Seafoam

[withac]

What do you guys think about Seafoam? On a Tahoe forum I check out everybody thinks it's the best thing ever invented.

[ff_jeff]

Worcks great!!! Just dont put it in the intake, or vacuum hose. It will bend a rod if not done just right. 5 guys here have done it allready. If you really want to clean out your intake, buy a wet nitrous kit!!! I use it before oil changes in the oil. And in my gas. works very well to flush out oil deposits.

[withac]

Worcks great!!! Just dont put it in the intake, or vacuum hose. It will bend a rod if not done just right. 5 guys here have done it allready. If you really want to clean out your intake, buy a wet nitrous kit!!! I use it before oil changes in the oil. And in my gas. works very well to flush out oil deposits.

If you don't put it in the intake or vacuum hose where do you put it? Okay, I set myself up there, but seriously. Isn't it just a liquid, how can that bend a rod? The thought of putting a solvent into my crankcase doesn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy.

[ff_jeff]

Its simple bro... its like pooring any liquid directly into the combustion chamber in too high a volume... Liquids dont compress. Injectors fire a mist into the combustion chamber so it can burn up before its compressed. The piston will come up and try to compress the 1/4 can of seafoam and the rod will bend... This is also known as Hydrolock. Put it in your gas tank. Or put it in the oil and let it idle for 10 mins. then imediatly change the oil. the solvent you refer too breaks up build up and gunk in the motor. look at the oil after its out.

[withac]

Thanks man. The guys on the other forum mentioned hydrolock but I had no idea what it was. Being the noob I am and the fact the 'Ho is getting a tranny rebuild as I type I can't afford to bend a push rod so I don't think I'll be trying the intake manifold trick. For pour ins have you ever tried B-12 CHEMTOOL® CARBURETOR CLEANER / POUR IN ?

[ff_jeff]

You would have bent a rod, as in whats connected to the piston. as in major damage. No problem man, thats what this forum is for. If we all share what we know, we all know more. As for the chemtool stuff, I have never used it.
Since your noob still, stay away from octane boosters, throttlebody spacers, tornado air spiralers, performance ''chips'', handhelds, and dont listen to hemi owners.

[withac]

I'm glad I asked around, a trashed tranny is bad enough if I'd toasted the engine I'd need to be burried in the damned thing. As far as mods go for the 'Ho, as long as the tranny is torn down I'm having a shift kit installed. It's not the HD2 but then I don't need that kind of performance, just something to help it shift and wear better. I also picked up a 'Vette servo and an aluminum 3-4 accumulator piston (I've been paying attention). Beyond that a K&N FIPK-II is prolly the only other mod I'll do.

Thanks Jeff, I really appreciate it.

[ff_jeff]

I'm glad I asked around, a trashed tranny is bad enough if I'd toasted the engine I'd need to be burried in the damned thing. As far as mods go for the 'Ho, as long as the tranny is torn down I'm having a shift kit installed. It's not the HD2 but then I don't need that kind of performance, just something to help it shift and wear better. I also picked up a 'Vette servo and an aluminum 3-4 accumulator piston (I've been paying attention). Beyond that a K&N FIPK-II is prolly the only other mod I'll do.

Thanks Jeff, I really appreciate it.

If you have a tune you will also need to get retuned for the servo's. If you have a tune and dont get a retune, you will prolly frag that tranny too.

[withac]

If you have a tune you will also need to get retuned for the servo's. If you have a tune and dont get a retune, you will prolly frag that tranny too.

Nope, no tune, that's out of my budget right now. I shouldn't have any problems with just the one servo and a light shift kit should I, where I don't have any kind of custom tune?

[txarkitekt]

Well, Jeff--you kind of mislead him on the Seafoam thing. You can dump it into the intake via brake booster vacuum lines, but don't dump it in when the motor is shut off. You should always have the motor running while applying Seafoam. The bent rod phenomenon comes from people dumping too much in at once or by dumping the Seafoam in a vacuum line with the motor off, letting it sit, then trying to start it. Just follow the directions on the bottle. I have used it on several occassions and have seen nothing but great results--and no bent rods...partly because I am not a dumbass and know how to read and understand directions.

As for the tranny stuff--go ahead and do a Superior shift kit--they work well and are not as intensive as the Trans-go HD2 kit. It is not completely necessary to have a tune done with a shift kit install. Since you are not going to do major modifications to the tranny, you should be fine.

Speaking of your tranny--what was the reason for it stalling out? You burn up the converter? Did the pump go out?