SeaFoam - yes or no

Tue Sep 27 13:34:54 EDT 2016

When I went from my finger to a screwdriver to a baby hammer to a real hammer to a BFH.... I figured that was enough tapping.  Of course YMMV

kieran

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From: Wade Jackson <srwadet at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 1:30 PM
To: Kieran Lavin
Cc: David Pertuz; se-r at se-r-list.org; Tim Rogers
Subject: Re: SeaFoam - yes or no

It worked previously for me.  Last year, I installed an ebay engine that I bought at least 12 years ago that I had sitting around.  None of the injectors fired up initially.  After tapping on the injectors while cranking the engine, all four eventually came back to life. Some of the injectors had to be "tapped" pretty hard!  The 96 has run great for 10k miles now.

On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Kieran Lavin <kieran at kieranlavin.com<mailto:kieran at kieranlavin.com>> wrote:

LOL, I tried tapping and it didn't work for me.  I tried tapping a little harder and it still didn't work.  I tried tapping a lot harder and it still didn't work.... so I replaced it

kieran

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From: se-r <se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org<mailto:se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org>> on behalf of Wade Jackson <srwadet at gmail.com<mailto:srwadet at gmail.com>>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 1:11 PM
To: David Pertuz
Cc: se-r at se-r-list.org<mailto:se-r at se-r-list.org>; Tim Rogers
Subject: Re: SeaFoam - yes or no

Another data point.  Just started up my 91 SE-R last week after it had been sitting outside untouched on a trailer for 4.5 years.  It started right up!  However, it was only running on 3 cylinders also.  Swapped the fuel injector and it ran perfectly.  You may try tapping on the injector while it running.  Lots of times that will get it firing again.

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 9:50 PM, David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com<mailto:d.pertuz at gmail.com>> wrote:
You're right - it's easy-peasy, so I might as well.

I've been aware, in the back of my head, of Jim's point about the gas tank. I'd really rather not have to drop the tank and have it cleaned, at least not yet. When I drop the engine again maybe I will do that. I'm kinda crossing my fingers that new gas, injector cleaning, and a new filter(s) will take care of it.

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 7:48 PM, Tim Rogers <timprogers at gmail.com<mailto:timprogers at gmail.com>> wrote:
My ECU unit is also a JWT and my connection issue just happened out of
the blue while driving home one day, and having the ECU connected for
16 or so years...
Very easy to do, can't hurt.

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 1:33 PM, David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com<mailto:d.pertuz at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Not sure that I'm getting *nothing* out of #4, but it seems different. When
> I pull the other plug wires, it stumbles; when I pull #4, not much changes.
> The fact that the car was running on a few gallons of 8-year-old gas with a
> couple of fresh ones on top, tells me that fuel is most likely. Also, I
> haven't touched the ECU since I put the JWT unit in over 15 years ago.
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Tim Rogers <timprogers at gmail.com<mailto:timprogers at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> If you are getting _nothing_ out of #4, it is more likely a wiring issue.
>> I had this happen on #1 of the NX and the fix was a easy as unhooking
>> and reseating the ECU connector.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 8:53 AM, David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com<mailto:d.pertuz at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> > I took it for an Italian tune-up yesterday and it's running better than
>> > it
>> > used to, but a quick check by pulling the plug wires one at a time (I
>> > haven't pulled the plugs themselves yet) tells me that #4 is on
>> > vacation. No
>> > reason not to address all four. Also I think the header gasket is
>> > leaking,
>> > so I'll redo that. And it wants to overheat - I think the stat is
>> > sticking.
>> > So I'll put a new stat in, replace the coolant and do the hoses too
>> > since
>> > they're so old.
>> >
>> > But I love driving it again!
>> >
>> > David
>> >
>> >
>> > On Monday, September 26, 2016, Ben Fenner <fenfam at sc.rr.com<mailto:fenfam at sc.rr.com>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I bet a decent set of used injectors costs only a little bit more than
>> >> a
>> >> set of sea foam fluids.
>> >> There should be plenty of us with a used set just laying around after
>> >> an
>> >> upgrade.
>> >>
>> >> -Ben Fenner
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