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• Re: NVC: What is inside of a Radiator??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 4 May 2003 09:42:14 -0400
  ...Water, in a closed system like these radiators have, looses it's oxygen and turns black. That's good. The blacker the better. Without...
• high idol
  Historical mailing list - ssmilby
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 22:04:13 -0500
  ...There is a hole in my muffler before the oxygen sensor. Would that make a difference?? Thanks in advance Mark 85 Westi (1 week...
• 8 miles per gallon solved!
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:58:57 -0400
  ...New VW temp sensor and universal oxygen sensor solved the problem. Perhaps a VW temp sensor has parameters that are slightly different from an...
• Re: 060412 AFM question
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:27:07 -0400
  ...the oxygen sensor generates it own voltage and uses the exhaust for its ground. so if you have a one wire sensor you attach...
• Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 07:47:07 -0700
  ...If anything I would consider that you have too much gas flow for the available oxygen. There used to be a high altitude kit...
• Re: MODERATOR Mike Collum status
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:57:34 -0400
  ...I'm not oxygenating well so I have to (for now, anyway) wear oxygen 24-7 and have to turn it up to max...
• Re: Acceleration problems when engine warm
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 10:34:48 EDT
  ...I know here in NJ they used to sell oxygenized gas in the winter and that stuff would kill the power of your engine...
• Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 18 May 2005 17:36:36 -0400
  ...some problems, and couldn't find where to re-connect the oxygen sensor. I tried e-mailing, but no luck so far. I guess...
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:05:48 -0400
  ...This box does nothing except count off 60k miles and turn a light on to tell you that the expected lifespan of your oxygen...
• Re: shielded wire for oxygen sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Wed, 21 May 2008 17:29:32 -0700
  ...Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> >> pickle vanagon wrote: >>> I'm planning on running a wire from my oxygen sensor up to the front of...
• Re: [Syncro] Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - P & J Lander
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:00:15 1000
  ...SYNCRO tech mailing list; VANAGON Mailing List Subject: [Syncro] Oxygen sensor questions... From: "Roger Bowman" <bowmanrp@earthlink.net> Greetings: I am tracking down a...
• Re: AC 134a refrigerant leak down
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Wed, 8 May 2013 06:56:47 -0400
  ...The other type is a gel that hardens in the presence of oxygen it will fill holes and cracks even in the condenser or...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 1
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:49:41 -0600
  ...86 Vanagon 2109cc (MV) OXYGEN SENSOR W/CONNECTOR, 0 258 003 931 Volkswagen 1991-86 Vanagon 2109cc (MV) OXYGEN SENSOR W/O CONNECTOR <from...
• Re: European ebay find, would this really work?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:53:31 -0600
  ...Original ECU program is in process, but the signal of MAGNUM oxygen >sensor powerchip is cheating it in each microsecond delivering higher >horsepower, torque...
• Re: Fridge Propane Mode No Start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:27:55 -0700
  ...gets the burner box filled with oxygen and gets it moving.... Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy O." <keepsake@PANGEA.CA> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Oxygen Sensor Recommendations for 83 WBX
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:13:05 -0600
  ...21:25 -0500 > From: Robert Cardo <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET> > Subject: Re: Oxygen Sensor Recommendations for 83 WBX > > Do yourself a favor and buy the...
• Re: New electric power option?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:20:38 -0800
  ...There'd be no need for replacement cartridges if a catalyst was used to turn the water into hydrogen and oxygen, since catalysts are...
• Question re: can i use a universal 1 wire Oxygen sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Nick Meyers
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 00:24:33 EDT
  I have an 87 Westy, 2.1, I want to replace the O2 sensor, can I buy a Bosch 1 Wire Universal and splice...
• Testing fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 00:20:52 +0200
  ...is ground/positive or doesn't it matter ? Thanks Per -86 Caravelle C (84-85 1.9L injection engine, no converter or oxygen sensor)
• 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...
• CO adjustment?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 11:06:31 CDT
  ...Anyone know where to go for that? b) Buy an oxygen sensor for one of those new fancy FI systems and use that to...
• Re: ! Magnesium grinding
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 16:38:23 -0700 (PDT)
  ...NEVER use water to put it out, as it will cause the hydrogen and oxygen in the water to seperate and explode. Use a...
• Re: Nitrogen Injection (was air scoops)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 16:55:35 -0500
  ...puts more oxygen into the combustion chamber than you could normally and makes more power. not just plain nitrogen(isn't nitrogen inert or...
• Lamda ?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:33:50 -0800
  ...I seem to recall the Lamda sensor is a voltage generating device whose output varies proportionally to the amount of oxygen in it's...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:57:39 -0400
  ...O2 Sensor > Greetings All, > > I have sent the posts on the oxygen sensors and splicing. The question: > with the $40 one with the splice...
• Re: catalytic heaters in campers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 3 May 2010 19:12:42 -0500
  ...Some consume much more >> oxygen per BTU than others. Those that do not only compete more with >> the oxygen that the westy's occupants...
• Re: PopTop Alarm ..... Conclusion ????
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:27:45 +0100
  ...since the Oxygen Sensor LED is just a "dumb" little odometer driven warning light, you could just use that. Either replace it with your...
• Re: catalytic heaters in campers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 3 May 2010 17:21:58 -0600
  ...Some consume much more >> oxygen per BTU than others. Those that do not only compete more with >> the oxygen that the westy's occupants...
• Re: [Re: Oxygen sensor: is a shielded wire necessary?]
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 01:15:03 MST
  ...After much swapping and testing of sensors, AFM's, ECU's, I > found the problem to be a shorted out oxygen sensor lead. This...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:54:51 -0800
  ...net> wrote: > This sounds like it could be related to the oxygen sensor circuit. When > the engine is cold the ECU ignores the O2...
• Re: re- Oxygen Sensor Reset
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:12:13 -0700
  While poking around under my dash, I found evidence of my previous wisdom. I found a pair of disconnected connectors, wrapped protectively with a...
• Re: 88 vanagon oxs light
  Historical mailing list - RRESA
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 15:57:03 EDT
  I have a 84 I'm not sure if the wiring is the same as an 88 but my oxygen light and battery light...
• Re: loss of power question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:01:05 -0700
  ...That silly light on the dash turns on every 10K miles (30K?) to remind you to check out your oxygen sensor. So when that...
• Re: ECU and lean idle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:16:14 -0400
  ...Ditto any exhaust leaks, they suck as well as blow so false oxygen gets to the sensor. Your ECU might benefit from cleaning the...
• Re: Oxygen sensor failure
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:33:44 EST
  ...07:10 PM, feehan@RRCOL.COM writes: << My mechanic says the oxygen sensor on my 85 Vanagon is not functioning at less than 3000...
• Re: power cat versus buddy heater
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 13:44:15 -0600
  ...Heater Buddy heater has a oxygen depletion sensor pilot light.Automatic "Low Oxygen" shut off system. Paul Mayfield wrote: > If memory serves me, I...
• Re: 060412 AFM question
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:16:28 -0400
  ...probably the easiest thing to do is to go to an exhaust shop and have them cut you in a whole for an oxygen...
• Re: Subject: No low end Power
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 09:09:04 -0500
  Dan, I had a similar problem in my 85, Over time I found that when the oxygen sensor goes bad or if there was...
• Fw: Re: Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 15:01:45 -0700
  ...Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor? > In a message dated 4/28/00 11:00:07 AM, lkchris@USWEST.NET writes: > > << re: I failed...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 May 1999 23:02:51 EDT
  ...The other one is cheaper but if you splice this oxygen sensor incorrectly it will cause more problems than it solves. It is worth...
• fridge thingy
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 10:15:57 EST
  ...what is the little metal tube coming out from under the fridge? does this need to be open for anything? is it for oxygen...
• Re: Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:08:53 -0700
  Brian Doss wrote: > > The Ox sensor I bought from one of our list vendors had (2) white > wires. I > was under the impression that...
• Oxygen sensor wiring question.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 07:06:20 -0400
  3 wires...2 white, one green with shielding...........What are they for? I need to trace for there seems to be a short in...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Simulator
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:41:43 -0800
  On 11/15/06, Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca> wrote: > for all those O2 sensor aficionados on the list: > > > http://www.bobblick.com/techref...
• Was:Re: Oil in Coolant Morphed to "Power at Altitude" or something like that.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:53:00 -0800
  ...Combustion in the motor is very dependent on oxygen and simply, there is less oxygen as you gain elevation...A turbo or supercharged motor...
• Re: van running rich- running out of ideas to fix
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 14:47:16 -0500
  ...At the time it > had the cat converter replaced with a straight pipe, no oxygen sensor. It > also had a bad afm. I installed...
• Re: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:12:47 -0700
  ...that 'shield cap' on the distributor had anything to do with oxygen sensor input to the ecu ...?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL...
• Re: '87 vanagon campmobile hesitating/bucking in m� xico
  Historical mailing list - jes poynter
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 10:45:02 -0800
  ...something, a black wire?" i thought was coming out of the oxygen sensor connector is not a something at all. i guess it's...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:44:43 -0700
  On 10/28/2009 2:05 PM Mister Tom wrote: > What's the brand? Where are they found? Oxygen, CO2 sensors? Photo shows what...
• Re: plain jockey shorts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 18:17:24 -0800 (PST)
  ...are a bit too > snug and my brain is deplete of oxygen..." > > Aha! I knew it! I have long mainted that the male brain...
• Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 20:25:42 -0400
  Darrell, Would a ground strap from the Oxygen Sensor to the left engine head improve the OS ground path to the ECU? Darrell Boehler...
• Re: R-134A retrofit (JC WHIPME content)/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 03:33:53 -0400
  ...it comes to Joel's and my tall grass/weeds, the oxygen production is really a minor thing compared to the CARBON STORAGE capabilities...
• Re: sensor
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:45:07 -0600
  ...sensor should be >set to 10 degrees off center and the oxygen checked with a sniff >meter. All is now well. >----------------------------------------------------------------------- Where is this...
• Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:29:58 -0500
  ...The question was about making use of the "extra" LEDs, then someone else brought up the oxygen sensor LED. I do the prestart check...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 01:28:11 -0600
  ...It tells the engine > computer how much O2 (oxygen) is left in the exhaust . With this > information the computer can determine the best air...
• bosch info: vanagons 1983-85 water-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:06:32 CDT
  ...101 0 280 140 101 Oxygen Sensor w/Connector 0 258 001 929 0 258 001 929 Oxygen Sensor w/o Connector 0 258...
• more bosch info: 1983-1985 water-cooled buses
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 Aug 94 16:41:47 CDT
  ...101 0 280 140 101 Oxygen Sensor w/Connector 0 258 001 929 0 258 001 929 Oxygen Sensor w/o Connector 0 258...
• Re: Fw: Question-Oxygen Relay?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 5 May 2020 12:42:25 -0700
  ...Comments in Full Throttle Switch and Oxygen Sensor sections indicate to me that the OXS relay serves to work in conjunction with the ECU...
• Re: Is this new gas saver for real?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:21:13 -0600
  ...it takes more energy to break water into hydrogen and oxygen than is gained from the combustion of the end product. Also, take a...
• 85 Tune-up
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 1997 09:31:47 -0600
  ...We are planning tons of camping trips this summer including spending the whole month of August in Alaska! Parts Changed * cap & rotor * oxygen sensor...