the PRO (Peoples Republic of Oregon).

[TomB]

The more I hear how good this stuff is the more I want to find some