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Berrymens B12 Chemtool

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I let my bike sit for several months, went to ride one day and found that it wouldn"t run over 5500 rpm. I really didn't want to get into the carburetors especially with all the free time I have. A friend recomended the above titled product. I used it and it worked great! I was awe-struck! After letting it run a while it was as back to normal! Saved me a lot of time and headaches. :D
 
Are you saying you added it to your gas? Do you have a website, or where did you get it?
 
http://www.berrymanproducts.com/


Never used it myself but might not be to good for o-rings
As stated on there website:

Berryman's B-12 Chemtool
Berryman's B-12 Chemtool has been widely acclaimed to work in areas which have absolutely nothing to do with carburetor or choke cleaning. Many of our customers us the B-12 to clean gun parts, small metal gears, and mechanical assemblies of all types. Due to the chemical properties of this product, which include fast evaporation, no lingering residue, and no color of its own, it has been a product of choice for many to clean parts prior to painting or coating. We do not recommend this product for cleaning of rubber or plastic parts. Any non-metal cleaning needs should be tested prior to actual cleaning to check for compatibility.
 
berrymens b12 chemtool

berrymens b12 chemtool

i added it to the gas like the instructions said

as far as it eating the o-rings i can't be 100% that it doesn't, but the stuff is specifically made to go into the gas tank so i'm willing to gamble that it wont eat anything away as long as you use the recomended mixture. i think that warning on cleaning rubber and plastic should be taken in context with that paragraph, talking about using chemtool for things other than specified for. i've seen gasoline eat through rubbers and plastics.
 
oh yeah.......i got it at the local autoparts store...less than $5. the friend who recomended it said it was the only stuff that could make his bucket of a car run right.
 
All Berryman products are good I hear. I ended up getting some carb dip made by Gunk. Figured I would do a review of it too since you made me think of it.
 
I was approaching the "I'll try anything" stage with the 550 and the carbs. Figured before I took them off a third time and cleaned 'em again, I'd try SeaFoam in the tank. Well turns out SeaFoam is $6 and Chemtool B-12 was only $2.79. I'm not frugal, I'm cheap. Besides I read lots of good things about Berryman's here.

And I really can't believe it, but this stuff WORKED. Took a tank of fuel, 'bout three gallons, and things cleared up. I'm sold on this stuff.
 
ante said:
oh yeah.......i got it at the local autoparts store...less than $5. the friend who recomended it said it was the only stuff that could make his bucket of a car run right.
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I have used B-12 in the gas tank and the crankcase in every car I've owned.

Pop a can down the oil filler and run the car for 5 minutes before an oil change.. you'll be amazed at the difference it makes. Then put a can in a full gas tank (car... measure the proper amount in your bike) and watch her go!

Haven't used it in the oil on the bike, dunno what it will do to the wet clutch.
 
You can get Berryman's B-12 Chemtool at Walmart for about 2 bucks.

It has other uses: stripping paint or degreasing metal, melting plastic, etc.

If you sniff it enough, it makes you feel funny :roll:

Seriously, though, it is cheap, effective, and powerful. I put it in the gasoline to clean the carbs, and my bike seems to run a lot better now.

Matt
 
Seafoam (mentioned previously) has a different purpose than B12. If you want to remove carbon from your cylinder heads/pistons.. SeaFoam is the only way to go. I just sprayed some SeaFoam 'deep creep' spray on a piston outta my '77 550 (heavy layer of crusty hard carbon). In a few minutes the carbon just wipes off. I wish I had known about this stuff years ago!

B12 will clean the varnish and deposits off carbs like nobody's business..
 
I thought of an idea for using seafoam to de carbonize the piston and cylinder head. What about this:

Run engine up to operating temp. Remove spark plugs, spray a small amount of deep creep, or pour a small amt of seafoam into combustion chamber, replace the plugs, wait 10-15 minutes, remove the plugs and turn the engine over a few times to make sure there is no liquid in the cylinder, then replace the plugs and fire it up.

Maybe it's not a good idea, I don't know.

Matt
 
BigMattyD said:
I thought of an idea for using seafoam to de carbonize the piston and cylinder head. What about this:

Run engine up to operating temp. Remove spark plugs, spray a small amount of deep creep, or pour a small amt of seafoam into combustion chamber, replace the plugs, wait 10-15 minutes, remove the plugs and turn the engine over a few times to make sure there is no liquid in the cylinder, then replace the plugs and fire it up.

Maybe it's not a good idea, I don't know.

Matt
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The instructions for SeaFoam describe a procedure where you use a vacuum line to 'suck' the stuff into the engine... Your idea would probably work, but I wouldn't want to remove the spark plugs from a hot aluminum head engine. When I store my bike for the winter, I use Deep Creep as a foggin oil, run the engine and blast it into the intake...

You could use it cold methinks, without any problem. My short test was just a little squirt on the top of a really carboned up piston.. Worked absolute wonders.
 
I have used seafoam in the intakes of all my cars, where it is easy to find a vacuum line. The intake on the bike is horizontal, which means I can't pour it into the carbs to distribute it to the cylinders.

matt
 
without reading the posts.
i once did the no no of putting carb cleaner in ,my gas tank on the kz1300. I ran the bike all day and used a full tank of gas. i believe thats why i had no side effects. all i use nomally is gas treatment on any new/used bile. I do it for a few tanks of gas for the purpose of removing any gum that may have accumilated. I never buy a non running bike though.
 
You can however use deep-creep and blast it into the intake.. I've done that with good success.
 
Which B12 Chemtool product

Which B12 Chemtool product

I went to the Berryman website. They have so many products to choose from I couldn't tell which one you're referring to. Is it the gas treatment carb cleaner, the carburetor cleaner/pour in, or what?
 
The Product is Berryman B-12 Chemtool. Part# 0116. Claims to Clear off Petroleum Residue from All Fuel System Components when mixed with fuel at approx. 1 oz per gallon. I am running it in my 850 right now but it's too soon to comment on it's effectiveness. I have had other issues Non Fuel Related (see GS Stories Forum)
 
Update on B-12 Chemtool:

I used it last week to remove the burned shoe-sole marks off my exhaust pipe. I used some super-fine #0000 steel wool and the B-12 chemtool to gently remove the stains from the exhaust. The burnt on rubber deposits came off pretty easily.

Then I polished the pipes with a commercial chrome polish.

Very easy and effective.


Matt
 
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