Posted by EffJay R. Yamaha on February 1, 2006, 12:47 am
Alfred J. wrote:
> Berryman's B-12 is designed to remove gum and varnish from carburetors
> and it
> accomplished that job quickly and efficiently and it costs $1 to $2
> less for a can of it.
I'm very happy for you! Sounds like you've found something that you like,
too.
Posted by e on February 1, 2006, 12:35 pm
>EffJay R. Yamaha wrote:
>> But what I think Techron does, or what Chevron's website says it's supposed
>> to do, has absolutely nothing to do with what makes me so happy with it.
>>
>> What it has done for me does. If it's only a side-effect that saved me all
>> that work, then it's a side-effect that I'll take all I can get of.
>Well, Chevron must love you, because you're happy with a product that
>doesn't do what you think it's supposed to do. The effects that you
>imagine that Techron accomplishes may actually result from the alcohol
>additives in the fresh gasoline you add to the gas tank the first time
>you refill the tank.
>Techron is almost a placebo when it comes to carburetors. I know. I
>tried it last summer and it didn't work. It gets up to 100 degrees here
>everyday from June 1 through September 30. Gasoline evaporates in my
>carbs and plugs them up.
>Berryman's B-12 is designed to remove gum and varnish from carburetors
>and it
>accomplished that job quickly and efficiently and it costs $1 to $2
>less for a can of it.
i tried some seafoam yesterday and it made my sr smooth out.
same gas from all winters storage.
Posted by Ript on February 17, 2006, 10:37 pm
> Techron is almost a placebo when it comes to carburetors. I know. I
> tried it last summer and it didn't work. It gets up to 100 degrees
> here everyday from June 1 through September 30. Gasoline evaporates in
> my carbs and plugs them up.
>
> Berryman's B-12 is designed to remove gum and varnish from carburetors
> and it
> accomplished that job quickly and efficiently and it costs $1 to $2
> less for a can of it.
>
>
I believe the Chevron stuff is for cleaning fuel injectors. Gum and
varnish is from letting that thing sit too long or whatever. Maybe Stabil
can help with that, as a preventivie deal.
--
1984 RZ350
Posted by e on January 31, 2006, 1:36 pm
>On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:37:24 GMT, someone@some.domain (e) wrote:
>>first, clean the freakin carbs.
>Trust me, that's on my to-do list. I'd like to find a spare carb (or even a
>complete set) to practice on, as I've never done this before.
>> what is seafoam?
>Refer to the aforementioned XJ Mailing list. It's supposed to clean the fuel
>system, and there apparently was a debate as to which is/was better -- Seafoam
>or Chevron Techron.
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>Don't be paranoid. Everyone's not out to get you. I am.
>---------------------------------------------------------
neither. manual clean and replace all plastic tubing.
as for the carb, but a copy of walneck's classic cycle
trader for 800 dealers.
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> and it
> accomplished that job quickly and efficiently and it costs $1 to $2
> less for a can of it.