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      Quote Originally Posted by Thymeclock View Post
      So here's what I want to know: what are the ingredients in SeaFoam? Other than its clever name, what is it that makes it alluring? Does it actually foam? Is it water-based? Why is this automotive additive called Sea Foam?
      at first I laughed pretty hard at your post. This first paragraph pretty much says I have no clue what I'm talking about so don't waste the time to read the rest of the reply.

      The CAS numbers to every chemical in it is right on the can. First problem you seem to have is, you don't know what a CAS number is. You must first learn what they are and what them chemicals do for water emulsion in gas and what they do to clean varnish and sludge. After that you will know the benefits of each chemical in it. You seem to think it is water based because seafoam is on water, well naturally occurring seafoam is not water. It is hydrogen peroxide, and it foams on the beach, hence the name.

      My aveo, just like every other car, truck, motorcycle I have owned is maintained better than it should be. This is the first time I tried it. So after 5 full tanks and getting an actual logged 44 miles more per tank at today's low gas prices I have saved $$. Just did the math. The can costed me $6.89. Now in your world this may be wasting money, not in mine.

      I am am not some bubba just spewing BS and regurgitating an advertisement. I am telling you my 99,500 mile aveo is getting 4+mpg better after a single use in the gas tank. This may be hard for you to understand, but as I sit here logged into reality it looks pretty good to me. Saving $7.58 so far May not be a big deal to you, but it is to me, especially that I plan to use it again when mileage looks like it is starting to drop again.

      I am just clueing in some members into something that might also help them. I fully expect it to fail miserably if people expect it to fix mechanical issues due to abuse. Nothing in a can will fix a car. But a well maintained high mileage one might see the same gain I did. This is what my concept of any forum is. We share those things that can help, and share things that will hurt. If I seen a drop I would have made the same post, just letting people know it hurt instead of help.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Boris Bush View Post
      at first I laughed pretty hard at your post. This first paragraph pretty much says I have no clue what I'm talking about so don't waste the time to read the rest of the reply.
      Your response sounds unnecessarily defensive. Questioning and lack of agreement might bring discomfort, but those who are confident and secure in their stated positions will not act as though they are being threatened by skepticism or doubt that is raised. I'm not attacking you. I'm questioning the validity and effectiveness of a product and your belief in it.

      I accept that the SeaFoam worked for you. I never said that it couldn't possibly work. I questioned its ingredients and the manner in which it is being marketed.

      What I am saying is that it's just one of many automotive additives of dubious value. Additives are usually bought by people hoping for a quick fix and a cheap solution for a problem that is often expensive and irremediable. The auto parts stores have shelves full of such additives. Some do work. Some will never work. And some work some of the time, depending upon the circumstances.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Thymeclock View Post
      Your response sounds unnecessarily defensive. Questioning and lack of agreement might bring discomfort, but those who are confident and secure in their stated positions will not act as though they are being threatened by skepticism or doubt that is raised. I'm not attacking you. I'm questioning the validity and effectiveness of a product and your belief in it.

      I accept that the SeaFoam worked for you. I never said that it couldn't possibly work. I questioned its ingredients and the manner in which it is being marketed.

      What I am saying is that it's just one of many automotive additives of dubious value. Additives are usually bought by people hoping for a quick fix and a cheap solution for a problem that is often expensive and irremediable. The auto parts stores have shelves full of such additives. Some do work. Some will never work. And some work some of the time, depending upon the circumstances.
      well Thymeclock, Seafoam has a Copy of the SDS Sheet in PDF Form right here: http://seafoamsales.com/wp-content/u...seafoam_EN.pdf

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      Quote Originally Posted by Thymeclock View Post
      Your response sounds unnecessarily defensive. Questioning and lack of agreement might bring discomfort, but those who are confident and secure in their stated positions will not act as though they are being threatened by skepticism or doubt that is raised. I'm not attacking you. I'm questioning the validity and effectiveness of a product and your belief in it.

      I accept that the SeaFoam worked for you. I never said that it couldn't possibly work. I questioned its ingredients and the manner in which it is being marketed.

      What I am saying is that it's just one of many automotive additives of dubious value. Additives are usually bought by people hoping for a quick fix and a cheap solution for a problem that is often expensive and irremediable. The auto parts stores have shelves full of such additives. Some do work. Some will never work. And some work some of the time, depending upon the circumstances.
      You just out did yourself. You question the validity of what it did for me. You qualified yourself in your first reply with your first question. The one where you have no clue what's in the bottle, despite it being clearly printed on the bottle exactly what's in it. You question me after you say it's just foaming water in a bottle, and you question me? Heck man, you are the one who needs to be questioned.

      I am questioning the validity of you even questioning the results I got based on you flat out told everyone you have no clue why, but you don't believe it because you can't read a can, and then declare its just a gas foaming water in the can lmao.

      Ok dude. Guess you taught me good. Guess saving money is stupid and just snake oil advice sharing it with others.

      So before you try to dispute someone dude, you need to qualify your reasoning and make statements based on fact. You can't just dispute just because you want to.

      FYI, the burden of defense is on you. You are the one making defensive statements, I don't need to defend my actual real world findings.

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