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• Re: CSI: Vanagon...Smog results!
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 08:03:17 -0500
  ...The O2% was .2 at 2,500 and 5.6 at idle. > >Normal atmosphere O2 is at least 19.5% these readings tell me...
• Re: Still running rich, now what
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:49:14 -0700
  ...Start by replacing the cheapest first, the O2 sensor. >($35 Bosch universal from list vendors). Then move to the fuel pressure >regulator ($70), AFM...
• Re: Flashing battery and O2 Sensor light
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 10:07:36 -0500
  ...Flashing battery and O2 Sensor light I just bought an 85 Westy and the battery light and O2 light flicker on and off. Any...
• Re: Oxygen sensor failure
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:33:44 EST
  ...How old is the O2 Sensor? How tight is the exhaust system? Unusually high HC indicates the engine is running rich. Make sure the...
• Re: Bad gas mileage/ecu
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:53:33 -0800
  ...Thanks, Mike On 2/28/04 7:44 PM, "John Connolly, Aircooled.Net" <john@aircooled.net> wrote: > sounds like an O2 sensor to me...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:17:37 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > The Vanagon operates the O2 sensor heater continuously. Since it is so far away from the engine it is needed...
• Re: Electrical Connections/ Silicone Sprays/ Pipe cleaners
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 21:03:34 EST
  ...Silicone is (supposedly) extremely hazardous to the > health of the O2 sensor. It will irreversible contaminate it. I too like > the way it shines...
• Re: 84 idling rough when warmed up...
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:01:12 -0800
  ...The o2 sensor on my 83 wbx takes 4 minutes to warm up and get fully operational. 86 and newer have a heated sensor...
• Re: Generic O2 Sensors - What is the real deal?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:35:59 -0700
  I have run both Walker and Bosch Generic O2 Sensors for years on various vehicles I've owned without any problems to speak of...
• Re: Diagnosing Issue using O2 Meter during Open-Loop Operation
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:36:24 -0700
  ...9/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> I have a Ken Lewis O2 meter and during the initial open-loop >> operation, it >> read normally, in...
• Passed smog!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:12:14 -0700
  ...CO2, 11.4; O2, 4.4; HC, 84; CO, .16 2500 rpm: CO2, 14.5; O2, .2; HC, 18; CO, .23 Vanagons apparently don...
• Re: Failed Smog Test
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 11:11:24 -0500
  ...I have read (on the list) an alternative procedure using the O2 sensor and a voltmeter(search archives). In the mean time I would...
• Re: Oxygen sensor and warning light
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 08:27:54 -0500
  ...Michael Townsend > >It's worth noting that the van's manual calls for replacing the >O2 sensor only at 90000 miles - not at 30000...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 Apr 2002 - Special issue (#2002-376)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:47:13 -0800
  ...If the o2 sensors has over 80k think about the cheaper version of that. If you can borrow an idle stabilization valve or purchase...
• Re: Need an O2 sensor heat shield...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:19:12 -0700
  ...Need an O2 sensor heat shield... I just might have one in my basement, forgot to look over lunch, I will look tonight though...
• Re: Idea for gauge placement
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:53:00 -0400
  Wes, Here is my O2 sensor monitor: http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• I think I TRULY fixed my surging problem
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:17:50 -0800
  ...And after all of the components that I had changed (vac hoses, o2 sensor, plugs, heads, etc.), I thought I might have fixed a...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:23:05 -0800
  Here's some close up shots of the green coaxial O2 wire on my '88 2.1 I'm not certain it was causing...
• Re: 87GL: O2 Warning Light Flashing Intermittent/No Other Symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 20 May 1998 22:09:12 -0700
  ...way home and it did the same thing with same >symptoms. >O2 guage light flashing but temp guage itself reading in the middle. >She...
• Re: go to this link for pic- throttle spring adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 22:13:33 -0600
  Peter, I don't have a syncro, so this may not be pertinent, but on the GL that I have, re-setting the O2...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:06:55 -0700
  ...Not saying a bad O2 sensor just that that is what I got with the O2 sensor unplugged.
• Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:33:48 -0700
  ...of vehicles, but NOT the Digifant? If the only difference between O2 sensors is the connector, and whether they are heated ( 3 wire ) or...
• Re: Hunting and radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:19:54 -0400
  ...Watching my O2 sensor monitor gadget http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html , I notice that rhythmic idle fluctuations correspond with changes in the output...
• Re: Reduced Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:25:09 -0500
  ...A bad O2 sensor, that can make for a 2-3 MPG drop on its own. But as Ben said, the seasonal variation in...
• Re: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:55:30 -0700
  ...I checked the 3 wires coming from > the new O2 sensor. The single wire had a little corrosion on it, so I > cleaned that...
• Digijet O2 Sensor Wiring Issue
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 12:33:33 -0600
  ...While trying to get Roland ready for the state emissions check I replaced the O2 sensor. I tried setting the AFM per the instructions...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - Seattle Nick
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:51:20 -0500
  I think it is the Temp sensor and not the o2. Unplugging the o2 sensor just puts the computer into open loop mode and...
• Speedo Saga
  Historical mailing list - Denys Mueller
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 21:06:29 -0800
  ...Upon returning home I diconnected the upper cable from the O2 Sensor Mileage Meter and attached a drill motor - the upper one turned fine...
• Re: Generic O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 15:47:58 -0700
  ...Generic O2 Sensor >> The Bosch O2 sensor is not a generic replacement, it is a Bosch Part for >> a Ford with the connector removed...
• 89 backfires, sputters when warm. MYSTERY problem!!
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:02:06 -0400
  ...continuity between o2 sensor and brain is fine, too. resistance of o2 sensor is fine, too. temp sensor at intake is fine as well...
• Re: Ox Sensor and Battery Light on.(Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Sun, 2 May 1999 17:12:36 EDT
  As I wrote earlier my O2 sensor light and Battery light came on when I turned my A/C fan to high(4). Since...
• Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 13:33:03 -0700
  ...Ideally the O2 (and all other sensors) should share a common ground point with the ECU signal ground. Damned if I know where the...
• Re: CO adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 07:57:43 -0400
  ...Any advise or suggestions? Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab, 60 T-5 Coupe http://neksiwel.20m.com/ O2 sensor monitor, my cars, Vanagon...
• Re: Air fuel tuning technique - Gurus wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:35:16 -0400
  ...Just to clarify, for the O2 sensor reading I used a digital automotive multimeter (a good one) using millivolts. I rounded the figures in...
• O2 sensors - OEM or after-market?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 20:38:10 -0600
  It looks like I need a new O2 sensor. Was wondering what people think on brands, given the really major differences in price between...
• Re: oxygen sensors checking and theory
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 20:41:48 -0700
  Jeff wrote: >http://www.wps.com/LPG/o2sensor.html Hey, now that was a worthy little chunk. Thanks! Steve
• Re: O2 Sensor Installed and CO adjustment problems (Sorry, Long)
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 12:21:51 -0400
  ...2> turn off engine and disconnect O2 sensor from ECU but leave monitor connected to sensor. 3>start engine and adjust AFM spring to...
• Re: Cat Bypass Pipe "pros & cons"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:19:10 -0400
  ...No O2 sensor use by ECU in that one and I only used it monitor fuel mixture. I noted a slight change in sound...
• 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: Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 15:18:31 -0800
  ...The ECU is adjusting the mixture by adding more fuel to the air/fuel mix, since the O2 sensor is telling it is lean...
• Re: O2 sensors, setting air mixture
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 13:15:03 CST6CDT
  ...Since air mixture tuning via the O2 sensor is done BEFORE the converter, a new or old converter will make no difference in sensor...
• Re: oxygen sensor test
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 07 Jan 1997 17:05:07 -0800
  ...If I recall correctly (it's been a number of months since I read it), the signals from the O2 sensor are suppose to...
• Re: Loss of power while cruising .
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 22:49:59 -0600
  ...Another probably cause would be O2 sensor, especially since shutting off, even when hot, and restarting gives you a 2 minute reprieve. The ecu...
• Re: Need O2 sensor shield help / advise
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 01:21:01 -0500
  ...digital meters usually don't update quickly enough to >follow the O2 voltage. ;-( For practical purposes they're fine -- in closed loop it's...
• Monitor the Oxygen Sensor on your Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:11:57 -0400
  ...The display is a ten LED bar so the voltage level of the O2 sensor is represented as a moving dot. The gadget is...
• Re: oops, more questions on O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 09:07:57 -0400
  > I have been driving Matilda with the O2 sensor disconnected since > great. the new Boston Bob engine went in. Then I remembered that > the...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments-Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:56:17 -0400
  ...Shut off engine, reconnect stabilizer valve, temp 2 and O2 sensors. Restart, and check O2 sensor operation. After 30 seconds or so, you should...
• Re: 89 backfires, sputters when warm. MYSTERY problem!!
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:28:53 -0400
  ...continuity between o2 > sensor and brain is fine, too. resistance of o2 sensor is fine, too. temp > sensor at intake is fine as well...
• Re: Catalytic converter noise
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Sat, 8 May 2004 09:47:43 -0700
  ...When installing the O2 sensor, remember that you must use "O2 sensor safe" anti-seize, as regular anti-seize will destroy the sensor in...
• Re: two questions
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 01:42:57 -0800
  ...Ozone is > much lighter than O2, that's why it rises way up >there and floats. Hence > the much touted ozone layer. So maybe...
• Re: Thread pitch / hole size for Digijet 1.9 WBX O2 sensor / oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:03:07 -0500
  ...It is the same thread for the Digijet / 1.9l WBX O2 sensor or oxygen sensor, 18 x 1.5. (Using both phrases here...
• 1900 RPM
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:39:36 -0800
  Greetings, I think i have a problem with 1900 RPM??? Anyone have any ideas. i have changed the O2 sensor so far. TIA Jere
• New quirks with my van! PLEASE READ/HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Sun, 10 May 1998 19:25:00 -0700
  ...I think it's the O2 sensor and the cat. I only know this because I shut off the engine, disconnected the O2 sensor...
• that old O2 sensor ground
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:19:14 -0700
  Mark Drillock has warned us on many occasions that the O2 sensor brown ground wire that attaches to engine case near the distributor can...
• Re: Help Part 3
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 16:47:08 -0800
  ...Help Part 3 I really screwed up aparently...I tried to restart after the O2 sensor was replaced, it started and then the wires...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:35:37 -0400
  ...OXS light Any chance the alternator light is flickering with the O2 sensor light? Is? the alternator warning light working? The O2 light goes...
• Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:24:37 -0300
  Hi Robert The O2 sensor fine tunes the mixture, however the engine should run close to the correct mixture (maybe a little rich) without...
• Re: Looking for a Bentley Service manual
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 12:00:57 -0800
  Randy--CHANGE MECHANICS The O2 sensor has little effect UNTIL the engine's warm. Get it changed and change your mechanic while you're...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 12:09:46 -0400
  ...I went into the engine compartment and traced the three > wires (there are three right?) that come out of the o2 wire that leads...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:10:58 -0700
  ...a failing O2 sensor in my inline VW > > motored van and I wanted to see what the List take is on O2 sensors. > > There...