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What is the best treatment to put in gas to clean a carburetor?
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:45 pm
I'm trying to revive a '02 Honda Rancher that's been sitting for about 4-5 yrs. Before it got parked the carb was cleaned, and it will crank easily with the choke and idles great. When you try to accelerate the sputtering starts and it will go with the help of the choke being pulled, but it does a lot of popping almost like a backfire.
With all that said, is there any kind of fuel treatment that will clear this up or do I need to manually clean the carb? TIA
With all that said, is there any kind of fuel treatment that will clear this up or do I need to manually clean the carb? TIA
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:52 pm to SCwTiger
The general consensus of the OB is Seafoam. I have used it directly in the carb of a chainsaw that wouldn't stay running. Poured a little in and it smoked like hell for about 5 seconds but ran great after that.
This post was edited on 7/31/25 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:53 pm to SCwTiger
A brush
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:56 pm to SCwTiger
You can also pull the air filter out, rev it up and put the palm of your hand over the air intake to cause a vacuum, then pull it off before the bike dies. This will sometimes suck the trash out of it.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 3:06 pm to SCwTiger
I've tried seafoam a few times and it's been hit or miss. I like breaking the carb open and putting it in chem dip for a few hours.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 3:22 pm to Loup
I soak the carb in Yamaha carb dip. Same stuff and you can get it at any Yamaha dealer.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 3:40 pm to SCwTiger
did you replace the fuel lines?
Posted on 7/31/25 at 4:00 pm to SCwTiger
Cocaine
Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:20 pm to bbvdd
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did you replace the fuel lines?
Haven’t done anything but put new gas and new battery.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:00 pm to SCwTiger
I've used mechanic in a bottle for my weed trimmer and my son's small atv and its worked every time
Posted on 8/1/25 at 7:57 am to SCwTiger
The pilot jet is clogged. Not likely for seafoam or such to help.
Posted on 8/1/25 at 8:48 am to SCwTiger
My Honda generator started surging. I tried replacing the gas, cleaning the carb, replacing a jet, etc. and nothing worked.
Poured in Seafoam in an amount per the instructions. Nothing. Poured a little more. Nothing. Said F it and poured about 15 times what it recommended. The white smoke soon started, followed by a smooth running generator. Sold me on it.
Poured in Seafoam in an amount per the instructions. Nothing. Poured a little more. Nothing. Said F it and poured about 15 times what it recommended. The white smoke soon started, followed by a smooth running generator. Sold me on it.
Posted on 8/1/25 at 9:08 am to Twenty 49
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Sold me on it.
I have a couple of Stihl 2 strokes that see very sporadic use, like 3-4 times a years. Normally that's a nightmare for 2 strokes, but I started using Seafoam in the gas mix, I think just an ounce/gallon or whatever the label says. They can sit untouched for 6 months and they crank on the second pull.
Posted on 8/1/25 at 9:13 am to SCwTiger
pour sea foam directly into the carb while its revved up
Posted on 8/1/25 at 11:57 am to Austin350
What these guys have said! Seafoam works amazing. As well as spraying it or carb cleaner into carb while running.
Several times I've had an outboard, mower, atv that gets a little finicky- spray some carb cleaner down the throats, if easily accessible- pull plug and spray it into main jet, and dump whole can of seafoam into the tank. Cleans right up.
Several times I've had an outboard, mower, atv that gets a little finicky- spray some carb cleaner down the throats, if easily accessible- pull plug and spray it into main jet, and dump whole can of seafoam into the tank. Cleans right up.
Posted on 8/1/25 at 12:14 pm to SCwTiger
You can get a complete kit carb with all the hoses for less than 50 bucks
Posted on 8/1/25 at 1:35 pm to SCwTiger
You can try seafoam but 9/10 the carb needs to be gone thru again.
Posted on 8/1/25 at 2:05 pm to SCwTiger
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the best treatment
OMC Engine Tuner is where it's at. That's your best bet. Yamaha ring free also works well.
Seafoam MIGHT work. Certainly worth a try, it's easy enough. Mix a gallon of gas with a whole can of seafoam and give it a go. It doesn't work as well as the above products though.
Keep in mind that these are usually placebo pills for carburetor removal denial syndrome. Odds are you'll end up needing to take the carb off.
Posted on 8/1/25 at 3:00 pm to SCwTiger
If you cant get it you'll have to disassemble the carb and put it in an ultrasonic cleaner.
Posted on 8/1/25 at 3:20 pm to SCwTiger
1. Blaster Small Engine Tune Up
2. Stabil Fast Fix
3. Seafoam
4. Pull carb and disassemble
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