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• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:55:55 -0400
  When fighting a tough O2 sensor, I have found that special O2 sockets are too weak because of the slot for the wire. A...
• Re: Oxygen sensor info.(Read this)
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 13:15:47 -0800
  ...Oxygen sensor info.(Read this) >This is an update on my info quest regarding my shorted oxygen sensor: >After my comment that I was...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Marc Rainville
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 16:29:13 +0200
  Hello, I put in a new O2 sensor in my van because the wire had come loose on the one that was in there...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:29:28 -0700
  ...Knock sensor > was supposedly in place. > > > BenT -- Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:38:12 -0700
  The presence of a knock sensor doesn't enter into it. Both Digifant I and II can have knock sensors. Both I and II...
• Re: Ground of Oxygen sensor reading 10.6V
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 09:42:34 -0400
  ...II sensor, and now the Oxygen sensor, and the timing is right. Any ideas? Zoltan
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:04:09 -0400
  I don't understand why anyone would replace a coolant level sensor, unless it was broken and leaking. The prongs can simply be cleaned...
• Re: Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:49:29 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor? > As far as the original question concerning a single-wire O2 sensor. > This is what...
• Re: Removing the rear AC top cover
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Nov 2014 07:29:17 -0800
  ...That black box has the *freeze* sensor" wired to it and the sensor goes up to the evaporator... I put on a new one...
• which one?
  Historical mailing list - Chris C Snyder
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 14:48:51 -0600
  ...I called our rinky-dink VW dealer to day to get a price on the temp-2 sensor and also the OXY-sensor and...
• Re: O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 00:21:07 -0700
  > The o2 sensor is the thing that automatically leans the mixture when you > drive at high altitude, right? Or am I thinking of something...
• O2 sensor in gutted cat question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:10:27 -0700
  hi, it was suggested to me that the O2 sensor in the stock position in a 2.1 wb will not get to optimal...
• Re: 2 sensor question 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 16:46:52 -0500
  ...O2 sensor question 85 vanagon Jodi, The O2 sensor mounts in the exhaust system, before the exhaust reaches the catalytic converter. There is a...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 20:16:18 -0700
  the vw service diagnosis book i have says this about the Digijet (83-85 watercooled) air flow sensor: connections at air flow sensor (terminal...
• Re: O2 sensor. How does it effect performance?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:22:49 -0400
  > Marshall, > > Under certain conditions the FI system runs on "open loop" mode, which means > it ignores the O2 sensor. Under other conditions, it runs...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:04:20 -0700
  ...On OBD1, I know a failed RPM sensor (aka engine speed sensor) will cause a no start. Possibly a failed knock or CMP (cam...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:25:07 -0400
  At 01:54 PM 9/26/2008, Jim Felder wrote: >David, > >I get nothing coming from the ECU lead with the sensor disconnected. You...
• Re: Ox sensor use
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 08:18:41 PDT
  ...Replace your O2 sensor and things should straighted out. The sensor should be putting out between 1/2 and 1 volt (varying)with the...
• Re: Temp II Sensor Release
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 20:53:34 -0600
  ...This effort was just to separate the connector from the sensor - not remove the sensor itself. John On 12/29/2013 8:26 PM...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:33:45 -0500
  ...How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad? Horace; The O2 sensor fine tunes the FI system to achieve stoichiometry. A rich condition produces...
• Re: Thirsty motor with low power to 2,500 rpms. What's up?
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:07:25 -0400
  ...I understand that when the engine is cold the sensor should be in open loop, effectively disabling any input from the O2 sensor. Why...
• O2 Sensor question... not mentioned in archives
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 12 May 2002 18:13:26 -0500
  ...what might cause the O2 sensor LED to not light when i turn the key to start the vehicle? All the replies to my...
• Re: High Cost of O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 22 May 2003 10:29:30 -0700
  I just replaced mine a couple of weeks ago with a generic Bosch sensor, part number 13913, cost - $42.60 including tax from my...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:07:59 -0800
  ...Is this an oil-temp sensor? The 1.9 >does not have this sensor. Yeah, that's the .9bar sensor that monitors pressure when...
• Update-More 91 syncro troubleshoot ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:00:24 -0700
  This is an update on my O2 sensor problems. Background: Van ran great, I purchased new "splice in" Bosch O2 sensor just for good...
• Re: O2 sensor trouble
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 07:43:03 EDT
  ...Continuity to ground and nothing when connected to sensor. Made a good splice to sensor but had to extend the wires using regular but...
• Re: O2 sensor and digijet problems
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 23:05:13 -0600
  ...Symptoms returned with the new properly installed o2 sensor. I'm sure my mpg would improve if I dc'd the sensor forever. I...
• Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:33:48 -0700
  > >> The counterman let me go through the Bosch book, >> and I could not find any generic 3-wire sensor for the Vanagon... > >This is...
• Re: Oil Pressure Buzzer? After Tach Wiring.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 16 May 2005 13:51:12 -0700
  ...Probably the easiest way to keep the system from switching focus from the .3 sensor to the non-existant .9 sensor is to cut...
• Re: Temp II (for ECU) Sensor: Voltage Range?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:15:45 -0400
  ...The temp sensors sinks that circuit to the chassis. As the sensor warms up the resistance goes down, current increases and voltage drops. Even...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2001 10:59:38 -0400
  ...Quoting the Bosch FI book: "Air Temperature sensor...Known as NTC I, this sensor also has a negative temp coefficient. Remember, the control unit...
• Disconnecting the Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:38:33 -0400
  Disconnecting the oxygen sensor connector is a good thing to remember. When we first got our van, the J-pipe broke upstream of the...
• Re: o2 sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:03:02 -0400
  ...Possibly the PO had a heated sensor in there at some point? > Which one do I hook the o2 sensor >to and is a...
• RE: O2 sensors, setting air mixture
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 13:33:27 EST
  Does this mean that an O2 sensor and a digital voltmeter make a crude emissions tester? Anything else tricky in wiring up such a...
• Re: North American Vanagon in trouble in France
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 19:52:52 EST
  Sounds like maybe some of his temp sensors are bad or maybe some bad grounds. Check all the basics first like plugs, wires, cap...
• Re: Cylinder Head Temp Sensor- stripped threads!
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:13:30 -0700
  You can put JB weld in the hole and rethread it but be sure to ground the temp sensor after doing this, JB weld...
• Tuning by O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:23:32 -0500
  I decided to run my '85 1.9l with the O2 sensor unhooked from the FI system and wired to my digital voltmeter. The...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - syncro.carboncow
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:31:20 -0500
  I don't doubt your jetta but is it the same sensor as the Vanagon, I don't think it is. Additionally we are...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:58:18 -0700
  I would tend to agree, but I've tested single wire O2 sensors plugged into the ECU sitting on a piece of cement board...
• The buzzer goes, oil sensor wires fixed ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 17 Jan 2015 22:44:38 -0800
  ...Looked at the wires and found the high pressure sensor’s wire unhooked. Re-connected and the buzzer was still going. Then I found...
• Re: O2 sensor thread size? Helicoil kit part number?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:57:11 -0500
  ...Either one will usually give you enough usable threads for the new oxy sensor to grab onto. Don't be Charles Atlas when you...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:43:22 -0800
  That "ECU ground wire" as you called it is actually the OX sensor reference ground! That ground wire is critical for exactly the problem...
• GoWesty exhaust and oxygen sensors
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 13 Nov 2018 23:05:34 -0600
  ...I noticed today that there doesn’t appear to be an oxygen sensor, and a smaller bolt is blocking it off. I remember the...
• FW Tank Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 3 Oct 2016 15:45:25 -0700
  ...My '90 sensor always shows 100% on the LEDs and I'm wondering how the sensor actually works. The float seems too light to...
• Vanagon 86-91 o2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 25 Oct 1996 09:20:29 -0500
  I have seen a lot of messages posted concerning failed o2 sensors, as I am getting ready to get a Vanagon, (a move from...
• Re: Idling....
  Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 01:04:58 EDT
  I replaced coolant temp sensor with new one from vw dealer (i even checked the continuity of the old and new sensors: the new...
• Anti O2 Sensor Angents & Testing?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:03:05 EDT
  I've heard that certain fuel additives or even exhaust flange sealants will screw up your Ox Sensor. I did run some Marvel Mystery...
• tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 16 May 2008 17:53:21 -0400
  Just for fun, I decided to go out and "test" my oxygen sensor today, by which I mean I warmed up the car, and...
• Re: Generic O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Laura Woten
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 16:31:54 -0700
  We are having problems with the Bosch O2 Sensor as well. What are some other Vanagon-specific sensors that we could look at? TIA...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 May 2008 19:43:02 -0500
  ...If it has the one wire sensor with no heater, you need to be sure it is thoroughly warm for the sensor to operate...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:43:29 -0600
  ...If > the sensor is OK at this point, and will switch from high to low quickly as > you move the flame, the sensor is...
• Re: Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 14:29:16 -0500
  ...Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor? > > > > If you have a water-cooled catalytic converter [which, by the > > way, is probably a bad idea...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:07:51 -0400
  ...Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report.. The ground IS made by the 02 sensor/exhaust connection itself. I was unsure whether the shielded cover...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:53:28 -0600
  It could be the O2 sensor, but my '88 GL behaved exactly the same way. Everything checked, but I put in a new coil...
• Re: O2 sensor output voltage test
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 15:25:11 -0700
  ...The output of the sensor is a roughly "S" shaped curve with the middle range - right around .5 volts - being *very* steep. Looking at...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:16:27 -0700
  ...Temp 2 Sensor >The sensors rarely go bad. What does fail is the connection. Most apparent sensor failures are fixed by merely disconnecting and...
• Re: Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 14:47:07 -0500
  ...I am suspecting Oxygen sensor... > > Recent work: New Temp II sensor, new fuel filter. Digifant box replaced > with rebuilt Bosch unit. > > Diagnostic Info: Using...
• Sensors for accessory gauges
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:58:06 -0700
  If anyone has added an accessory coolant temperature gauge, I'd be interested in knowing where they installed the temperature sensor for the gauge...
• Re: Stubborn oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:15:23 -0500
  ...Not much left of the sensor, needless to say. The "sensor removal tools" I've bought at parts houses are worthless.
• Re: O2 sensor testing the wires...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:44:12 -0700
  The O2 sensor DOES ground to the exhaust. The gotcha is that the ECU has a dedicated ground wire for just the O2 sensor...