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BriceJohnson
 Post subject: Anyplace local to buy seafoam?
PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:20 pm 
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Thinking it might be a good time to seafoam the Ranger's engine, anybody know of a local source for the stuff? Can I just get it at Autozone? I live in Cary/Apex area, so local to that is preferred, but I'll drive a bit if I have to.

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BriceJohnson wrote:
Thinking it might be a good time to seafoam the Ranger's engine, anybody know of a local source for the stuff? Can I just get it at Autozone? I live in Cary/Apex area, so local to that is preferred, but I'll drive a bit if I have to.


Yep. If they don't have Seafoam, Berryman's B12 is basically the same and IIRC a little bit cheaper. Make sure to get the pour can not the spray can, as well as a length of rubber tubing that will fit on the intake vacuum inlet. I find that needlenose Vice Grips work best at modulating flow from the can.

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I have seen it at various Napa's

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I think I saw it here in G'ville at the Advance Auto. Surely if they stock it in G'ville they'd stock it in the RDU area.

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OK... so this is new to me. What is seafoam besides the scummy bubbles at the beach?

I'm guessing it's a cleaner.

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ChrisSuich wrote:
OK... so this is new to me. What is seafoam besides the scummy bubbles at the beach?

I'm guessing it's a cleaner.


See this thread, page 2 for recent discussions

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Advance Auto in Durham (at least the store at the corner of Roxboro and Denfield). They had it on the counter next to the register.

Makes a dandy dessert topping! :D

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Pep Boys has it too.

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I have seen it at every AutoZone and Advance Auto I have ever been to in the Cary/Apex area. It's good stuff though and I treated the A4 a couple of months back with great results. Be careful when you cycle it through your intake though - 1. use a clear container and hose so you can gauge how much and how quickly it is being consumed 2. be prepared for a lot of smoke. :lol:

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