Originally Posted By: boraticus
Lots of nice pics but that doesn't change anything. I too have a great deal of experience with mechanical things. That's how I came to the conclusion that these elixirs are more of a mental panacea than anything else.
By the way, is that an Indy lite with the Fuji 340 engine? I had an '87 Polaris Sprint with the Fuji 340. What a great little engine that is. I really like the carbs on that thing with easy change main jets. Now that I no longer winter in the north, I gave that machine to my neighbour's kid who's still using it every winter. We've clocked it doing 60 mph on the lake. Amazing for something that old with such a small engine.
The pics and info are to prove I am not just an armchair cheerleader but rather someone with experience that has also has tried different things over the years.
Not to be rude, but you say
"These Elixirs", as in plural, quite often so I am wondering if you went into trying/testing Seafoam with an open mind or had you already pre concluded, based on your experiences with other elixirs, that this was just another one of those?
Believe what you will, your choice, but no one will tell me any different, based on my experiences, that Seafoam is nothing more than witches brew.
The stuff plain out works and imo, you should give it another try.
Yes, that's an Indy Lite 340, a 95 to be exact. That machine sat for years and only had 800 miles on it when I purchased it for $800. I put about $300 into it and my son rode it for 2 yrs before I ended up selling it for $1850. The Seafoam cleaned up those carbs nicely. I let them soak, like you, used a toothbrush and a tip cleaner and reassembled them. Once together, I ran more Seafoam through the tank and after a bit of rough running, the machine chromed right up and ran great for the next 2 years.
He now rides my 95 Indy XLT Sp, which is a Fuji triple 600.
It's that 600 I am referring to that I use to have to clean the carbs on annually. Since I have been using Seafoam, they haven't needed to be cleaned since.
If I were a mechanic trying to make a living, I may not tell people about it, but since I am not, I have no trouble sharing my personal experiences with it.
