I have A motorcycle that has set up for about 9 months. It starts fine however when turning the throttle, it sometimes hesitates and almost dies. What would the best method be to try and treat this? Product Categories: B-12 Chemtool® Carb, Choke, Throttle Body Cleaner Tags: carburetorgummedmotorcycle Check the Gasoline ConditionFirst check, the condition of the gasoline in the tank. If it is 9+ months old, it has probably gone bad. In order to make the determination, compare it with fresh gasoline for color, clarity, and smell. For clarity, it should be crystal clear with no haze, sediment, or precipitate. For color, it may have a slightly different hue, but it should still be light in color, usually straw yellow. For smell, the odor profile should be pretty similar, but don’t overdo it on smelling it—all varieties of gasoline contain many hazardous components, nearly all of which are quite volatile. If the gas still seems OK, skip the next section. If it has gone bad, read on.

Drain the GasolineYou will need to restore your fuel system by draining as much of the base gasoline as you can. If it is at all possible to remove the tank, do so and add a few ounces of B-12 Chemtool Fuel Treatment (part #0116) to it, and carefully swirl it around. Be very cautious with the B-12 if you’re fond of your paint because it can ruin most finishes. Drain the B-12/bad gas blend, repeat until clear, and reinstall the tank. Add B-12 Chemtool Fuel AdditiveAt this point, you should also use a top-quality fuel additive. motorcycle repair shop evansville inWe recommend adding B-12 Chemtool Total Fuel System Clean-Up (part #2616) at 1 oz/gal and topping off with fresh gasoline. motorcycle shops in littleton coThis additive will thoroughly clean the fuel line, carburetor (internally and externally), intake valve(s), and combustion chamber. used motorcycles for sale in sharjah

If your gas tank is fairly small, you should run the 2616 in back-to-back tanks. Clean the CarburetorAs far as the carburetor itself goes, the easiest way to clean that up is to remove the air filter and spray B-12 Chemtool Carburetor, Choke & Throttle Body Cleaner (parts #0113 or #0117) directly into it. Assuming that the carburetor hasn’t corroded internally—that can happen with aluminum carburetors that sit too long with ethanol-based gasoline like “E10” in them—then that should quickly help smooth out the idle and improve runability. motorcycle shops in elyYou can, of course, start with this step, but doing so may only temporarily mask bigger issues.motorcycle sales gulfport Once you’ve completed this regimen, you can be confident that your fuel system is healthy again. motorcycle shops sebring florida

However, if you plan on letting the motorcycle sit for extended periods of time again, you need to make sure that the gasoline is protected. Adding a fuel stabilizer to the gas tank such as our Total Fuel Stabilizer (parts #0408 or #0416) and topping it off with fresh fuel will accomplish this. Best of luck with the bike!89 Products found for this category Price Low to High Price High to LowI assume you mean "Sea Foam Motor Treatment".motorcycle repair shop kissimmeeTo answer adequately, let's examine exactly what its claims are.:Sea Foam Motor Treatment will help:Clean InjectorsClean Carb JetsClean DepositsControl Moisture in Fuel SystemsAdd Lubricity and Protection to FuelAnti-corrosiveLube Upper CylindersQuiet Noisy LiftersStabilize Fuels for up to 2 YearsClean PassagewaysLiquefy Gum and VarnishDe-Ice and Anti-GelClean Intake ValvesClean PistonsThe key word here is "help".

They never say that it will do any of those things, only that it will help do those things (provided, one must assume, that those things need doing). If none of these things need doing because they're already done by other chemicals (gasoline ingredients, etc), then of course neither Sea Foam nor anything else will have anything to do.So let's cluster their claims.They say Sea Foam Motor Treament will help clean injectors, carburetor jets, "deposits" (???), passageways, intake valves, and pistons. Oh, and liquify gum and varnish.Yep, most gasoline contains ingredients that do all those same things. Really stubborn cases almost always clear up nicely with dollar-a-jug any-brand "carburetor and fuel injector cleaner", which is just a slightly more aggressive solvent than is ordinarly contained in gasoline.They say Sea Foam Motor Treament will help control moisture in fuel systems, add lubricity and protection to fuel, "anti-corrosive" (which is one oddball adjective in a list of verbs), lube upper cylinders, quiet noisy lifters, stabilize fuels for up to 2 years, and de-ice & anti-gel.

Ok, so... if your gasoline contains any methanol or ethanol (most gasoline does, these days, except "winter gas" in some northern states), then it already controls moisture to fuel systems, de-ices, and prevents gelling (which isn't something that happens to gasoline anyway - it happens to diesel if it's not chosen appropriately). If you're getting more moisture and icing than the already-contained alcohols can handle, you can always add dollar-a-jug "gas line antifreeze" to do the job.Upper cylinders can be lubed, if necessary (probably not, since most of today's engines can outlast the car's electronics), by adding a small amount of really cheap motor oil (or any other kind of oil) to the gas tank with every fillup. Noisy lifters (if not catastrophically collapsed, which requires replacement, but only sticky) can be cured by adding a small amount of inexpensive Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) to the motor oil in the crankcase. If your lifters happen to be sticky and noisy. That's not common, in reality.

The one remaining claim is that of helping to stabilize fuels for up to 2 years. That one is handled by today's airtight fuel systems, or by airtight sealed gas cans. For the most stubborn, one can also easily add two ounces of a very common inexpensive brand-name gasoline stabilizer. I'm told that quite ordinary VM&P naphtha (from the paint department at the local hardware store) will also do that job, but I haven't personally tested it in a non-airtight sealed gas can.So... yep, Sea Foam Motor Treatment appears to live up to its claim of helping with a number of things that you probably don't actually need help with.Do other - simpler - things do the same job(s)? Generally speaking, anything you add to gasoline or motor oil that comes in a can is useless to harmful. The one real exception is fuel stablizer, which is sold in small containers for that single purpose. It’s VERY useful in small engines, farm machinery, and cars that sit around most of the time, maybe for months on end.

It helps keep the fuel system from gumming up as the gasoline ages and evaporates.A second product that helps sometimes is an additive that when added to the gasoline tank will mix with any water that has gotten into the tank by accident or by condensation. These additives are usually mostly methanol, which will mix with both water and gasoline.Water in the gas used to be a common problem, but it’s rare in cars built from the nineties up. The fuel system in cars this old or newer is sealed up tight enough that very little air can ever get INTO the tank, unless you leave the gas cap off, or if it is damaged. No air getting into the tank except when adding gasoline equals no condensation.Some products that are advertised as quieting noisy engines do work sometimes. They are used quite often by unscrupulous car dealers and mechanics and people who are selling their old car. Such products may cause sludge in the engine to break loose and start circulating in the oil, which can plug up an oil line, which in turn can result in a MAJOR engine problem, the sort of problem that can cost thousands of dollars to fix.

Additives are like fat pills. If they worked, there wouldn’t be any fat people, right?And if baldness cures worked, there would be damned few bald men.There are MANY mixed reviews (google it or watch youtube), but I don't give any of those reviews much credence or much weight since every engine and fuel mixture is different. Different mileage, different fuel, plugs, filter, environmental conditions (weather, altitude, temperature, etc).The one and only constant to any of the reviews, positive or negative, is that using any type of Sea Foam didn't harm the engine.My best suggestion: try it. It can't hurt to do so.Here's the problem with seafoam.If your engine needs cleaning, then adding seafoam will certainly do the job... until it knocks loose a big chunk of oil sludge and jams an oil galley, line, or sludges up your oil filter and forces open the bypass valve...What if your engine just needs a little cleaning? Then I ask, why are you adding seafoam? Just change your oil.Know where else you can find cleaning additives?