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Icon2 Seafoam question?

I got some seafoam today and I heard the best place to put is in the vac line. I'm not 100% sure where it is could someone post a pic up of it I no its behind the master cylinder? And when I take it off will stuff drain out of it?
 
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How do you get into the crankcase oil also?
 
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Take the power brake booster vacoom line off. You can't miss it. Behind the brake master cyl, on that big round black thing behind it. No fluid will leak out....it's a vacuum line.

get your truck to normal operating temperature, pop off that vac line, slowly pour into that vac line. If you pour too much in, the truck will die. After you've filled enough seafoam through the engine. shut the truck off for 15mins. Then start it up. white smoke wil come out the tailpipe. Drive it down the road a few times under load to blow all the carbon out of it.



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How do you get into the crankcase oil also?
have you ever changed your oil?
 
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Its best to stick the hose into the bottle and let it suck a little at a time, that way you dont spill it...
 
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ya I change my oil.
 
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whats sea foam for?
 
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Originally Posted by dirtybird819
whats sea foam for?
Cleans carbon outa the intake..You can put it in your gas tank, cleans the injectors, its best run throught the vacuum line though....It really does work, not a gimmick
 
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Where can you get this seafoam?

Enough seafoam??? How much do you put in?
 
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Originally Posted by seed60
Where can you get this seafoam?

Enough seafoam??? How much do you put in?
Any local parts store should have it. Its recommended that you only pour 1/3 of a 16 oz. bottle through the vacuum line. Just pour it in the line, there is enough vacuum that you wont spill any.
 
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Originally Posted by ranger_1999
Cleans carbon outa the intake..You can put it in your gas tank, cleans the injectors, its best run throught the vacuum line though....It really does work, not a gimmick
Yeah man it really works. It also sits on top of the valves where most of the carbon is found. It eats away at it, dissolving it into the seafoam, thats why it smokes so much. The more it smokes the more carbon it had taken outta the engine.
 
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Thanks I might have to give this stuff a try.
 
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i seen some today at speedway gas station, it was in a white can for $6
 
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It never smokes when I do it, no matter what vehicle. Maby I dont do it right....

For those that dont know where the brake booster vac. line is, here is a pic showing where. Made it a wile back for someone so thought I would go ahead and post it.

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