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• Continuing to diagnose rich rough running Digifant ....from yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:59:03 -0700
  ...Just about a week ago I replaced the old O2 sensor with a new Denso one and it ran perfectly for about 500 miles...
• Re: 85 GL. 1.9 Woes- like whoa, won't go.... O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:40:09 -0500
  ...Disconnect the O2 sensor and try it. If it runs smoother....bad O2 ________________________________________ I wasn't going to reply until I saw this post...
• Re: A Yukon gal and her Westy need help
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:34:07 -0700
  ...The problem was a leak in the connector pipe where the o2 sensor is connected. The O2 was getting faulty readings because the exhaust...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 17:20:17 +0000
  ...If you do resort to heat...heat the thread it screws into...not the O2 sensor. Z On Thursday, October 1, 2015 10:37...
• ABQ emission test
  Historical mailing list - William
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:14:56 -0600
  ...7 14.8 o2 .42 .15 2012 hc 35 62 co .20 0.02 co2 14.3 13.0 o2 3.31 3.83...
• Re: Diagnosing Issue using O2 Meter during Open-Loop Operation
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:22:31 -0700
  ...Diagnosing Issue using O2 Meter during Open-Loop Operation > On 9/9/2009 10:45 PM David Beierl wrote: > >> At 08:42 PM 9...
• Re: Someone have the part number for the universal O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 17:05:29 -0800
  ...Someone have the part number for the universal O2 sensor? > Anyone have the bosch part number for the universal heated O2 sensor > for an...
• O2 senser voltage testing
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:48:40 -0700
  ...When I disconnected the green wire and connect the positive of the tester to the end leading to the O2 senser and the negative...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:00:02 -0400
  The Vanagon operates the O2 sensor heater continuously. Since it is so far away from the engine it is needed especially for idle and...
• Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 08:20:42 -0400
  A few years ago, I was looking for a new O2 sensor for my '84. I called around to several dealers who all quoted...
• Re: Digfiant being defiant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:50:42 -0500
  --------------------- Hi Larry, Your van should run near normal with the o2 sensor pulled. Possibly your afm (air flow meter) main spring has relaxed a...
• Re: Re.: hesitation on 87 Vanagon O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 04:27:55 EDT
  ...If at any time I read a negative voltage coming from the O2 sensor does that automatically mean it is bad? Or does the...
• Re: O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 10:53:54 -0700
  Well, the original question was whether the O2 sensor was accomodating altitude changes, and basically, and indirectly it is, but this is not the...
• Update #2 - Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:20:02 +0000
  ...So, I unplugged the O2 sensor and everything drove fine for 40 miles. Unfortunately, this doesn't really mean much, but we'll see...
• Re: Where is *your* O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 18 May 2002 11:55:58 -0400
  > On my '89 Westy, my O2 sensor is screwed into my catalytic converter. It's > attached just beyond where the exhaust pipe connects to...
• Re: Generic O2 sensor installation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 21:35:47 -0500
  > I am ready to install a new O2 sensor in my van, and it is a > Bosch single wire type. Can anyone tell me...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Sun, 8 Dec 1996 13:00:17 -0500
  ...There is a procedure for testing the O2 sensor in the archives located at: http://halfdan.med.umn.edu:8853/misc/archives/vanagon.html...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:51:03 -0700
  ...And the output of the O2 sensor, sitting as it does right around the nominal value without going very high (rich) or very low...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 10:35:29 -0700
  ...Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal? > > Mobile CB coaxial wire? > My only thought is heat-vibration possibly affecting the coax...
• 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: Checking the O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 01:55:22 -0400
  ...the measurements are made with O2 sensor connector still connected, of course (in other words, computer and meter are in parallel with each other...
• Re: Thirsty motor with low power to 2,500 rpms. What's up?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:35:18 -0700
  ...I just unplugged my O2 sensor and have had the same transformation. > Wish I had figured this out months ago - but better late than...
• Surging Idle fixed! / High O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:12:55 EST
  ...If anyone has a good idle stabilizer for sale please p-mail me! While going through the troubleshooting, I disconnected the O2 sensor and...
• Re: Cat / O2 Sensor Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 5 May 2008 00:19:19 -0700
  You've got the O2 Sensor/mileage thing backwards. Pull the wire from the sensor and watch your gas mileage plummet due to running...
• Re: Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:05:21 -0700
  ...Stuck O2 Sensor > Les Shiaman wrote: > > > > My current o2 sensor has been on for 80,000 miles so i am trying to > > replace it...
• Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:56:58 -0400
  Heated O2 sensors are cheap and easy to wire up. I would go this route and not worry about fooling with a toggle switch...
• Re: Vexing Subtle Misfire Issues
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:48:47 -0400
  ...How about disconnecting the ECU from the O2 sensor but leave the meter hooked up to the O2 sensor. Drive around a bit to...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 01:23:02 -0700
  ...Should I > break it off and use a regular 22mm socket? Get a 7/8" special O2 sensor > socket, which is slightly larger, so...
• O2 sensor help please?
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 09:25:32 -0500
  I went looking for a "generic" O2 sensor for my '86 (3 wire) without much luck, the cheapest I could find was $140 (NAPA...
• problem splicing O2 sensor wires
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 22:55:58 -0700
  Recently while splicing a generic 3-wire O2 sensor onto the stock loom I couldn't get the solder to 'wet out' on to...
• Gadget to monitor your vanagon's O2 sensor.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 15:19:54 -0400
  ...Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab, 60 T-5 Coupe http://neksiwel.20m.com/ O2 sensor monitor, my cars, Vanagon Tech http://EB03.20m...
• O2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:48:08 -0900
  ...Ron advertises O2 sensors to replace mine that "require splicing". What's meant by this? The archives seem full of stories of spliced O2...
• Re: O2 sensors effect on power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:57:58 -0500
  At 12:22 PM 3/6/2001, Mark Keller wrote: >The O2 sensor is only used on engines with catalytic convertors. The >pre cat...
• Re: O2 sensors effect on power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:57:58 -0500
  At 12:22 PM 3/6/2001, Mark Keller wrote: >The O2 sensor is only used on engines with catalytic convertors. The >pre cat...
• Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:49:13 -0500
  ...Is this a clue? Or a red herring? If it's a real clue, where would you look? Ken Lewis' O2 sensor monitor shows...
• Re: O2 Sensor - Low Prices 3-wire in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:05:30 -0700
  At 01:08 PM 7/15/2004, Shawn Luft wrote: >Hi > >Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced 3-wire O2 sensor available in >Canada...
• Air-Fuel Ratio fluctuation
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:36:33 -0700
  ...It goes all the way up to some 20% O2, which is pretty much an atmospheric O2 reading. It does the same thing with...
• Re: vanagon headers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 11:06:37 -0700
  ...Yeah, but it would play hell with the FI, which counts on a single O2 sensor. My Acura has dual exhausts (all stainless, drool...
• Generic or VW O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 23:33:33 -0600
  ...die when she idles down I am thinking about replacing the O2 sensor tomorrow. My FLAPS has a generic Bosch one for ~$22 and...
• Re: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:31:34 -0400
  ...I checked the 3 wires coming from the new O2 sensor. The single wire had a little corrosion on it, so I cleaned that...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:19:35 -0400
  Any chance the alternator light is flickering with the O2 sensor light? Is the alternator warning light working? The O2 light goes on with...
• O2 Sensor rust!
  Historical mailing list - ZUMBRENNEN JOSEPH CORY
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 18:56:57 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I also got a O2 sensor from FLAPS for $50. I won't know if these items did the trick or not until it...
• Re: o2 sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:03:02 -0400
  ...Now from above >I can see a bright green wire with a black male spade connector, O2 sensor. It's a shielded wire, make...
• Re: 85 GL. 1.9 Woes- like whoa, won't go....
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 02:08:20 +0000
  Disconnect the O2 sensor and try it. If it runs smoother....bad O2 ________________________________________ I wasn't going to reply until I saw this post...
• Re: Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:18:29 -0700
  Good point, Mark, but measuring the voltage should give me an idea if the ECU is being driven by a faulty O2 sensor. Charles...
• Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 May 2021 01:18:20 +0000
  ...The temps 2 and O2 sensor inputs relay heavily on proper ground reference. Check for stray voltages on the O2 sensor wire outer sheath...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:43:42 -0400
  ...My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay I'm not certain what the value is in doing that. Mellow Yellow handily passes California emissions...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 11:19:10 -0400
  ...Not to side track, but on my engine swap, I used an exhaust manifold with an O2 bung. Image: http://tinyurl.com/cluzaqr Maybe...
• afm tuning
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 16:55:53 -0500
  ...This caused a rich mixture in open loop( o2 sensor disconnected) and in closed loop the ecu would not / could not correct for it...
• Cat / O2 Sensor Removal
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Sun, 4 May 2008 23:12:14 -0700
  ...There's also the old "To O2 sensor, or NOT to O2 sensor (if I can find someone willing to remove it)". The purist...
• Re: O2 light glowing...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 May 2005 13:32:27 -0500
  ...The light is driven by a counter in the speedometer cable system and is not connected to the O2 sensor in any way whatsoever...
• tap size for the O2 sensor for a 85 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 16:04:43 -0500
  Anybody have an idea of the size of the tap I would need to buy to clean up the O2 sensor port on the...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 19:32:09 -0400
  David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> writes: > A Vanagon *in proper working order* runs just great without the O2 > sensor. That's why the first...
• Re: passed smog, O2 tool
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:49:57 -0500
  Agreed. Best deal in Vanagon-land.
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:20:09 -0500
  ...O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor Here's some close up shots of the green coaxial O2 wire on my '88 2...
• Re: O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter - Correct model for each FI system ?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:59:33 -0400
  The original catalytic converter for an 84, and all 1.9l Digijet models, did not have an O2 sensor hole. The O2 sensor was...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:48:13 -0800
  When at full throttle, with the throttle switch light on (digitool), I get a steady .75V O2 reading. Is this normal? I'm assuming...
• voltage question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:42:08 -0500
  <html><DIV>hey all,</DIV> <DIV>i tried to check my o2 wire voltage today with my multimeter.&nbsp; according to bentley you should...
• Re: Failed Emissions - High HC at Idle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 09:06:34 -0600
  Scott Since your previous Eng was an oil burner your O2Snsrs or Cat may be Dirty/Fouled ~ it's my understanding that an overnight...
• Re: Fuel Injection tuning - wide band O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 22:15:10 -0500
  Gene Berg Sells a Halmeter kit with it's own O2 sensor. It has 10 red leds 10 orange leds and 10 green leds...