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Old 05-13-2018, 09:40 PM
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"Stabilize Fuels" is printed right on a can of Seafoam, as is "Cleans Carb Jets and Injectors", "De-Ice" is also listed on there..... probably all the same things are printed on a bottle of Stabil or the Mystery oil you guys are talking about... dont know, Ive never seen it, Ive used Seafoam in everything for several decades now and never had an issue. The OP had an issue where I think it could help.... not real sure why anyone else should get so up tight about it but whatever.... Im not looking for ne1s approval.
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Just my 2 cents...

If it changed when you went up/down hill, it is likely a carb adjustment issue as you seem to know and resolved. Did it sit for a while with fuel in the carb? I agree with the "if it ain't broke, don't 'fix' it" comments, with the exception of a few things. It may not hurt to properly clean that carb and put a new kit on it if you know that it has sat up with fuel in it for a prolonged period. A kit is readily available for about $12 (if I remember correctly). It's not like your taking a head off or machining anything. Cleaning a carb is a maintenance item, not a repair, so technically you aren't fixing something that isn't broke, you are just doing maintenance. It's also pretty simple on these engines. These carbs are about as simple as any you'll work on. Anyway, just my thoughts.
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Dale, Sea Foam is for cleaning. Biggest thing is decarboning.
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"Stabilize Fuels" is printed right on a can of Seafoam,, as is "Cleans Carb Jets and Injectors", "De-Ice" is also listed on there...
We have one poster says sea foam is for cleaning.....one says it's a fuel stabilizer and cleaner.

Need to look at Kohler's FAQs question #7...
https://power.kohler.com/na-en/engines/faqs
It deals with fuel cleaners.
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Can I use additives in my engine?
We do not recommend using additives or cleaners in the oil or fuel system. Air-cooled engines operate at higher temperatures than liquid-cooled automotive engines, and additives developed for automotive use may not perform properly at higher temperatures.
In addition, oil additives can prematurely break down, altering the properties of the oil and leading to extensive internal damage or failure. Fuel system cleaning additives have a tendency to separate and turn acidic, causing damage to fuel system components. We do, however, recommend a fuel stabilizer during periods of non-use (one month or more) to retard fuel deterioration.
sea foam is a cleaner.
Products like sea foam are destroying your carbs.


There several posters on this site and sites like this one who claim to use sea foam all the time. Had one poster a few years ago who had a 129 that didn't use oil before sea foam and started to use oil 6 months after using sea foam.

It's your engine.......your choice to use this kind of junk.
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I don’t know but this is sounding like it might be better than the Hy-Tran debate.
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I don’t know but this is sounding like it might be better than the Hy-Tran debate.
Yes Alvy. I seldom need mmo because of what I do to keep my carbs and engine clean. X’s 3 on letting the carb run dry by shutting off the fuel valve. On my 1450 that valve is almost impossible for me to reach. But I’m going to fix that. I trust what the manual says best for my equipment and I did not even know the manual said that. Better than a 180 on the truth and or some know it all preaching all this and that.
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I can't remember the last time we had bad fuel in anything of ours that wasn't a "new" acquisition and the bad fuel came with it. I rarely dump fuel in anything, we just have too much equipment to worry with such. I just cranked up a tractor Saturday that has not been used since September. I did crank it in January to let it run for about 15 minutes. No stabilizer in the fuel, no battery tender, fired right up--6 volt at that. Come to think of it the Farmall Cub behaved the same way, but it only sat from October to late April (cranked in January just to see if it would). The only thing we shut fuel off on are the twin cylinder Cadets (KT's, Magnum, and Onans)--I just don't trust them suckers not to leak into the crankcase.

I've never tried Seafoam in the crankcase, just add it to the fuel if I think it will help before conceding to cleaning a carb. A can probably lasts us a couple years.

Don't know if it matters, I buy real gas, not ethanol, 2-250 gallons at the time. Doesn't seem to bother it sitting for a few months over the winter either. And yes, the ethanol comment was just to piss of the corn farmers, chemical engineers and the guys that buy ten 5 gallon jugs of gas a year so they can preach storage habits. Y'all do what works for you, I'll do what works for me.
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Is that stuff really good? I've heard some bad things about it.
I dump it in my work snowthrower each spring and I haven't blown it up yet. I give it a
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I don’t know but this is sounding like it might be better than the Hy-Tran debate.
We should talk about what oil to run in the engine next.
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Or maybe China made carbs.
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Or TSC Paint.
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