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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Well i been lookin thru here and reading up on everyones reviews on sea foam and i'm gonna be doin it this weekend...i got some new oil and filter and i also plan on changin my fuel filter in the process...prolly gonna change out the plugs as well. Does anyone have any suggestions that will help with this?
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 09:13 PM
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Read the sticky by chocotaco and have fun. I did it on my 99 twice with very little smoke. Then I did it on my 91 and it smoked for miles around the neighborhood. It was a fun afternoon.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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I tried doing this, but my car won't even start with the brake booster line disconnected. And if I disconnect it while it's running, it instantly dies. Any advice on this?
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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i was scared shitless doing this my first time... you do it once and ur like that was it? i just did this last week on my friends ranger... heres the aftermath
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 01:39 AM
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yeaa, have fun lol really aint nothing to do this...it is fun seeing that smoke in your rear view as you floor it down the road lol i cant wait to get a new f-body and do this again. gonna have my lil cousin with me, he wanted to see this **** last time but didnt get to lol
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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I tried doing this, but my car won't even start with the brake booster line disconnected. And if I disconnect it while it's running, it instantly dies. Any advice on this?
I just did my accord last night. I unplugged the vacuum hose and tried to start it and it wouldn't start, so I plugged it back in and it still wouldn't start. Waited about 5 min, tried again and it started. So this time while it was running I took off the vacuum hose from the brake booster and it finally stayed running but revved higher just like chacotaco said it would, maybe give it another shot?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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How's this one?

And yes, there is a person standing there
The Camry smoked so much to the point that you couldn't stand or see in the driveway.. The smoked carried on down the block too! Someone came down the block and stopped in the middle of the road, looking around like "Wtf?!"

But yes, search seafoam and read chocotaco's write up. it's all you need to know
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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I tried doing this, but my car won't even start with the brake booster line disconnected. And if I disconnect it while it's running, it instantly dies. Any advice on this?
Same thing happened to me, you need to pinch off the brake booster line so only a small amount of air can pass through. Use vice grips with something to pad the jaws so they don't damage the booster line. Then play around with how much you can open them without causing the engine to stall. Have fun!
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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prolly gonna change out the plugs as well. Does anyone have any suggestions that will help with this?
Certainly change the plugs! After you are all done. No 'prolly'.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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do the plugs... my car got an easy 2mpg more after i did the seafoam. Not a whole lot of smoke though. Fuel filter wouldnt hurt either.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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yea seafoam is awesome stuff cleaned out the camaro real good ........Hey not to change the subject but anybody seafoamed a 8.1L yet? if so where did you pour it in at im thinking a vac hose but where and my dually dont have a brake booster hose either ????
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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i just did this to my lawn mower today! damm thing runs like a champ now
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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Word of advice, do everything at once. Do the seafoam in oil crankcase, gas tank and vacuum hose at the same time. After everything is done change your fuel filter, and maybe your spark plugs.
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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I had trouble keeping my car running so what I did was fill a spray paint cap with the seafoam, held my thumb over the brake booster hose, then placed the line in the cap and slightly moved my thumb to suck in the seafoam. Worked like a charm
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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you guys can also put a straw on the booster hose or pcv hose and let the engine drink it out the can
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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I tried it the next morning and it worked fine. I just had to help it a little by giving a tiny bit of gas as I started it.
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