Seafoam in 2 stroke engine, good or bad?
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wrote on 21 Mar 2018, 21:33 last edited by
Anyone tried it? Results?
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Anyone tried it? Results?
wrote on 21 Mar 2018, 21:50 last edited by@irongamer727 yes sea foam ok but what results are you wanting from using it ???
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@irongamer727 yes sea foam ok but what results are you wanting from using it ???
wrote on 21 Mar 2018, 21:53 last edited by@dtrdaz03 decarbonisation I guess. Imagine if you didn't have to pick everything apart.
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wrote on 21 Mar 2018, 22:00 last edited by
Well Iv used it on my dtr125 when I first got it because previous owners basically ran it to the ground but changed my spark plug,filter,oil etc and a general service after using it ok but yes ok for 2 strokes
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Well Iv used it on my dtr125 when I first got it because previous owners basically ran it to the ground but changed my spark plug,filter,oil etc and a general service after using it ok but yes ok for 2 strokes
wrote on 22 Mar 2018, 19:26 last edited by@dtrdaz03 how did it work? I mean how nice wouldn't it be if it could clean the of and piston from old carbon. I know it's not a too big of a hassle to do yourself but.
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@dtrdaz03 how did it work? I mean how nice wouldn't it be if it could clean the of and piston from old carbon. I know it's not a too big of a hassle to do yourself but.
wrote on 22 Mar 2018, 20:25 last edited by@irongamer727 So carbon build up on the piston crown isn't actually a bad thing.
It's the combustion chamber you want to keep clean. And the Powervalve and exhaust port.
It's to do with the way carbon doesn't absorb heat like aluminium.
You want a certain amount of heat in the combustion chamber, as this heat is energy. This energy is what pushes the piston down, delivering power to the wheels.
A new piston is often not as performent as a run in piston. This is because it's too good at transferring the heat to the cylinder walls and dissipating that heat, and therefore energy.
Therefore, a certain amount of carbon on the piston crown is acceptable and indeed encourage. But disadvantageous in the other aforementioned areas.
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@irongamer727 So carbon build up on the piston crown isn't actually a bad thing.
It's the combustion chamber you want to keep clean. And the Powervalve and exhaust port.
It's to do with the way carbon doesn't absorb heat like aluminium.
You want a certain amount of heat in the combustion chamber, as this heat is energy. This energy is what pushes the piston down, delivering power to the wheels.
A new piston is often not as performent as a run in piston. This is because it's too good at transferring the heat to the cylinder walls and dissipating that heat, and therefore energy.
Therefore, a certain amount of carbon on the piston crown is acceptable and indeed encourage. But disadvantageous in the other aforementioned areas.
wrote on 22 Mar 2018, 20:29 last edited by@calum you get my point.
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@calum you get my point.
wrote on 22 Mar 2018, 21:22 last edited by@irongamer727 Personally if it's that bad, then it's likely the rings will be gummed up. In which case I'd rather strip the top end, clean, inspect and renew anything that needs doing. For the sake of a £10 Athena head gasket.