I get seafoam at Lordco.
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:17:57 -0700
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Deisel Fuel Additives?
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Seafoam reminds me of the Marvel Mystery Oil claims. I can't find MMO at
Canadian tire any more, used it in the A4 (oil & gas)
regularly.
Cheers,
Russ
Sweet
35 mk-1
At 06:47 PM 13/10/2015, you wrote:
Check this out:
http://seafoamsales.com/sea-foam-motor-treatment/
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-10-13 10:23 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List wrote:
I suspect most old car guys are
familiar with Seafoam. Though I can't recall exactly what is in it. I've
always used it as an additive for gasoline engines - boat fuel, mower
fuel, oil mix for power tools and the outboard. I think of it as a better
alternative to Stabil.
Can't say as I've ever thought about it as Diesel additive, or added it
to engine oil. Might be a good thing to check out.
Rick Brass
Washington, NC
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On Oct 13, 2015, at 20:43, Chuck S via CnC-List
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wrote:
Hi Rick,
A friend who works on cars and has a 32 foot sailboat for 25 years that
looks better than new, suggested I use SeaFoam in both fuel and
engine oil. It's inexpensive and seems to make starting much
easier, so I've been using that for the last 8 years. I use Bio-Flo
Jr when I top off the tank for winter. Any thoughts on
SeaFoam?
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Deisel Fuel Additives?
All diesel is made to the same set of standards. The red stuff just has a
dye in it to indicate that the highway fuel tax has not been
paid.
When your engine was built, diesel fuel had 5000 parts per million of
Sulphur content. The Sulphur was a significant factor in lubricating the
injection pump, injectors, etc.
In the mid to late 90s, in anticipation of the Tier 2 emissions
standards, Low Sulphur diesel became mandatory. Sulphur content was
reduced to 500 PPM, and lubricity additives were incorporated in the
fuel.
In the middle of the last decade, in anticipation of Tier 3 emission
standards, Ultra Low Sulphur diesel became mandatory. Sulphur content on
current fuel is 15 PPM. A new Tier 3 engine is designed to run on ULS
fuel, just like a new gas engine is designed for ethanol.
Yanmar, Cummins, and Perkins (the 3 brands of diesels I used to teach
technicians about) all recommend that you add a lubricity additive to
your fuel if your engine was built before Tier 3 and ULS diesel became
the norm. For our size engines that means about 2010 (1 year later in
Canada). The service bulletins from Yanmar and Cummins (which I
unfortunately lost when the laptop’s hard drive went up in smoke) both
specifically recommend the additive from Stanadyne.
Even though my Universal M35B is a Tier 3 version, I still add Standyne
lubricity additive (although I do occasional use a product from Lucas).
It can’t hurt.
I also put BioBor JR in the fuel as an algaecide and try to keep my tank
full during winter storage. As Josh said, the nasties live in the water
in the tank and eat the diesel (don’t get me started on bio-diesel). An
algaecide and reducing the chances of condensation in the tank are good
policy for avoiding fuel filter problems.
I’ve used about 2 tanks of fuel this year, so I’m not concerned with the
duel degrading in storage like you get with ethanol stored in a boat.
Diesel can generally be stored for about two years without significant
degradation.
Rick Brass
Washington, NC
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Deisel Fuel Additives?
With apologies for re-raising a previously discussed topic; my boat is a
1985 37 with the original Yanmar 3HMF 27 hp; I went for my annual diesel
fill up and the pumps were out of order; so I had to get diesel from a
street gas station; although the cost was almost a dollar per gallon
cheaper, I noted that it was the "green" color rather than the
"red" color; so my question is do I need to put some type of
sulpher additive or something along those lines into this fuel? I did
motor with it for an extended time on Sunday with no adverse effects; in
addition to this question, what should I use for the upcoming winter
layup? many thanks
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mi. 584;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
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