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  • HobbyMan
    MeatHead Idiot "GURU"
    • Jul 2006
    • 1801
    • Colleyville, TX

    #16
    how about Xylene? THey are both aeromatic hydrocarbons
    United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY
    If I can do it at 18 yrs old, anyone can
    "You know something, You can't polish a turd"
    "What are you rebelling against", "Well, what do you got?"
    Acta Non Verba

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    • Douglas Money
      Truly XSive
      • Jun 2006
      • 179
      • Braidwood IL

      #17
      Also straight from the CDC website:

      "How likely are xylenes to cause cancer?
      Both the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the EPA have found that there is insufficient information to determine whether or not xylene is carcinogenic."
      1979 XS1100F (runnin the wheels off it)
      1979 XS650 (ran the wheels off it)
      1976 CB550F (ran the wheels off it)

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      • xschop
        XS-XJ Guru
        • Feb 2006
        • 1794
        • oklahoma city

        #18
        cancer

        It took years before they would even admit smoking causes cancer..... Just do what BILL CLINTON did....Don't inhale....more common sense
        MDRNF
        79F.....Not Stock
        80G......Not Stock Either....In the works

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        • Douglas Money
          Truly XSive
          • Jun 2006
          • 179
          • Braidwood IL

          #19
          Actually if you read about toluene, its ill effects are when your body metabloizes it. Most of it your body can get rid of, but the little bit that is left after metabolism, is hard on your liver.
          1979 XS1100F (runnin the wheels off it)
          1979 XS650 (ran the wheels off it)
          1976 CB550F (ran the wheels off it)

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          • jetmechmarty
            Master of XSology
            • Nov 2003
            • 7767
            • Coldwater, Mississippi

            #20
            I think it works!

            I'm using SEAFOAM as a stabilizer in my bikes over the winter.

            My 1983 Chevrolet failed emissions testing last week. My hydrocarbon reading was 333 and 137 is allowed for that year. I didn't feel like messing with it. I had less that half a can of SEAFOAM in the garage and I poured it down the carburetor. I bought two more cans and added one to the 10 or so gallons in the tank. I drove around until the indicator read "E". I poured the other can in the tank and fueled up. I also replaced the air filter.

            I had the car retested and it passed! I don't know how old the fuel in the tank was at the first test, but these are the facts.
            Marty (in Mississippi)
            XS1100SG
            XS650SK
            XS650SH
            XS650G
            XS6502F
            XS650E

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            • Trikerneil
              Truly XSive
              • Dec 2005
              • 141
              • Wareham, Dorset, UK

              #21
              I emailed Seafoam and it is not available in the UK or Europe
              Triking - it's a way of life!

              www.trikenest.co.uk

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              • Crazcnuk
                XS-XJ Guru
                • Aug 2006
                • 2980
                • Hinton, AB, Canada

                #22
                I'd be very interested to see how my '83 Chevy does in an emission test! Not sure Seafoam would help it though.
                Nice day, if it doesn't rain...

                '05 ST1300
                '83 502/502 Monte Carlo for sale/trade

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                • MacMcMacmac
                  Truly XSive
                  • Dec 2006
                  • 127
                  • Ottawa, Canada

                  #23
                  You can get Seafoam in Canada at CarQuest. I got a bottle two years ago here in Ottawa. Can't attest to any miraculous results however.

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                  • Crazcnuk
                    XS-XJ Guru
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 2980
                    • Hinton, AB, Canada

                    #24
                    Got some from the local UAP/NAPA store. They carry it on the shelf, were just out the day I checked, and i got a Noob on the counter.

                    They also have a Seafoam Tranny treatment.
                    Nice day, if it doesn't rain...

                    '05 ST1300
                    '83 502/502 Monte Carlo for sale/trade

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                    • underdog57
                      XStremely XSive
                      • Jul 2006
                      • 321
                      • Alburgh , Vermont,054

                      #25
                      I bought some at Walmart
                      1979 XS1100 SPECIAL (under 18,000 miles Sold 5/12/2016
                      1982 XJ1100 MAXIM(PARTS BIKE??)shows 14,000 miles ??? Up for sale whole or parts

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                      • randy
                        XS-XJ Guru
                        • Dec 2003
                        • 4521

                        #26
                        Ok, I'll bite. What's a Noob?

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                        • Snow
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 1041
                          • Tallahassee, FL

                          #27
                          Originally posted by randy
                          Ok, I'll bite. What's a Noob?
                          It is also spelled Newbie - referring to someone that is very uneducated or ignorant, typically new.
                          1979 XS11F Standard - Maya - 1196cc (out of order)
                          1978 XS11E Standard - Nina - 1101cc
                          http://www.livejournal.com/~xs11

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                          • Crazcnuk
                            XS-XJ Guru
                            • Aug 2006
                            • 2980
                            • Hinton, AB, Canada

                            #28
                            Actually, in gaming a 'Newbie' is a polite way of teasing someone who is new to the game, or gaming.


                            A 'Noob' is the not so polite thing you call someone who should know better, but acts like a Newb.
                            Nice day, if it doesn't rain...

                            '05 ST1300
                            '83 502/502 Monte Carlo for sale/trade

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