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• replacing oxygen sensor???
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 17:37:37 -0800
  my repair shop says my oxygen sensor (87 gl 2.1) is getting lazy and should be replaced.... I asked how much does that...
• shielded wire for oxygen sensor?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 21 May 2008 17:35:47 -0400
  I'm planning on running a wire from my oxygen sensor up to the front of the van for a air/fuel mixture gauge...
• Re: mixture adjustment without gas analyzer
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 00:33:31 -0500
  ----------------------- Hi Dan, The oxygen sensor should be hot and providing the digifant with voltage / mixture signal in about 2 minutes when starting a cold...
• help... need oxygen sensor thread size...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 12:20:40 -0500
  pulled my oxygen sensor.. but left all of the threads.. so i need to tap it... do i need an 17 or 18 mm...
• Re: thread size of the oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 21:12:39 -0500
  ...thread size of the oxygen sensor Greetings Folks. Would any one knw what the thread/pitch/tap size is for the oxygen sensor? I...
• Oxygen Sensor Conversion Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:17:56 -0800
  Greetings All I bought a Bosch 13913 three wire oxygen sensor. I am preparing to cut the end off and solder the VW end...
• 1 wire vs. 3 wire oxygen sensors
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:27:36 -0500
  ...it considers the oxygen sensor's input). Without a heated sensor, the sensor will not necessarily stay hot enough at idle. So the 2...
• Re: antisieze compound
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 18:49:37 -0500
  ...antisieze compound > antisieze on what? The oxygen sensor i suppose. There is junk in the > antisiezxe compound that will quickly foul up your oxygen...
• (no) oxygen sensor heat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 May 2000 09:41:38 -0700
  After some rather difficult drivability troubleshooting, I have discovered that my Oxygen sensor is not getting any heat. (from the harness, that is...) My...
• ford oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:21:05 -0800
  I've just received from Bus Depot a Ford oxygen sensor replacement for my 86 weekender. It's raining heavily so I can't...
• Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:12:54 -0700
  ...oxygen sensor and alternator lights > When I start my van both the oxygen and the alternator LEDs stay on until I > step on the...
• Re: Exhaust needed for 84 1.9l motor needed....used ok!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 May 2001 10:42:47 EDT
  ...This includes everything but the cat and oxygen sensor. I also have the S&S system for the 1.9l for $280 (again includes...
• Re: AFM failure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:38:16 -0400
  > > The sensor is a bit of magic and should probably be called an oxygen > deficiency sensor! This thought is based on the voltage being...
• Re: AFM question---O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:59:50 -0600
  ...in a > whole for an oxygen sensor and weld in a bung then you could use an oxygen > sensor to tune. You need Ken...
• Re: Ground of Oxygen sensor reading 10.6V
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 03:52:04 -0400
  ...my Digitool and with a new Oxygen sensor I'm getting 10.6 >volts on the "Oxygen sensor ground" reading. It started off with...
• Oxygen Sensor wires
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 17:57:42 -0700
  I am replacing the oxygen sensor on a 90 Vanagon and am attempting to confirm the wiring on the existing one in order to...
• Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 08:24:29 -0500
  ...Removing Oxygen Sensor > >Hi > >I know this has been discussed before, but the oxygen sensor is a real >bugger to get off !! > >I'm...
• Thread size for Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:48:01 -0400
  ...for repair, does anyone have the size and pitch for the oxygen sensor threads so I can get this thread repair? TIA. Rick Koller...
• 2.1L oxygen snsr light
  Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:44:15 -0500
  ...my '87 2.1L's Oxygen sensor light came on yesterday@ 122,127 miles. I replaced the cat and sensor a year ago @ about...
• Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:58:42 -0800
  ...oxygen sensor and alternator lights >When I start my van both the oxygen and the alternator LEDs stay on until I >step on the...
• Oxygen Sensor Reset
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 09:34:47 -0600
  Okay the Oxygen Sensor Light has been on for a year now and it's bugging me. Bently says the reset is behind one...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 18:04:43 -0800
  ...Sincerely, Mark Keller 91 Carat kenneth d lewis wrote: > Diagnosing Oxygen Sensors: > > The oxygen sensor is really a simple device : It tells the engine...
• Re: Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 22:08:28 EST
  I have new Bosch Oxygen sensors with the three wire OE connectors (no splicing) for $110 (List special price). These are suggested to be...
• Re: Help. traveling with problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:46:11 -0700
  ...When you get back home > install a new oxygen sensor and you are good to go. > > If you unplug the sensor and the van...
• Re: Re[2]: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:51:15 PDT
  ...The oxygen sensor doesn't talk to the light and the light doesn't talk to the oxygen sensor. You can get under the...
• Re: AFM failure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:56:44 -0400
  ...AFM failure > > > > > The sensor is a bit of magic and should probably be called an oxygen > > deficiency sensor! This thought is based on the...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:56:59 -0800
  ...I have read all the posts concerning > oxygen sensor grounds and I have questions. > > Where does the oxygen sensor ground(green wire)? > Does it...
• thread size of the oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 17:58:15 EST
  ...Would any one knw what the thread/pitch/tap size is for the oxygen sensor? I am not having any luck with the archive...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 25 Dec 2017 19:14:53 -0700
  ...For >> about >>> twice the price, Van-Again and Bus Depot have a Bosch oxygen sensor with >>> the connector. Has Bosch started making the sensors...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 May 2008 23:25:28 -0400
  ...tested Oxygen Sensor, and... Just for fun, I decided to go out and "test" my oxygen sensor today, by which I mean I warmed...
• BLACK SMOKE
  Historical mailing list - Cooper John LCDR ALCOM/J322
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 18:08:28 -0000
  ...A quick trip to the VW dealer and the oxygen sensor was replaced. Problem solved. About six months later, the van was idling roughly...
• Re: BLACK SMOKE
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 21:13:57 -0400
  ...I replaced the oxygen ..... I am tired of thinking I am solving the problem by > replacing > the oxygen sensor. Any ideas? > > John Cooper > 87...
• melted oxygen sensor wires and no start fun
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:46:34 EDT
  ...In the engine compartment the two wires for the oxygen sensor that share a common connector have melted their insulation off. I did replace...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:12:02 -0700
  ...regarding Bosh Oxygen sensor - same as at our favorite vendors http://www.autozone.com/engine-management/oxygen-sensor/bosch-oxygen-sensor/volkswagen/vanagon-2wd...
• Re: Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 23:04:14 EST
  ...Oxygen sensors can be a bugger. Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3:16 Office (856)-765-1583 Shop (856)-327-0027 Fax...
• Re: EGR/oxygen sensor..
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 09:58:36 -0500
  ...The EGR/OX2 sensor light is in no way connected to the oxygen sensor itself. The EGR/OX2 sensor light is intended to serve...
• Re: Tiico Conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:10:09 EST
  Here is what I found doing the conversion on a '85 that doesn't have the three wire oxygen sensor setup. I wanted to...
• tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 16 May 2008 17:53:21 -0400
  Just for fun, I decided to go out and "test" my oxygen sensor today, by which I mean I warmed up the car, and...
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 18:40:36 -0400
  ...unplug your oxygen sensor and see how you run. better? if so, then replace the oxygen sensor. if not change then look elsewhere. matthew
• Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:49:26 -0600
  ...I am thinking this is an Oxygen Sensor GROUND problem but am not sure. I have read all the posts concerning oxygen sensor grounds...
• Re: Drop in gas mileage update 2
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:22:55 -0600
  ...Enter the Oxygen sensor. Oxygen sensors for kilns work the same way as O2 sensors for automobiles - as you have described. For kilns they...
• oxygen sensor replacement
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:48:48 -0800
  i just got a new oxygen sensor and i have a question, the new one i have has about three inches of wire leading...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:54:59 -0600
  ...regarding Bosh Oxygen sensor - same as at our favorite vendors > > http://www.autozone.com/engine-management/oxygen-sensor/bosch-oxygen-sensor/volkswagen/vanagon-2wd...
• Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 19:22:43 -0500
  Does anyone have any suggestions for removing a stubborn Oxygen sensor in an 85 Westy? The previous owner noted that it is orignal equipment...
• Oxygen Sensor Recommendations for 83 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:27:39 -0700
  I need a new oxygen sensor on my 83.5 WBX westy... I assume that Bosch is the way to go, but I see...
• Oxygen sensor and warning light
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:04:23 EST
  ...Presumably, I just have a dead light, so I'll go ahead and replace the oxygen sensor. However, I'm curious about what might...
• Re: Question about Oxygen Sensor Signal Wire PN
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 22:16:49 -0500
  ...Question about Oxygen Sensor Signal Wire PN > > > I am in need of a new oxygen sensor signal wire. I know > some folks on this...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Tue, 7 May 2002 06:57:49 -0500
  Ben, VW Vanagon pro book says to disconnect O2 sensor with ignition off. (this resets the ECU) It says that oxygen sensor creates a...
• '85 Oxygen sensor, 0.1volts
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:57:08 -0400
  ...This may be caused by a problem with the oxygen sensor (which is less than a year old). With the engine running after 30...
• Re: O2 light glowing...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 May 2005 13:32:27 -0500
  Art McGinn wrote: > my oxygen-sensor idiot light has been aglow for a couple of months > but the engine is running fine/normal, so...
• Removing Oxygen Sensor tips needed, broken O2 sensor cause backfire?
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:55:42 -0700
  ...Would an unconnected O2 sensor lead to backfiring and trouble starting? I'm guessing the O2 sensor measures the oxygen in the exhaust and...
• OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHT IS ON---
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:00:48 EDT
  Started up Squeaky this morning and the OXS oxygen sensor light wont go off. Here in the manual it says every 30,000 miles...
• Re: O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 18:11:25 PST
  I think you got it backwards! Here is how it really works: *********************************************** Diagnosing Oxygen Sensors: The oxygen sensor is really a simple device : It...
• Re: Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:24:42 PDT
  ...I replaced the oxygen sensor (having checked out the list archives, it seemed like as good a place as any to start) and it...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:50:59 -0400
  ...Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report.. > > The sensor does need a return path and it is done through the exhaust > and engine. There has...
• 1985 Vanagon - batt./OXYS dash lights on?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:22:52 -0500
  ...Can I run my engine w/o an oxygen sensor and ignore the lights? If so, what harm would that do? Thanks for info...
• Re: OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHT IS ON---
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 18:23:00 -0500
  ...OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHT IS ON--- > Started up Squeaky this morning and the OXS oxygen sensor light wont go off. > Here in the manual it...
• oxygen sensor and alternator lights
  Historical mailing list - HERMANN DE BOER
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:27:44 -0600
  When I start my van both the oxygen and the alternator LEDs stay on until I step on the gas a little. Is that...
• Oxygen sensor failure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Feehan
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 19:14:53 -0500
  My mechanic says the oxygen sensor on my 85 Vanagon is not functioning at less than 3000 rpm. The HC are very high, and...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 May 2008 23:23:17 -0400
  ...tested Oxygen Sensor, and... O2 sensor isn't active at idle, or rather the lambda FI computer isn't active. On Fri, May 16...