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sea foam?

well i sea foamed my engine on saturday after submerging it then i took the rest of the can and put it half a tank of gasoline in my truck. so i ran it thru the vacum booster and gas tank but now it sputtere around 700 rpm like it wants to die but it wont is it just cause i got it in my gasoline when i fill up it will be gone or wat?
 
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Did you change the plugs AFTER you seafoamed?

Seafoam will foul the plugs.
 
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no i never changed em thanx tho thats on my to do list soon =]
 
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Sea Foam can definitely foul plugs, especially if the motor has some miles on it.

I had no problems when I Sea Foamed my 2.5L, but it only had maybe 80,000 miles at the time.

One more thing...I'd change your oil within 500 miles of using Sea Foam.
 

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I've been thinking about seafoam, but heard that it can mess up old engines by removing carbon thats keeping everything sealed up.
Is that true?
 
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Originally Posted by Ray_Welder
I've been thinking about seafoam, but heard that it can mess up old engines by removing carbon thats keeping everything sealed up.
Is that true?
My truck is a 92 with an older 4.0 in it. I put seafoam in it, and it runs 100X better. It gets RID of the carbon buildup which is BAD for the engine.
 
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Its a toss up on Seafoam for "older" rigs...

I used mine on my '01 with 115k miles, and it did just fine, 1/2 a can in the brake booster, 1/2 can directly into the oil.. ran it for a week, then changed all the oil/filter/plugs on the next weekend, including spraying out the MAF with some cleaner, and all of that... then I switched into full synthetics soon as I did that, next up will be some replacement 02 sensors.. and I should be golden; truck is running like a champ, and the only liquid drip is from the AC compressor.
 
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well im thinking its my iac so im gettin a new one tommorow mornin shipped from orlando and ill find out from there cause i already have less then 1k on my new plugs so they shudnt be fouled out if the iac is alright then plugs but until then we will see
 
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Did you try cleaning the IAC first? It's a very easy job...unbolt it, spray electronic parts cleaner until all the carbon **** comes out, let it dry, and replace.
 
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Already Tried Same Thing Its Dirty As Hell Interior And Xterior
 
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