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  • re. O2 sensor output voltage
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 11 Nov 2000 20:35:16 -0700
    ...I don't find that the oxygen sensor - voltmeter way is telling me all that I want to know. The UEGO sensors and infrared...
  • Re: Very Rich running
    Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
    Tue, 1 May 2001 22:30:58 -0300
    ...JGS 84 1.9L Westfalia Bleu Schtroumpf > > Oxygen sensor. Get out the book and check it too. Again how old is she? If > she...
  • Re: oxygen sensor input wire
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:07:45 -0400
    On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 10:15 PM, David Clarkson<Dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote: > I feel that my green O2 sensor input wire...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 24 Dec 2002 18:37:28 -0500
    ...to extract the sensor, you get a new CAT in the process. Of course, hindsight is, as they say, 20/20. :-) - Ron Salmon The...
  • Re: Baffled
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Thu, 4 Jan 2007 12:14:55 -0500
    ...Once it warm, it is fine. > Now, I changed the temp II sensor, the Oxygen > sensor, looked at the vacuum lines (although did not...
  • Warning: Oxy Sensor wires exposed
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Tue, 9 May 2000 10:52:06 -0700
    ...and for gigles, I followed the wires coming out of the Oxygen sensor by the Catalitic converter. These wires were raw and exposed in...
  • Re: o2 sensor wire splicing
    Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
    Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:44:38 +0100
    ...soldering the connectors on would affect sensor output. > >I've got a 4 wire (with ground) oxygen sensor I would like to use with...
  • Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:10:46 -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: Oxygen Sensor Ground
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sat, 25 Mar 2006 08:16:39 -0800
    ...Both can cause most sensor issues. The sensor can get contaminated from the outside. Its signal is derived from the difference on O2 content...
  • Re: O2 sensor trouble
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 4 Jul 2008 22:33:39 -0400
    ...from the sensor input so it's richening the mixture as much as it can. If I recall correctly, lean (oxygen on both sides...
  • Re: BAD gas mileage and injector service
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:12:47 -0400
    ...Have you actually done that? It could only work if the torch flame > shields the hot end of the sensor from oxygen. > > Yours, > David
  • Re: intermittant rich running problem
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 26 May 2009 10:54:41 -0700
    ...The oxygen sensor voltage seems to > be swinging between .1-.7 volts with the engine warmed up. Thanks for any > help that you can...
  • Re: Stubborn oxygen sensor
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:04:09 -0800
    ...I was amazed, the first time I tried it on a rusted up mess of an O2 sensor! mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
  • European ebay find, would this really work?
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:32:24 -0500
    ...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: MPG
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:10:23 -0800
    ...The oxygen sensor talks to the engine computer and tells it how much oxygen is exiting the exhaust. At higher elevation there is less...
  • Re: oxygen sensor test
    Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
    Tue, 07 Jan 1997 17:05:07 -0800
    ...If I recall correctly (it's been a number of months since I read it), the signals from the O2 sensor are suppose to...
  • Use Oxy Sensor light to re-set odometer?
    Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
    Sat, 20 May 2006 17:39:13 -0400
    ...Then, the Oxygen Sensor light came on. I replaced the sensor, but the light stayed on. I have learned that it has a re...
  • Re: Drop in gas mileage update 2
    Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
    Fri, 5 Nov 2004 10:12:07 -0800
    ...A voltage is produced (1 to 1.5 volts) when there is a > difference > of oxygen levels between the inside of the sensor(the...
  • Stalling, flooding. Is it Oxygen sensor?
    Historical mailing list - Maureen Stretch
    Tue, 11 Nov 1997 11:45:36 -0500
    ...Sound like the oxygen sensor? Just my driving? The wet weather? Any thoughts appreciated. TIA Maureen P.S. So glad the list is up...
  • Info that i forgot to mention re my TB
    Historical mailing list - Susie Ingham
    Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:47:40 -0400
    I forgot to mention that we have replaced the oxygen sensor and double-checked the wiring to it.. I'm in Auburn, WA near...
  • '84 stalling problems
    Historical mailing list - John Brown
    Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:53:56 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I recently replaced the oxygen sensor but it did not help. Does anyone have any suggestions what I should check next? Thanks, John Brown...
  • Re: Replacement engine running rich, FILTHY RICH!
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:04:22 -0400
    ...Does it run better for a short time? If so then you are having an oxygen sensor problem. Since the sensor is uplugged I...
  • Re: oxygen sensor input wire
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:48:20 -0400
    ...Sunday, July 26, 2009 10:15 PM Subject: [VANAGON] oxygen sensor input wire > Just a question after some research of the archives. I feel...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Recommendations for 83 WBX
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:21:25 -0500
    Do yourself a favor and buy the oxy sensor with the connector's and the wires attached. It will cost one heck of a...
  • 2.1 wbxer stubblin' idle
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:38:58 -0700
    ...No difference when oxygen sensor is unhooked. In the process of cleaning all grounds. Compression is excellent, Leak down excellent. Feel free to pmail...
  • Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
    Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:09:55 EST
    The owner's manual mentions this. In the section about the alternator light it says: "If the light does not go out after starting...
  • Re: Question re: can i use a universal 1 wire Oxygen sensor?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:40:05 -0700
    I've been using these on my '84 for ten years now, I am on my second in 200,000 miles. Works for me...
  • update: melted oxygen sensor wires and no start fun
    Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
    Tue, 3 Sep 2002 19:48:22 EDT
    To update my melted O2 sensor wires problem: I got the Vanagon home (towed) and started looking at the melted O2 sensor wires and...
  • Re: When the O2 sensor cools down...
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:59:59 -0500
    ...Does it know to start >>ignoring the oxygen sensor if it thinks its output doesn't make sense? Or >>does it just keep chugging...
  • Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems.
    Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
    Thu, 27 Jun 2002 15:00:45 -0400
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems. > > > Greetings all, > > Hoping someone can help out. Unfortunately I need to make > a short...
  • Re: westy cold = rich
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 8 May 2005 09:29:07 -0400
    ...cold, your van computer is disconnected from all the sensors-water temp- afc-oxygen sensor ect.There for, I would look for something mechanical...
  • Re: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
    Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
    Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:31:34 -0400
    ...If the van runs better for a minute >> then starts messing up again it is definitely an oxygen sensor problem or >> an oxygen sensor...
  • Re: Digitool reading and t-shooting (longish)
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Mon, 4 Jan 1999 19:24:46 -0600
    ...The digifant ecu use pin 13 for all grounds except for the oxygen sensor where it uses pin 19 which attaches just below the...
  • Re: Help, stranded. Van won't exceed 55mph
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:49:26 -0700
    ...mechanic, have done:replaced fuel filter, replaced > oxygen sensor, replaced distributor cap and rotor and replaced Oxygen Flow > Meter. It runs better at city...
  • Re: Thanks Guys!!! Much Appreciated! Re: Sudden rough idle, Engine won't start
    Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
    Sun, 15 Oct 2000 20:21:27 -0400
    Tie, The oxygen sensor lite has no correlation to the actual "health" of the oxygen sensor. If the mechanic tells you to replace, it...
  • Re: re- Oxygen Sensor Reset
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    Wed, 3 Sep 1997 15:49:41 -0600
    A RE>>re- Oxygen Sensor Reset/ yeh, I know that Joel, but on my Syncro, there's this axel thingy in the way of...
  • Re: oxygen sensor problems
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:53:14 -0800
    If you use and get any lead type anti-seize compound near or forward (upstream) of the o2 sensor, even a small amount will...
  • o2 sensor light
    Historical mailing list - Ed
    Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:16:56 -0800
    This morning the oxygen sensor light came on on my 84 vanagaon auto. I have read that this a mileage related item, however the...
  • Re: Generic, three-wire, 02 sensor choice for digifant?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 1 Jul 1999 09:40:26 EDT
    ...I have a good plug setup from a Vanagon oxygen sensor so I might sell the universal one to customers that feel confident in...
  • Re: Does anyone have this part for sale?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:19:43 -0700
    ...They are used throughout, like on injectors, oxygen sensors, temp sensor, and more i'm sure. ----- Original Message ----- From: Travers Fenton <fenton_travers@YAHOO...
  • Re: hick-up while driving
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Thu, 3 Jul 2014 11:32:49 -0700
    Oxygen sensor connection or the oxygen sensor itself needs replacing..... Steven 91 Westy On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 11:28 AM, James Nelson...
  • what do you need with a TIICO conversion
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:22:32 -0700
    ...1) an oxygen sensor wiring harness isn't included? That seems silly. Oxygen sensor too. Not included? huh? 2) will the standard vanagon mufflers...
  • Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:50:25 -0500
    ...Try unplugging your oxygen sensor and drive the van, and see if this helps you out. If it does then your Oxygen sensor is...
  • Re: [vanagon] exhaust question
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:05:20 -0700
    ...But now I have a good size hole where the oxygen > sensor goes. At least that's what I think that is. Where can...
  • Re: O2 sensor wiring
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Mon, 6 Nov 2006 16:48:22 -0800
    ...2006, John Bange wrote: > > I am preparing to crimp in the oxygen sensor. Question is: what white wire > > goes to what white wire? Or...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 26 Dec 2017 03:45:39 +0000
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  • 1987 Vanagon Stalls
    Historical mailing list - Kurt Baumgarten
    Sat, 4 Jun 2011 19:47:31 +0000
    ...I have replaced all fuel lines and injector seals, oxygen sensor, and idle stabilizer valve, and done a full tune up. Going to check...
  • Re: 86 digifant running rich
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:16:32 -0500
    ...you must use a lcd type meter to check the oxygen sensor voltage. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pabst Michael <Michael.Pabst@VT.SIEMENS.DE> To...
  • Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Sat, 17 May 2008 12:56:22 -0400
    ...the oxygen sensor is only about 4000 > miles old. > > Anyways, the reason I was checking the oxygen sensor voltage in the first > place, is...
  • Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:17:53 -0400
    ...How much for the tower? He took a reading off the oxygen sensor and compared it to what was in the bentley and said...
  • Re: oxygen sensor on CAT?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Fri, 4 Feb 2005 15:08:51 -0500
    ...find a cat > diagram that shows this sensor. > > On the CA model there is an Oxygen sensor, but its not > connected to the CAT...
  • Re: Help! stinky exhaust
    Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
    Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:23:05 -0500
    ...Temperature sensor Bad grounds, and other bad connectors. Fuel pressure regulator Air flow meter Oxygen sensor Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
  • Re: Oxs lite stays on.............
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Sun, 27 Oct 2002 15:37:43 -0800
    ...the oxygen >sensor light came on. What does the light staying on indicate is going >on? Should I try putting a new sensor in...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:16:35 -0500
    ...On a newer-style, self-heated O2 sensor, is the ground only for the heating element, or does the sensor also use that same...
  • passed smog, O2 tool
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:23:44 -0800
    In preparation for a California smog test, I recently installed one of Ken Lewis' oxygen sensor display tools. He makes and sells these for...
  • Re: Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
    Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
    Mon, 1 Nov 1999 08:44:28 -0400
    ...Guttman wrote: > > > Does anyone have any suggestions for removing a stubborn Oxygen sensor in an > > 85 Westy? The previous owner noted that it is...
  • Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:06:00 -0500
    ...I am not familiar with any unused LEDs in the instrument cluster, nor do I know the oxygen sensor LED. Where are these lights...
  • Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:38:53 -0400
    ...the brand? Looks like an Atwood. > Where are they found? Oxygen, CO2 sensors? Very common RV furnace. Any RV dealer. $400+ new. Don't...
  • Oxygen sensor and fuel reg. replacement....
    Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
    Wed, 28 Aug 2002 00:46:38 -0400
    I just replaced my fuel regulator on the advice of my mechanic, and am about to replace the O2 sensor - the O2 sensor needs...
  • O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter
    Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
    Mon, 25 Apr 2005 10:46:24 -0500
    ...a port in it for an Oxygen senor. Well, I don't need to put an O2 sensor there, as there is already one...