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Poor running when O2 disconnected
Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 17:25:23 -0700 (MST)
...and stalls in the rain or snow. Waterproofing the O2 sensor wires and connector solved that problem. The O2 sensor was replaced just prior...
Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:03:44 -0400
...O2 sensor in gutted cat question "What is more important is to have the clip on shield in place to keep off wind and...
Re: Water in Oxy sensor.
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 12:12:34 -0500
...This was a intermittent problem which disabled the van- USUALLY associated with rain (and I live in Seattle). I replaced the sensor yesterday with...
Re: oh No!- My "New" 1984 Westy Shuts Down on the H-Way!
Historical mailing list - t bill
Mon, 23 Nov 1998 22:10:36 -0800
...up with this vehicle? Was it raining? Check your O2 sensor. If it happens again disconnect the sensor and see if it goes away...
Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:44:21 -0400
The O2 sensor should work fine either way. What is more important is to have the clip on shield in place to keep off...
Re: Power Loss When Wet Problem SOLVED!
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:47:29 -0500
...I was about to give up when I spied the oxygen sensor connector. It was the splice in type and they had spliced the...
Re: Rough running after rain
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:45:52 +0000
...The O2 sensor was disconnected too which may explain the crappy 18 MPG on the highway this summer. Thanks, Bryan Sent from Mail<https...
O2 Sensor Questions
Historical mailing list - Chad
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:27:59 -0400
...I then disconnected the O2 sensor and all is well again. Could it in fact be a screwed O2 sensor or the wire that...
Re: Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:29:58 -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...
Random Oil Buzzer
Historical mailing list - eric unrau
Fri, 2 Apr 2004 16:26:51 -0500
...a damp or rainy day, so I had a look at the wires that run to the oil pressure sensors and sure enough there...
My Syncro made it!
Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 23:45:18 -0800
...The cork stayed in the coolant sensor hole all the way to California and now my Syncro sits in front of my house. I...
Re: My 1.9 runs best in humid or rainy weather. Why is this?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:21:48 -0400
...No change.I put a ground wire on the o2 sensor. Still no change.I got hose clamps on every single hose connection and...
Re: Help! It's raining & my bus won't accelerate.
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:29:56 -0500
...Any advice, suggestions or wild guesses will > be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > arlen in Rainland > > (I hope this works as it is my first...
Re: Water in Oxy sensor.
Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:03:27 -0800
...This was a intermittent problem which disabled the van- USUALLY associated with rain (and I live in Seattle). I replaced the sensor yesterday with...
Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 17:46:05 EST
...I know for a fact that a (rain) shorted sensor can have up to a 100% negative effect on the engine. Also we have...
Re: O2 sensor shield and grill clips
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:21:59 -0500
...It isn't much of a part but it does really help > keep the sensors alive in rain/snow. > > Dennis > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greenamyer...
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...
Wet weather power loss
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 18:32:50 -0400
...sensor shielded wire, but I have not rung it out with an ohmmeter. I disconnected this lead today prior to driving in the rain...
Re: Random Oil Buzzer
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:51:40 -0600
...a damp or rainy day, >so I had a look at the wires that run to the oil >pressure sensors and sure enough there...
Re: Blindspots sensors
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 4 Jun 2017 15:03:56 -0400
...I have, on > occasion, struck the rack side rail against a tree limb which actually tore > into my rain gutter :-( > > Cheers, > Harry > > On Jun...
Re: O2 Sensor Questions
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:24:32 -0500
...I then disconnected the O2 sensor and all > is well again. Could it in fact be a screwed O2 sensor or the wire that...
Re: O2 Sensor Questions
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:24:32 -0500
...I then disconnected the O2 sensor and all > is well again. Could it in fact be a screwed O2 sensor or the wire that...
Re: Temp II Sensor Release
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:17:15 -0700
...It's been > raining and water is running under the van. > > Thanks, > > John
Re: engine bucking and bogging - simple answer
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:52:37 -0700
...Winter here means rain, lots of rain. Temp 2 sensor in a bit of an exposed to road splash area. But I will check...
Throttle-on running issue
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:07:00 -0400
...Unplugging O2 sensor makes no difference ( a new sensor is on the way just in case). Unplugging Temp sensor only raises idle slightly, but...
hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
Historical mailing list - mad madeline
Sun, 18 May 2008 09:43:39 -0700
...gas at a CA Chevron station, and in a full on rain storm. As we continued on the trip and it warmed up outside...
FIXED: Re: moisture/hesitation update
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sat, 31 May 2008 18:57:31 -0400
...It hasn't reappeared since changing my o2 sensor before memorial day weekend. The previous sensor was relatively new(~4000 miles), but I think...
Re: Flickering Oil Light - 2.1 L WBX
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:46:56 -0800
...replace the sensors. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 4:14 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > The engine rain fine before this...
Re: Help with wet weather cut out problem
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 9 May 2004 17:17:01 -0500
...The reported behavior seems to point to a sensor problem that affects the mixture as it warms up. The only sensor which uses a...
Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:58:35 -0400
Clean the connections on the coolant temp sender AND especially the connection to the oxygen sensor. After a thorough cleaning AND drying, coat the...
Re: hip-hip ---hooray!(not the AFM harnessam)
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 07:24:14 EDT
...rain! >> Check the wiring first. I'm not sure about the '91's but the older models have shown problems with the O2 Sensor...
Re: Why is coolant light flashing? 85
Historical mailing list - van man
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 13:36:10 -0700
...I didn't bleed the system (rushing > to beat the rain). But > is it possible the sensor in the tank is bad? The > sensor...
Re: Intermittent blinking of oil light
Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:29:57 EDT
...I learned that when it was raining it was more prone to malfunction than when it was dry. Very recently, while replacing a water...
Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:30:38 -0500
...I didn't bleed the system (rushing to beat the rain). But is it possible the sensor in the tank is bad? The sensor...
Re: Help with wet weather cut out problem
Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
Mon, 10 May 2004 08:31:30 -0500
Dave, Check the wires leading to your oxygen sensor. Ours kept getting wet and shorting out during a trip to the Black Hills. I...
Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:01:49 -0700
...O2 sensor in gutted cat question hi, it was suggested to me that the O2 sensor in the stock position in a 2.1...
Re: Rainy Day Blues, HELP!
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Thu, 1 Aug 1996 23:16:45 -0400 (EDT)
...When you go > out in the morning after an evening rain it either will not start or starts > but spits and sputters and won...
Re: Washed van run bad....SOLVED
Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:22:18 -0600
...Along with a few others he correctly diagnosed water in the O2 sensor. I took his advise with the high temp silicon (sortof a...
FW: Power Loss in rain
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Thu, 15 Jun 2000 13:08:49 -0400
...Power Loss in rain I hope that someone has seen this before: '87 auto Westy 2.1l loses power in rain or dense fog...
Re: I need help, please
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 3 Dec 2022 11:40:24 -0800
...I agree and suspect that either (or both) Temp2 and O2 sensors... I just started it under the rain and she ran fine, idle...
Re: O2 Sensor Questions
Historical mailing list - Theresa Rennert
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:54:25 -0800
...I then disconnected the O2 sensor and all is well again. Could it in fact be a screwed O2 sensor or the wire that...
'89 Syncro loses power in rain
Historical mailing list - Victor Wong
Sun, 08 Jun 1997 11:28:51 +0000
...This would repeat itself until the engine warmed up, at which point it would run fine, even in pouring rain. I brought the car...
Intermittent dropouts cured
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 18:27:17 -0400
...Then a week ago in the rain I began getting an occasional dropout of a second or two so while drivng. That night, still...
Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:12:26 -0700
...the only 'tricky' part is the springy clip part where it clips to the body of the sensor. Something using a hose clamp would...
Low power, SHORT, just questions
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Tue, 1 Apr 2003 19:07:20 -0500
...I did have the low power problem once before during a heavy rainstorm after all. Seems most likely I have O2 sensor wiring that...
Re: Cold start issue [SOLVED]
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 8 Jun 2011 14:43:51 -0700
...the connector back into |the Temp 2 sensor, and now the van is right as rain. | |On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 13:54...
Re: Rain problem and Upper control bushing question
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 26 Jun 97 22:06:43 CDT
...Aggie? Agustine? AwGee?? :) >only electrical thing that is wet is the wires to the o2 sensor. I wiped but if this shorts out, the...
Odd bits of list wisdom and/was: RE: 91 Carat has the highway hick ups
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 12 May 2010 16:45:29 -0700
--snip-- as for air flow causing 02 sensors to get too cool while driving ... well, first, speaking of heated or non-heated 02 sensors...
Re: Weird things happen ......
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:17:57 +0000
*ahem* F**k*d On Rainy Days ... (the tires on the old Mk1 Escorts were nasty cross-plys) Pete C >First On Race Day...
Re: 85 1.9, Intermittent stall then no start but does crank ??
Historical mailing list - TC
Sun, 1 Oct 2006 23:09:45 -0700
...did happend 1 once in realy heavy rain last year >If you unplugged the O2 sensor wires, and it did the same thing, this...
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: Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:25:42 -0400
...I didn't bleed the system (rushing to beat the rain). But > is it possible the sensor in the tank is bad? The sensor...
Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:37:17 -0700
Following Dennis' excellent recommendation, I bought an OEM o2 sensor shield from The Bus Depot a few years back. After I installed it and...
Re: Pic of my new emerald green skylight
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 9 May 2002 12:03:12 -0400
...E-mail message > > >How about a motorized sky-light! With a rain sensor! No there's a >worthwhile project! You can get them commercially...
Re: 85' low idle, loss of power/compression, surging please help
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 08:08:34 -0500
...on the O2 sensor and it's wire. On more than one occasion this has been the culprit in rainy day performance problems. I...
Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:33:56 -0500
You mention that there's no difference whether the O2 sensor is hooked up or not. THAT is the sign that the O2 sensor...
Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 13:52:04 -0400
...had one of these sensor/switches fail in the ON position. Has >anyone else? Do you think the heavy rain had anything to do...
oil pressure led
Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:07:01 -0400
...The last time I noticed the light was a while driving back from High Country Bus Festival in a driving rain. The led had...
'89 Vanagon won't idle when cold AND wet
Historical mailing list - JOHNSON,DAVID (HP-Vancouver,ex1)
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 16:38:54 -0500
...I will look into the temp sensor, O2 sensor, idle stabilizer valve, etc. Any other bright ideas or components to focus on? Thanks, Dave
Re: fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:38:01 -0600
...o2 sensor was the culprit, your symptoms would show up in the winter and when ever the van was driven in the rain, I...