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Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Sun, 3 Aug 2008 17:37:36 -0700
...leak upstream of the sensor it will drive the mixture way > rich trying to get rid of the excess oxygen. > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI...
Cold Start Problems...
Historical mailing list - Jesse and Monica Johnson
Sun, 16 Nov 2003 12:12:40 -0500
...SInce my 89 has a heated oxygen sensor...does the sensor kick in right away? Or is it open loop for a while until...
Re: 02 Wire Resistance Questions
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:02:07 -0600
...management system and it uses a pretty much standard 3 wire Oxygen sensor. Irt dawned on me the other day that I haven't...
Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:14:35 -0700
...This would indicate either bad > sensor or oxygen getting into the exhaust through misfiring cylinder > or exhaust leak. > > *Oscilloscope would be great, analog meter...
Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 00:13:50 -0500
...Revisiting the Catalytic Converter... > > > > oxygen sensor bad = running rich > > > > running rich = more work for cat to do > > > > more work for cat = getting hot & melting...
87 running rich after warmup... SOLVED
Historical mailing list - Chris Schaefer
Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:13:48 -0800
...I'll submit a small writeup for the archives! The oxygen sensor's "return" ground appears to proceed through the various rusty corroded components...
Re: Loss of Power Problem - Ideas?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:46:48 -0500
...Check the area around your oxygen sensor and see if it is excessively dirty (ice or salt covered). Look at your engine in the...
Re: Two warning lights come on TOGETHER
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:30:28 -0400
...Mike Ed wrote: > My alternator and Oxygen sensor warning lights are occasionally flashing on and off. I can troubleshoot for the alt and Oxy...
Re: Performance chip
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 07:49:45 -0500
...catalytic convertor has its mixture controlled at stoich (courtesy of the oxygen sensor(s)) because the CAT won't work properly otherwise. Feh. Yours...
Re: A Complaint w-South African Engine Conversion
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 May 2000 07:19:10 EDT
The kit doesn't come with a cat so whoever installed it put in the cat with the dummy oxygen sensor. I was aware...
Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:12:19 -0400
...NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing > sounds kinda like the oxygen sensor wires are melted (insulation > burned through) and water from the rain is getting...
Re: Source for Exhaust Analyzer bung?
Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
Tue, 8 Jun 2004 23:06:24 -0400
...they just us a laptop to read the output from the second > oxygen sensor on OBD II cars. one guy that i talked to...
Re: FW: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:06:06 -0400
...looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP >::: >:::dear joy: >::: >:::if the new oxygen sensor proves not to fix the problem, please make...
Vanagon parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:06:03 -0800
...Black with white VW emblem new in original packaging - includes hardware paid $89.00? SELL $75.00 plus shipping Bosch Oxygen Sensor - purchased from...
Fuel Injection Wire Harness Meltdown!
Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 05:56:35 EST
...To recap, I was replacing the oxygen sensor with a generic from the Bus Depot. I very carefully soldered and taped the O2 sensor...
Re: How do I....
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:29:58 EDT
...be OK I al replaced the Oxygen sensor about 3 years ago. Even with a new sensor it does not mean that the connections...
Re: Idle running up and down
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sun, 24 May 2009 14:13:39 -0400
...recommendation by 2 highly qualified > Vanagon owners/ mechanics. > > > > > > throttle postioning switch > > oxygen sensor > > fuel injectors > > > > can anyone add anything to this that might help...
Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Mon, 21 Nov 1994 12:32:22 CST6CDT
> Conclusion - still unclear what the full throttle switch is intended to do > : advance the curve, richen the mixture or a combination; believe that is...
Re: Need Exhaust Part Number
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:03:57 -0400
...swap on '86-91 because they also don't have an oxygen sensor port.) - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215...
Re: Euro-Drive: 89 Volkswagen VANAGON, Hesitation
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 10:59:22 -0800
...My belief is that it's somehow caused by a combination of *bad* values from the oxygen sensor AND one of the temperature sensors...
Re: WBX Digitool/ Digital Engine Analyzer
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:57:36 -0500
...Specifically in my experience it warned me of potential and actual > failure for the Oxygen sensor, temp sensor II, battery output and the > throttle...
Intermittent loss of power famous stalling problem again
Historical mailing list - Ralf Kalscheuer
Wed, 15 Oct 1997 21:28:01 -0400
...But it >did fail one day and immediately got better when I unplugged the oxygen >sensor. I ran for a month with the sensor...
intermittent rich running problem-summary so far
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Wed, 27 May 2009 19:57:18 EDT
...The oxygen sensor voltage seems to be swinging between .1-.7 volts with the engine warmed up. Thanks for any help that you can...
idle adjustment problem
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:08:26 -0800
...cap, rotor, oxygen sensor, air filter, fuel filter, oil change - new vacuum hoses - replacing throttle body with a good used one because of bad...
alternator posts, dip stick tube, OXS
Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 14:27:51 -0500
...Has anybody replaced that without dropping the engine? #3 How do I reset the oxygen sensor light? Thanks a lot! deb '85 Westy "Gypsy"
Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 17 May 2008 13:17:31 -0400
pickle vanagon wrote: > I've seen some older posts about problems with the AFM that were fixed by > wiring in a resistor (or by...
Re: O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter - Correct model for each FI system ?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:23:37 -0400
...The plug is no more likely to pop out while driving than your oxygen sensor is, as both are the exact same thread. Like...
O2 senor operation!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:53:23 -0400
...The goal for the O2 sensor is not to provide the ideal fuel-air mixture for economy or performance although that is a benifit...
Re: 85' 1.9 still running rich help :-(
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:13:56 -0500
...all that other stuff *is* happening, the sensor is detecting the presence and absence of oxygen in the exhaust and the ECU is effectively...
Re: Alternator question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:06:17 -0700
...The oxygen sensor's life is calculated to > be about 60k. That wire must be to deliver power, I guess. The box can > be...
Re: O2 Sensor - lean/rich indicator
Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
Fri, 28 Jul 1995 15:44:19 -0700
...I quoteth: "The voltage supplied by the lambda sensor as a result of the oxygen content in the exhaust reaches 800...1000 mV with...
Re: what do you need with a TIICO conversion
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 18:08:16 EDT
...1) an oxygen sensor wiring harness isn't included? That seems silly. Oxygen sensor too. Not included? huh?>> SA engines don't use O2...
Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Sun, 1 Mar 2015 15:53:05 -0600
...could be related to the oxygen sensor circuit. When > the engine is cold the ECU ignores the O2 sensor. Once the engine warms up...
Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:35:09 -0400
...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: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this? (Solved, thank s!)
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:03:17 -0600
...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: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:18:38 -0700
...leak upstream of the sensor it will drive the mixture way > rich trying to get rid of the excess oxygen. Yeah, that's exactly...
Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:04:52 -0600
...There is nothing that says no sensor, no start. >> >> In fact, the procedure to set ignition timing calls for disconnecting >the >> temp 2 sensor...
Re: O2 mixture questions
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 14 Oct 1997 11:06:31 -0700
On Tue, 14 Oct 1997, db25 wrote: > I have several questions when it comes to adjusting my mixture using the > oxygen sensor. > 1. Do...
Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:27:29 -0400
...Question about temp II sensor and bad running And the loser is.... the oxygen sensor and the winners are those who suggested that I...
Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - Eric Fournier
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:46:40 -0700
...It's not like the sensor is a precision instrument. The O2 sensor is only good at approximating a lean or rich condition (in...
Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (clarification)
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Sat, 13 Mar 1999 08:09:40 -0600
...On > the early 1.9l header there is a provision for the oxygen sensor in a similar > location as the stock exhaust (the 2...
Trip
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Fri, 27 May 2016 14:50:49 -0500
...EVAP Emission Control Sys P0441 - 35-00 - Incorrect Flow 16525 - Oxygen (Lambda) Sensor B1 S2; Heating Circuit P0141 - 35-10 - Malfunction - Intermittent Readiness: 0000...
Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:05:09 -0700
What's the brand? Where are they found? Oxygen, CO2 sensors? Tom Salicos '87 Syncro Westy EG-33 > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Fuel mileage: normal?
Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
Mon, 8 May 2000 08:11:44 AKDT
...Normal? I hear about others getting 19 - 22 MPG but maybe that's the 2.1L? I've replaced oxygen sensor, cap, wires, rotor...
Re: OXS light on
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:55:52 -0400
...It is in no way connected to the oxygen sensor circuitry. You have 2 speedometer cables. One from the left front wheel to a...
Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:01:17 -0500
...re " when the coolant temp sensor told the ECU to turn the heater off on the sensor. " Oxygen sensor heat is full time, any...
syncro westy catalyst
Historical mailing list
Mon, 29 Apr 1996 22:54:57 -0400
...One is a "direct fit" converter complete with flanges and gaskets and a hole (with an optional plug) for the oxygen sensor. These flanges...
Re: '90 Vanagon Carat "cut out" problem
Historical mailing list - William Maxian
Sat, 25 Mar 2000 19:09:39 -0500
Amy - Try unplugging the oxygen sensor, when this happens again. If this cures the problem, it's the oxygen sensor. You'll be able...
Re: Regular maintenance list-contributions.
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:50:01 -0500
...California models) - replace oxygen sensor and reset mileage counter (the OXS light thingie). < vw later found out that the oxygen sensors lasted a lot...
Re: Idle running up and down
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 23 May 2009 21:30:17 -0700
...recommendation by 2 highly qualified > Vanagon owners/ mechanics. > > > > > > throttle postioning switch > > oxygen sensor > > fuel injectors > > > > can anyone add anything to this that might help...
Buying 88 Vanagon- Anything I should know 1st?
Historical mailing list - Dave Ingland
Mon, 23 Dec 1996 07:38:30 -0800
...I think that is normal for the German cars with the oxygen sensors. I had an Audi and a VW Jetta that both did...
Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sat, 9 Nov 1996 12:34:34 -0500 (EST)
...trip last weekend, we had driven about 80 miles and the Oxygen sensor > and alternator lights lit up but very dimly (it was dark...
Re: '88 Exhaust help
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:33:16 -0700
...generally ..it's a no-no to use a sealant like that where there is an oxygen sensor - sensor contamination can result. Though sealants...
Re: Darrell Boehler's digifant tool
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 14:54:14 -0700
...pin layout that >| allow one to check the oxygen sensor, afm, and both temperature sensors >| with a multimeter- and do it while the engine...
Installing digifant injection on an older model vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:20:36 -0500
...The only thing I lack is a three wire oxygen sensor, but I plan to get it set up and running ok with the...
Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:24:14 -1000
...installed a new Temp Sensor II. checked for shorted oxygen sensor wire. ran with and without oxygens sensor connected. Don't think it has...
Re: OXS sensor light question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:39:04 -0700
...that was about when many cars started having oxygen sensors .. that counter system was common on VW's at the time... mabye I was...
Re: oxs light
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:53:35 -0500
Andy Zappe wrote: > > just had my oxygen sensor light come on today. 85 westy with 93k miles. > what should i do? is it just...
Re: O2 Sensors need grounding? (was STILL BUCKING & KICKING!!!)
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 20:17:26 -0500
...O2 Sensors need grounding? (was STILL BUCKING & KICKING!!!) > At 12:38 8/13/2000, Gary Stearns wrote: > >Do oxygen sensors require grounding through the...
Re: what do you need with a TIICO conversion
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 18:48:34 -0400
...Sure does, but that is a true statement the kit does not come with one.You ccan use your old one. > Oxygen sensor too...