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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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i want to seafoam my 91 cherokee, it has 220,000 miles and original owner wasnt too good on tune-ups, i want the good, bad, and the how-to.
i just did oil change about 300 miles ago, and im on a quarter tank of gas. should i fill up or something?
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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http://www.seafoamsales.com/motor-treatment.html
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 12:50 AM
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I ran a full bottle in a 1/4 tank. Then tore it down afterwards and it was clean. Some guys spray it in the intake, but it can take out your O2 sensor doing that.
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 01:02 AM
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it's the magic eraser of internal combustion engines.
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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i like to pour it in the TB while it idles.
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by MasterShakeXJ
i like to pour it in the TB while it idles.
X2 on that...Tj
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 11:27 PM
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The TB?

And btw, if you've driven 300miles and still have 1/4 of a tank...thats pretty good imho.
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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i like to pour it in the TB while it idles
dont do it too fast or you will hydro lock your engine and get bent rods
The TB?
tb= throttle body
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 08:33 AM
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There are tons of threads on here about this next time please use the search funtion
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