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JezzaPeach:
Hi all
Just interested if anyone has used anything like Sta-Bil.
I’m a bit sceptical but after a year or two period of storage, and gummed slides etc, I cleaned my jets etc and put in Sta-Bil, all fine, but then didn’t bother for a while, and had a blockage in #2, which cleared with lots of choke/throttle open, and now I’ve started using it again. It seems to help but interested if anyone has a similar tale which may help others with erratic running.

Bryanj:
Just put seafoam in both oil and fuel of my mates GL 1500 trike and within 5 minutes the hydraulic lifters went quieter and the tickover improved. The yanks swear by the stuff, will report more in a few months

mickandsej:
A mate has just put it in his VT bobber and Beezer, I’m waiting to hear the results..


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K2-K6:
On the original subject post,  it looks like some form of stabilisation additives may improve keeping. Just difficult to decipher alot of the "puff" claims that come attached to most products  ;D  Whether there's anything identifiable in them that can't be found in normal products,  I'm unsure.  With machines I'm looking after running two stroke premix appears to be quite stable even after storage, appearing to prevent corrosion and blocking within even the smallest jets.

The Seafoam,  I can see the origins in USA for improving gummed hydraulic valve lifters (unfamiliar with Goldwing,  does it use hydraulic adjustment? ) but their confidence as a fix all solution I feel is misplaced.  Looking at the MSDS data for it,  diesel, naptha and isopropyl alcohol,  should remove "gumming " from high mileage and carbon sludged systems,  so can see that as need in some situations but would question it's effect within a sohc Honda engine.
http://hildstrom.com/projects/seafoam/ independent overview here.

K2-K6:
The fuel stabilizer looks like just diesel and naptha (lighter fluid, otherwise known as  :D ) with red dye added to make it look "special" and get more money for it in a branded bottle.

Bit like buying "pancake mix" instead of using egg, flour, milk  ;D ;D

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