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    Seafoam in 2 stroke engine, good or bad?

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    • Irongamer727
      Irongamer727 last edited by

      Anyone tried it? Results?

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        DtrDaz03 @Irongamer727 last edited by

        @irongamer727 yes sea foam ok but what results are you wanting from using it ???

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        • Irongamer727
          Irongamer727 @DtrDaz03 last edited by

          @dtrdaz03 decarbonisation I guess. Imagine if you didn't have to pick everything apart.

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            DtrDaz03 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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            • Irongamer727
              Irongamer727 @DtrDaz03 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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              • Calum
                Calum @Irongamer727 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
                  Irongamer727 @Calum last edited by

                  @calum you get my point.😉

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                  • Calum
                    Calum @Irongamer727 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.

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