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A few years ago, a guy was driving home from the lake after a long day of drinking beer in the hot AZ sun. On his way home he either fell asleep or just lost control of his truck, went through the guardrail on the opposite side of the road, became airborn and somehow jumped a culvert while at the same time spun around 180 deg. and landed just inches from a dropoff. Now, there are 2 reasons why it was this guy's lucky day. First, he didn't even get a scratch from the accident. Scroll down to see the other reason....































Definitely clcik the pic to enlarge it so you can get the full perspective of just how big of a drop this is!

Big fan of Sea Foam in its many applications - especially gas powered tools that use a fuel-oil mixture. More often than not, these types of tools go for fairly long periods of time between uses and without stabilizer the gas goes bad pretty quick. I always add some to my "mix" gas can. And when you run into the situation where the weed trimmer, lawn mower, chain saw, etc., just won't start or starts and immediately dies, just drain the gas from the tank and replace it with 1/2 cup of fuel/SF mixture. It fast-tracks the cleaning process of the fuel system. You can also use it just as you would starting fluid via a spray bottle.

Regarding your "first time" story, I have a similar one.
I was having issues with the injectors on an '82 BMW 320i project car I had bought to restore and putt around in. A buddy of mine had stopped by one day while I was t-shooting the rough idle and hesitation problems. He asked if I had already tried "Sea Foaming" it? I swear the second he realized I'd never heard of sea Foam his eyes lit up and he got a huge smile on his face - not because of how impressed I would ultimately be with the product but because he was going to get to witness a first-time user's reaction to the ensuing smoke show!
Immediately headed to the parts store and bought a bottle and returned to the house. Just like you, he added it slowly (you have to add it very slowly or it will immediately kill the engine) to the vacuum line but only about 1/2 the bottle. It started running like crap and it was already running rough as it was. Needless to say at this point I was less than impressed and was thinking to myself that if this stuff was as good as he claimed it was, I would have heard of it and most likely even used it at some point in time. Shut it down and went inside to have lunch.
While we ate he went into a little bit more detail about what SF does when added to the various systems of the car and lightly touched on the fact that when we started it up it was going to smoke a bit and not to be alarmed. "Smoke a bit..." is like saying "It gets hot in PHX sometimes". When I started it up it really didn't seem like anything had changed - for about the first 10 secs. Then it started billowing smoke out the exhaust. When I say billow, I mean I literally couldn't see across the street - for a while. For those who have never used it to treat your intake and fuel systems this way, the recommended way to clear it and the carbon it has dislodged out of the system is to first start it and keep the rev's up for a couple of minutes and then once it starts to run semi-smoothly to take it for a run at highway speeds like you said for about 5 miles to clear the rest of it out. Those 2-3 mins. sitting in my driveway with more smoke coming out of that little car than Mt. St. Helens the day she blew, I just knew my neighbors were going to call the fire dept' LOL!
That was my baptism by fire intro to SF - and it worked perfectly to clear my fuel system and clean the injectors. The thing ran like a freakin' top after "Sea Foaming" it.
There are plenty of videos on YT that feature the smoke show if you think I'm exaggerating about how much smoke it produces.

Law enforcement here seems top be very liberal/tolerant of this current "transition" period we're in with regard to everything light-related being replaced by an LED. Some are annoying, some are ridiculously used and some really need to be regulated as to where they can and can't be used due to the blinding brightness.

I'll definitely watch for your updates with high anticipation. Thanks for the great info!

On a related side-note, I'll share this story with you all regarding the advances in LED technology and just one of the many, many applications where they are being used to replace traditional lighting.
My daughter just graduated from ASU with a degree in Sustainable Environmental Engineering, a brand new degree/program which focuses on implementing and discovering alternative methods for building that reduces our overall carbon footprint, saves the earth, reduces greenhouse gases, etc., etc. And while this sounds like it would be as much fun as listening to paint dry, it's a HUGE area of focus right now and is being given lots of attention by government and private enterprises as well. The big, big area within this vast topic is existing companies reducing their carbon footprint and taking the necessary steps to do so. They hire consultants to assess their current situation and then create a plan which will guide and direct them in the changes that need to be made. These consultants/specialists are making OBSCENE amounts of money for their expertise.... I mean O B S C E N E!
Anyway, she did an internship last year with a company here in Phoenix called Monarch that specializes in retro-fitting and replacing existing outdoor lighting applications with lower cost, increased light LED alternatives.Parking lots, walkways, jogging paths, street lights, stadium lighting, and on and on and on... I'll use a recent project they did at a Phoenix ball park as an example. They replaced all of the lighting at this one particular park with LED's. From the common space lighting in bathrooms to the actual field lights and everything in between. That park's monthly electric bill shrank from $56,000 per month to $7,000. No, I didn't accidentally leave out a digit... they reduced the usage by nearly $50,000 per month!! And don't think for a second the quality or brilliance of the lighting was compromised one bit. The park is brighter than ever.
They're making advances in the usage and application of LED's every single day.

Anyway, just wanted to share that story. Thanks top everyone for their replies and for the warm welcome!

Regards,
Steve