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• 02 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 08:37:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I found in a Bosch FI book a calibration curve (voltage vs. >lambda) fora Bosch Oxygen sensor. SO I know at what voltage reading...
• Re: re- Oxygen Sensor Reset
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 10:20:58 -0600
  A RE>>re- Oxygen Sensor Reset Why was this so hard. Surely someone out there must have had similar experiences, I suppose it is...
• 2.l idle issues continued
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:51:12 -0500
  ...tested coolant tempII sensor, and it is in line. replaced oxygen sensor..........same result when warmed up, it would hold idle about 850-900...
• anti-seize + oxy sensor ??
  Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 09:54:40 -0400
  ...I installed a new oxygen sensor at the end of last year, and I used anti-seize compound on the threads. I just realized...
• Re: Help Major Surging
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:09:57 EDT
  ...As it turns out, I had a leaky exhaust which was causing clean air to "dilute" my exhaust before it hit the oxygen sensor...
• anyone parting out a van?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:48:04 -0700
  If so, I'm looking for the speedometer cable from the wheel to the oxygen sensor box. I've got an '84; I believe...
• Re: Who needs an O2 sensor, cheap?
  Historical mailing list - KG KG
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 14:42:03 -0600
  ...That is until I looked at the O2 sensors. >They're saying Bosch #11025 Single Wire Universal Oxygen Sensor are >$19.49! Take 15...
• Re: Engine running badly
  Historical mailing list - Lovemyairedales
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 09:40:10 -0400
  ...I disconnected the >> oxygen sensor and things got better. So I got a new oxygen sensor installed >> in Nova Scotia. Car seems to be...
• Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:06:59 -0700
  ...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: occasional hesitation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Dec 2017 12:43:43 -0500
  ...What does ECU do when O2 sensor is unplugged? ECU is perfectly happy running without an oxygen sensor. All the T3s delivered in Germany...
• Re: OSX light on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 22:23:37 -0400
  ...Suggest try unplugging the oxygen sensor. If the engine is ok it will run perfectly well without it except for higher emissions. If the...
• Re: Vanagon minds lend me your ears? Which Guru?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 May 2009 15:26:38 -0400
  At 02:53 PM 5/17/2009, George Thorburn wrote: >One further question for Dennis, another writer suggested unplugging >the oxygen sensor, if this...
• Re: 85 Tune-up
  Historical mailing list - Lee Tucker
  Mon, 31 Mar 97 11:48:29 -0400
  ...We are planning tons of camping trips this summer >including spending the whole month of August in Alaska! > >Parts Changed > >* cap & rotor * oxygen sensor...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this? (Solved, thank s!)
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:08:33 -0400
  ...to go! - Doug >I believe it is the counter for the oxygen sensor indicator light. >check out: >http://www.vanagon.com/problems/oxs-light...
• Re: Loss of power at altitude
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:46:06 -0800
  ...I were to guess, I would think this could be the oxygen sensor > malfunctioning and thus the fuel mixture is not lean enough. Does...
• Re: intermittant rich running problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 May 2009 14:35:15 -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: When the O2 sensor cools down...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:25:29 -0400
  ...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: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:48:59 -0700
  ...oxygen sensor input wire > Just a question after some research of the archives. I feel that my green > O2 sensor input wire (sending voltage...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 13:55:45 -0500
  ...The O2 sensor sees this oxygen and supplies more fuel. Somehow this is supposed reduce emissions in the winter. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Beth...
• Re: '84 rough running, backfire
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:26:15 -0700
  ...check the oxygen sensor connector and temp2 connector. Then check the fuel pressure regulator pressure. i'll wager a gin and tonic on it...
• Re: O2 sensor light on means?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Sun, 8 Jun 1997 17:30:42 -0400
  ...The light has nothing to do with the condition of the oxygen sensor or exhaust. The light comes on every so often. You reset...
• Re: Re[2]: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 14:36:57 EDT
  ...In simple terms, the O2 sensor tells the Fuel Management system how much oxygen is left after the fuel mixture is burned. I don...
• Re: Oxygen sensor info.(Read this)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 17:11:22 EST
  Nathaniel; That's great research work! As for the Volvo part I thought O2 sensors were identical except for the threads and connectors. The...
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 17:19:47 -0800
  ...I'd slowly gave way. ;) I noticed the replacement oxygen sensor had anti-seize pre-applied. Good thing. Car still runs rich, so I...
• Re: crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 21:00:36 -0800
  ...if you have a 3 wire oxygen sensor- the two wires that are same color are the heater wires. The one odd-ball wire...
• Can't find a 1.9 fuel injection problem?
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 16:31:09 -0400
  ...weep a little, but not serious) coolant temperature sensor ECU Air Flow sensor Oxygen Sensor The fuel pressure is OK (30lbs). Fuel pressure regulator...
• Monitor the Oxygen Sensor on your Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:11:57 -0400
  ...The display is a ten LED bar so the voltage level of the O2 sensor is represented as a moving dot. The gadget is...
• Hot Start Problems with 85 Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 15:59:38 -0500
  ...049-919-501 Temperature Gauge Sensor Switch - Wasserboxer 1983 to 1985 $4.20 035-906-265 UN Universal Oxygen Sensor, Bosch $25.55 025...
• Re: Vanagon minds lend me your ears? Which Guru?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 17 May 2009 12:53:57 -0600
  ...Dennis! One further question for Dennis, another writer suggested unplugging the oxygen sensor, if this is done should the wire to the computer be...
• CIS fuel injection
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd Perkins
  Sun, 16 Mar 1997 17:04:12 -0500
  ...There is no brain, no oxygen sensor: the system is very simple. Mileage on the highway is around 19mpg. Has anyone else tried this...
• Re: Dying in the rain
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 02:22:40 -0400 (EDT)
  Hey I had the same prob and my new thats right only 2months old new oxygen sensor was gone....shot ..busted.....dead....didnt have...
• FS: 1.9L Engine Parts
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:26:49 -0800
  ...Vanagon Cylinder Sleeve - 1.9L - NR $10 VW Westfalia Vanagon - Dipstick/Oxygen Sensor/Breather $8 For pictures see the auctions at http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: Is it safe to saw through an o2 sensor ?
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:24:25 -0000
  ...don't know what is inside the o2 sensor that makes it able >to sense oxygen levels and I'm worried it might be...
• 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:32:51 +0000
  ...out the Oxygen Sensor with a known good one.New Air Filter.New Fuel InjectorsNew Fuel Injection Temperature SensorNew Air Temperature SensorNew Throttle Position...
• Re: 87' syncro runs rough when cold
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 26 Sep 1998 15:21:56 -0700
  ...The O2 sensor measures unburned oxygen in your exhaust. If it sees some (O2 sensor voltage < .45v) then the computer will attempt to enrich...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:14:11 -0800
  ...The old sensor broke loose instantly, and spun right out. The new sensor has a round shield that was made from a piece of...
• Re: A Yukon gal and her Westy need help
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 21:03:39 -0700
  Yukon Gal - Put fuel filter in after oxygen sensor and before fuel pressure regulator. The filter is cheaper than the pressure regulator. Before replacing...
• Re: question of oil level
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:55:04 PDT
  > oh, who cares about a bunch of mosquitos!! besides, that oxygen sensor is > relatively cheap (compared to a muffler), etc., etc., etc., etc. (lame...
• Re: Question re: can i use a universal 1 wire Oxygen sensor?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:03:27 -0400
  At 11:40 4/10/2000, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >I've been using these on my '84 for ten years now, I am on...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 00:12:50 EST
  In a message dated 12/24/02 1:45:18 PM, DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM writes: << Today I put more PB on, heated the...
• Re: van running rich- running out of ideas to fix
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 09:29:40 -0600
  ...with the > usual fluctuations, so the sensor is definitely trying to tell the ecu that > it is too rich. Disconnecting the oxygen sensor has...
• Re: 79-83 CA exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 08:10:33 -0600
  ------------- Hi Volks, You can insert a heated oxygen sensor (3 or 4) wire most anywhere in the exhaust, before the cat of course. Wire...
• Re: volt/ohm meters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 02:31:39 -0600
  ...the kiln, the O2 sensor can be made to produce a voltage - positive or negative - depending on how much oxygen is present in the...
• Re: Lamda ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:09:51 -0600
  ...to recall the Lamda sensor is a voltage generating device whose > output varies proportionally to the amount of oxygen in it's immediate > vicinity...
• Fuel system harness
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:18:40 EST
  ...I fried over the weekend using one of Ron's generic oxygen sensors! Does the list know if a harness from a nother year...
• intermittant rich running problem
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 26 May 2009 10:32:13 EDT
  ...One other interesting thing that I noticed when attempting to install a wire to feed an oxygen sensor monitor was that just connecting an...
• Re: Blinking Dash Warning Lights! * Uh, "Solved", Sorta...
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:53:36 -0700
  ...I re-connected it, and - upon starting the engine - found that the alternator warning and oxygen sensor LEDs no longer came on. [blushing] Now...
• Re: 84 Westfalia losing power
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 10:07:26 EDT
  ...Rich fuel mixture is *often* caused by a worn-out Oxygen sensor, which confuses the Bosch FGB system (fuel-genie-in-a- box), causing...
• Re: 87 wolfsburg runs then dies
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 11:03:12 EST
  ...PS Oxygen sensor is $110 (per your phone call). Thanks, Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3:16 Phone: (856)-765-1583 Shop...
• Re: 1.9 idle woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 11:30:53 -0500
  ...though you may have other troubles like bad Temp II or oxygen sensor. But you can sort that out once you have the idle...
• Re: O2 sensors and those little balls.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:30:35 -0500
  ...offer in the way of recommendations on where to purchase an oxygen sensor (because everybody seems to be selling them) and those white nylon...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 90 Volkswagen VANAGON, Emissions/Poor-mileage
  Historical mailing list - John Fried
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:02:48 -0400
  ...Discovered the oxygen sensor on the exhaust manifold was stuck...telling the computer to run richer all the time. Good luck. John "Bela Zabajnik...
• Temp 2 sensor, was: No low end Power
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 14:07:09 -0500
  ...If your cap, rotor, oxygen sensor and temp 2 sensor are all taken care of, then this might be the way to go. Vince...
• Re: 1.9 fuel injection / O2 problem
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Fri, 20 Jun 1997 21:09:48 -0400
  ...weep a little, but not serious) >coolant temperature sensor >ECU >Air Flow sensor >Oxygen Sensor > >The fuel pressure is OK (30lbs). >Fuel pressure regulator...
• Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 17 May 2008 00:03:27 -0700
  ...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: Digitool data...what does it mean?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 30 May 2002 21:35:45 -0700
  ...First ones are at cold start. > >temp1= .96V >temp2=.88V >oxygenis jumping around a lot. between -.05V to +.58V O2 sensor reading is normal...
• Re: syncro wierd idle
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 20:11:26 -0400
  Jason I am not an expert but it looks like a oxygen sensor problem. Check if the the cabling from the probe to the...
• rattle, rattle ...O2 Sensor! And thanks.
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 15:21:11 -0400
  ...A loose oxygen sensor makes a rattling noise very similar to how a loose heat shield might sound. Quite loud and in no particular...
• Re: ATF
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:22:20 EDT
  ...Spark Plugs Distributor Cap Rotor (don't clean, replace) Check grounds (clean if neccessary) Check Oxygen sensor (replace if neccessary) Inspect plug wires (replace...
• 87 Westy mileage 13 mpg
  Historical mailing list - Ken Anderson
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 17:22:09 -0800
  ...Suggestions for improving my mileage? One mechanic is suggesting replacing the oxygen sensor. Thanks, -Ken Ken Anderson ================================== K. Anderson & Associates Ltd. 2664 Dunlevy St...