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• O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  I posted that O2 sensor provides corrective data, to the ECU. The O2 sensor doesn't control the ECU, engine, or the AFM. The...
• O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  I posted that O2 sensor provides corrective data, to the ECU. The O2 sensor doesn't control the ECU, engine, or the AFM. The...
• drain plug temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 06:42:00 -0800
  ...One of thes is a possible temperature sensor for the oil. I understand that some of the sensor elements are a little long and...
• Re: vanagon passes emissions, YES!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 01:56:45 -0500
  ...Local FLAPS can provide these sensors. Standard makes a number of three wire sensors in this price range. Make sure sensor has 2 white...
• Re: oops, more questions on O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:48:30 -0400
  Dennis I told Joy to run the engine without the sensor plugged because of the typical rich running, new sealants and the assembly oil...
• Re: Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 23:09:15 -0800
  ...Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor? > Hi all: > > For many years I've been using the O2 sensor in my California Vanagon to...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:49:18 -0500
  Evan, There are generic O2 sensor available with grounds attached, check archives. Here is a page on sensors: http://www.wps.com/LPG/o2sensor...
• RE: O2 sensors, setting air mixture
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 13:32:16 CST6CDT
  William Kennedy writes: > Does this mean that an O2 sensor and a digital voltmeter make a crude emissions > tester? Anything else tricky in wiring...
• Re: O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:47:38 -0500
  cheapest sensor is one for a 89 ford mustang 5.0 you have to splice it in. should be about $40, i run one...
• Re: '86 still running rich
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:22:16 -0600
  >> The O2 sensor is not working correctly. It shows an >> erratic output ranging from 0.3 volts to 1.8 volts. The readings don...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:20:14 -0500
  At 12:44 AM 1/14/2003, Claudio Cella wrote: >Hello to all, while on the topic of O2 sensors: if i understand correctly...
• Oxygen sensor info.(Read this)
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:48:34 -0800
  This is an update on my info quest regarding my shorted oxygen sensor: After my comment that I was going to seal my oxygen...
• sensor not hot enough
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:16:05 -0800
  ...The heater on the sensor does > not really heat the sensor up hotter just sooner. > Have you measured the output voltage of the sensor...
• Re: Running Rich??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:04:34 -0400
  Should have said sensor or sensor grounds. The ECU doesn't know what the sensor actually puts out, only what is left after it...
• Re: O2 sensor trouble
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:20:40 -0400
  ...Same as old sensor. > Unplug it and it runs perfectly. As I recall, when you disconnect the 02 sensor the ECU reverts to 'factory...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:19:23 -0400
  The sensors rarely go bad. What does go bad is the connection to it. Replacing the sensor seems to fix the problem but the...
• wet spastic oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 21:11:44 -0500
  ...I pulled over and disconnected the O2 sensor from the ecu and attached a meter to the O2 sensor wire. It is kind of...
• New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:32:07 +0000
  So I had this O2 sensor that I picked up a few years ago but never installed since the old one didn't want...
• Re: Changing Temp II sensor FYI
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:36:00 -0400
  Andrew, The TEMPII sensor (blue) does NOT control the temp gauge. The gauge has another sensor(black) that is located on the same coolant...
• Re: O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:59:12 -0500
  ...The computer is probably running in "open loop" at startup - it ignores the O2 sensor until it thinks the sensor has had enough time...
• 02 sensor replacement question
  Historical mailing list - John N. Motlagh
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 11:22:58 -0600
  ...the sensor has two black and one blue. Before I hook this baby up, does it go like so? Sensor<-->Van Black-----White Black...
• Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 09:46:06 -0800
  Joy, have you tried unplugging it at the sensor and grounding the sensor. If it still flashes, it's the wire (or something in...
• Re: O2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:08:38 -0700
  ...The other two conductors are connected to a heating element that preheats the sensor. >3. Can you run the engine without the O2 sensor...
• Re: New O2 sensor - hesitation when cold
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 21:45:28 -0500
  ...It is very rare for the temp sensors to go bad. The usual problem is the connection. Try disconectiong and reconnecting the sensors to...
• clarification of O2 sensor splicing problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:36:30 -0700
  I posted a message earlier today about a decrease in mileage after a tuneup and O2 sensor change. I received a number of replies...
• FI harness help needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:57:28 -0400
  Hi Volks, One of my projects today was to install a new O2 sensor on my van and hook it up to one of...
• Re: Coolant sensor LEAKING? (84 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 08:48:12 -0700
  Bob, My brand new sensor blew out of the tank. Thats why I ended up replacing the tank and the sensor. I started out...
• Re: O2 Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Amy and Andrew
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 18:01:49 -0400
  Did you use OEM O2 sensor? On my 84 Westy with a 91 Jetta 1.8. I used a cheep universal sensor and three...
• RE: O2 sensor, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Mar 97 23:09:14 UT
  ...This sensor also accepts the clip on shield that the Vanagon needs to keep road dirt and water off the sensor. Sensor getting wet...
• Re: Oxygen Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 14:32:26 -0700 (PDT)
  On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Craig Rogers wrote: > I'm wondering if there is a way to check an O2 sensor to see if...
• Re: No Start/Hall Effect Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - George A Lehman
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 09:33:20 -0500
  ...bad ground evidently stressed out hall effect sensor and caused failure. Voltage from sensor should vary as motor turned slowly over by hand but...
• Re: O2 sensor prices?
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Tue, 08 Jul 1997 13:46:05 -0500
  Jeff Carver wrote: > > Karl - > > I just purchased a genuine Bosch O2 sensor for $29. I just bot the same for $20 at Western Auto...
• Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 08:19:56 -0700
  ...Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor? Hi all: For many years I've been using the O2 sensor in my California Vanagon to...
• Re: 11MPG!
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:34:43 -0600
  ...The oxygen sensor, when working correctly, will >> help, not hinder your fuel milage. > >Actually, if the sensor is dead and the tailpipe is full...
• Re: I guess it wasnt that darned 02 sensor...
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:15:14 -0500
  Well, It's not your O2 sensor. Go to Ben's website @ www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm and read the test for the...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:33:36 -0800
  ...re " when the coolant temp sensor told the ECU to turn the heater off on the sensor. " Oxygen sensor heat is full time, any...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:35:38 -0600
  The temp II sensor is blue, and the temp I sensor is black, right? II replaced the Temp II sensor (blue, right?) as the...
• Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:27:39 -0700
  There are 2 coolant temp sensors and 1 coolant level sensor. Which of the 3 were replaced? Mark Barb Cotton wrote: >mark drillock <drillock...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:38:35 -0500
  From Oxygen Sensor Information Written by Rick Kirchoff (rick@posms.cactus.org) Edited to html by Jim Wright http://atlantis.austin.apple.com/people...
• Re: 02 sensor/power loss
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 1 May 2000 12:49:43 -0700
  At 10:56 AM -0700 5/1/00, James Ruch wrote: [...] > >Let me repeat: > >02 sensor out; hole open: inefficient but okay power >02...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:31:12 EST
  ...Disconnect the sensor lead. This is easiest deduce with a single wire sensor. Three wire sensors have two wires for a heater, DON'T...
• Re: Poor running when O2 disconnected
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Mon, 31 Mar 1997 17:40:22 -0800 (PST)
  On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Cory Zumbrennen wrote: > Since returning from Baja my Vanagon, an '86 Westfalia, will not > run with the O2 sensor...
• Re: New Temp 2 sensor don't fit ?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 19:13:09 -0500
  I believe I have the wrong size sensor, because the other sensor leads are also smaller . I do not recall there being a choice...
• Re: stuck o2 sensor and bad gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 12:07:37 -0700
  Vana-ga-neers, It's possible to "save" the O2 sensor!!! To remove the sensor use a propane style torch to heat the outside...
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  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 2 Jun 2021 09:44:50 -0700
  Thanks Thomas - good call - I am referring to the coolant tank sensor - but the T-2 sensor which you point out was also replaced...
• Wet weather cut out/ 02 sensor removal
  Historical mailing list - Dave Engstrom
  Tue, 11 May 2004 17:01:52 EDT
  ...All advice pointed to the o2 sensor. After close examination I found 2 of 3 wires severed right at the oxygen sensor. Now any...
• O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:39:13 -0500
  ...Since my sensor had more than 60K on it which is the VW replacement interval, I replaced the sensor. After Installing the sensor everything...
• Re: mileage decrease after tuneup?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:51:51 -0700
  On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Mark McCulley wrote: > Following a recent tuneup (plugs, rotor, cap) and O2 sensor change my > mileage has dropped almost...
• oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 21:54:50 EDT
  Thanks for the help on the O2 sensor everyone. I crawled under and reset the switch and then replaced the sensor. I have only...
• Leaking Coolant Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 16:33:21 -0400
  I have coolant escaping from around the coolant sensor at the top of the expansion tank. Air is passing through it as well. Do...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:08:29 -0800
  ...I am assuming that this >> happened when the coolant temp sensor told the ECU to turn the heater >> off on the sensor. When I...
• I guess it wasnt that darned 02 sensor...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:15:49 -0400
  ...Several times on the way home I unplugged and replugged the 02 sensor in and out Id it like every 5-10 minutes. With...
• o2 sensor wire
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:35:47 -0400
  Hey folks...There's often talk of the shielded cable on the newer multi wire O2 sensors, but is the same true for the...
• switching temp sensor (for dash)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:07:55 -0400
  Hi folks, Putting in a new coolant sensor in for the dash meter. Any tips for avoiding massive coolant loss during the change over...
• Generic O2 sensor installation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 19:09:56 -0600
  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 Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 01:28:11 -0600
  ...Disconnect > the sensor lead. This is easiest deduce with a single wire sensor. Three > wire sensors have two wires for a heater, DON'T...
• Re: O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:17:09 -0400
  Bunch of baloney! Your new O2 sensor alone likely made the difference in performance. I use Bosch O2 sensors. Michael
• update: melted oxygen sensor wires and no start fun
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 19:48:22 EDT
  To update my melted O2 sensor wires problem: I got the Vanagon home (towed) and started looking at the melted O2 sensor wires and...
• 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: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:49:44 -0400
  FWIW, I once replaced an O2 sensor just because it was time and I was putting a new exhaust system on anyway. The engine...