schiker
Well-Known Member
A guy asked me what gas to use in his 4 cyl gas tractor and I said I'd run ethanol free with some seafoam in it and might buy some of the Lead additives I use to see at part stores.
I googled it for others opinion and first few hits came back that the lead substitute was snake oil and a substitute anyway. So I think Seafoam would be enough top cylinder lube and gas stabilizer wouldn't it?
I remember hearing the lead helped lube the valve seats of old carburetor'ed leaded gas cars (and some of the same hits from above search seem to confirm that). Does it do anything else? Will modern unleaded gas foul out plugs of a 1965 gas tractor w/o some light oil in it like Seafoam?
My friend said he added some typical pump gas (87 octane ethanol gas) and the tractor is running rough. Does he need an octane booster or just seafoam and maybe non-ethanol.
I put Seafoam in my non-ethanol gas for lawn mowers, small engines etc, and boat. Sometimes I use Amsoil gas additive and my boat seems to runs a little better on the gas plus Amsoil (or at least I like Amsoil and think it makes a tad bit of difference).
I googled it for others opinion and first few hits came back that the lead substitute was snake oil and a substitute anyway. So I think Seafoam would be enough top cylinder lube and gas stabilizer wouldn't it?
I remember hearing the lead helped lube the valve seats of old carburetor'ed leaded gas cars (and some of the same hits from above search seem to confirm that). Does it do anything else? Will modern unleaded gas foul out plugs of a 1965 gas tractor w/o some light oil in it like Seafoam?
My friend said he added some typical pump gas (87 octane ethanol gas) and the tractor is running rough. Does he need an octane booster or just seafoam and maybe non-ethanol.
I put Seafoam in my non-ethanol gas for lawn mowers, small engines etc, and boat. Sometimes I use Amsoil gas additive and my boat seems to runs a little better on the gas plus Amsoil (or at least I like Amsoil and think it makes a tad bit of difference).