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• 87 Westy has loss of power, also '87 westy O2 sensor...
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 10:29:42 -0700
  Use a real penetrating oil. WD40 is basically kerosene and it's use is limited to dispersing water (WD Water Dispersant), potato cannons and...
• Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:43:11 -0500
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/vanagon.html Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ New batch of O2 sensor monitor Gadgets!
• Re: fuel injection tuning
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 20:41:07 -0400
  I have about three, in dash O2 monitors left at $20 a piece. Read about them at: http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html Ken...
• Re: O2 Sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:50:22 -0500
  ...Then I reconnect my O2 sensor and consider that part of the >injection system adjusted. Makes sense. Playing with it just now (my AFM...
• Re: Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:38:00 -0400
  ...The O2 sensor is required with the 3-way cat to reduce NOx emissions, a leading contributor to smog. In order to test the...
• Re: O2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 19:42:30 -0400
  ...Ron advertises O2 sensors to replace mine that "require splicing". > What's meant by this? The archives seem full of stories of spliced O2...
• Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry
  Historical mailing list - Ron Toby
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:20:33 -0700
  ...I have tried different combo's of connection of pre-sensor connected and o2 disconnected and vice versa but the o2 disconnected is the...
• ? Interior Cubed Feet of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:41:59 -0500
  ...trying to figure O2 depletion in a Air tight space. Of course the vanagon camper is not air tight with the top stock canvas...
• Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:04:04 -0700
  ...wrote: > >> It won't kill your motor to run without the O2 sensor but it will run full >> rich all the time and decimate...
• Re: O2 sensor light on means?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jun 1997 19:30:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Anyone? I presume it means either the O2 sensor has failed or there is another problem with the exhaust (e.g. hole). Thanks, -Karl...
• Re: O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter - Correct model for each FI system ?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:20:31 -0400
  ...Does anyone know the size/thread pattern for the O2 sensor? I�d like to go buy a plug for it and don�t...
• Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 09:27:05 -0700
  > >My hunch, again, is that these delays were built into the ECU/O2 system to >please consumers by making the vans run smoother at...
• Re: Crummy Vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Mon, 17 May 2021 11:44:45 -0600
  ...The inner lead on green shielded O2 cable on vehicle harness may be shorting to cable shield. No. O2 sensor signal observed to be...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:20:32 -0800
  Good tip Dennis! If I ran the cat longitudinally, the O2 would be located in my "new" single outlet manifold. (OBD1 Jetta engine) Image...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:56:40 -0700
  ...the O2 sensor i again modulating the fuel > mix properly....When running with the O2 sensor disconnected from the > ECU, I was seeing around...
• On going Oxygen sensor issues...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:53:55 -0700
  Recently, the O2 sensor on my Digifant inline VW ABA motor stopped functioning. I un-plugged it and confirmed it was in-operative, drove...
• A Christmas Goose
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:11:51 -0800
  ...Walker SVX O2 Sensors drop shipped to MCM per recommendation. I. Measuring the new O2 sensors at the sensors gave 0.011 V (11...
• Re: CA Smog Failed - 1985 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:49:52 -0400
  ...If the vehicle has an O2 sensor, (most 81+) the original Cat is known as a 3-way. It reduces CO, HC, and NOx...
• Re: 1.9 idle woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:31:19 -0600
  ...Do this by warming the engine, then shut it down, remove the O2 sensor connector at the idle stabilizer valve, then start engine again...
• 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
  ...TBill 83.5 Westy ***ALWAYS suspect your O2 sensor!*** _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
• O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 19:44:57 -0800
  I had a Bosch generic three wire O2 sensor go bad after it was a month old. The Bosch representative said it was the...
• O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 19:44:57 -0800
  I had a Bosch generic three wire O2 sensor go bad after it was a month old. The Bosch representative said it was the...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:52:40 -0600
  On 27 Jul , 2014, at 12:21 PM, Don Hanson wrote: > Stoichmetric ....(always wanted to say that word) Easier to Pornounce if spelled correctly...
• Re: O2 Sensor Wrench Size
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:00:14 EST
  In a message dated 12/14/02 2:19:26 PM, dbaker5@KC.RR.COM writes: << measures 55/64 which is close to 22...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 13:12:44 -0500
  At 06:27 PM 1/13/2003, David Menche wrote: >So its made of wood???? Won't it burn???? No, it's a duck...
• Octoberbus?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 17:52:56 -0400
  ...Anybody? Dates? Thanks Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab 60 356 T-5 Porsche http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon tech, pixs, O2 monitor gadget
• I4 emissions issures (from Digester)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 06:49:57 -0700
  I am not a CISowner, so this may be silly, but you said your idle wasn't steady and that means perhaps the O2...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:52:33 -0700
  ...If all O2 is burned completely, the engine runs hotter and so on)." The nominal response from the O2 sensor to the fluctuations in...
• Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:32:15 -0700
  ...But..As I was headed home up 395 along the east slope of the Sierras, my alternator and my O2 sensor lights started flickering...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:50:38 -0700
  ...Decided to install the new >>> reconditioned GOWESTY AFM today. >>> I disconnected the O2 sensor then installed the AFM started the >>> engine with the O2...
• Injector flow, ECU inputs RE: Injector color question
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:22:33 -0400
  ...O2 is just a tweak, and I'm not sure the O2sensor/ECU responds fast enough to influence the mixture through transient response like...
• Re: 2.1 Syncro; Failed Emissions "Say it isnt so Joe:" :o)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:03:54 -0700
  ...11.8 %O2: 3.3 HC: 788 CO(%): 1.53 FAIL > >RPM: 2511 %CO2: 13.5 %O2: 1.6 HC: 203 CO(%): .88 PASS...
• Alternator and O2 Dash lights on
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:11:42 -0400
  ...My O2 AND Alternator Dash lights are coming on and dimming simultaneously depending on RPM (for the most part). I checked the Archives to...
• Re: Super fast idle
  Historical mailing list - KD
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:31:51 -0600
  ...Same thing happened to me (panic time) Also make sure no vacuum leaks or corrosion on wire connections and ground to the O2. Wish...
• Intermittent Power Loss - '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sat, 20 May 2017 10:48:08 -0700
  ...On Chris' suggestion we disconnected the O2 sensor and I've been driving it, mainly on short, local drives now for several days without...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:45:46 -0600
  ...The connectors are two in number, one a two-terminal connector for the power to the O2 sensor, the other a single terminal which...
• Re: [WetWesties] O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Fri, 30 May 2003 10:55:30 -0700
  ...Re: [WetWesties] O2 sensor > the two wires that look the same are the heater wires. The odd-ball wire > is the signal wire. > > Matthew...
• Re: Driveability issues with a non-stock engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:15:46 -0800
  ...Try tweaking the wheel in the AFM so that the O2 sensor is reading 0.6VDC with the O2 sensor disconnected from the ECU...
• Re: HC high at Idle - Any Ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:03:23 -0600
  ...Could this also be contributing to the high HC at IDLE? Maybe the O2 sensor is showing lean from the extra O2 so the...
• Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 07:59:25 -0100
  > Good news! You can get a stock Bosch O2 sensor at German Parts & > Restoration for $118 + shipping... > The counterman let me go through the...
• What is normal vacuum spec on 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:05:28 -0500
  ...Also not sure if this "leak" is being compensated for by the O2 sensor or not (in longer inj time), I dont know just...
• 1.9l unstable idle -- two causes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:10:38 -0500
  ...Replacing the O2 sensor doubled the mixture flip-flop rate and made the idle rock-steady. Lazy sensor...Ken Lewis's little meter board...
• Re: Idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - wogdog
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 16:43:41 -0700
  ...The O2 sensor and the charging system light, the one with the battery next to it. Tried resetting the O2 sensor but no luck...
• O2 Sensor Monitor Gadgets for Sale.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:13:51 -0400
  Greetings All, I have a new batch of these made up. http://tinyurl.com/cbsfhr for details. $22 each, free shipping to U.S...
• Re: Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - se7en
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 22:42:59 -0800
  David Marshall wrote: > > No O2 sensor??? Really? That's really strange! That's what I understand. We'll see when it gets here. Apparently...
• NVC> Homemade, used motor oil, garage furnace
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:26:42 -0500
  ...motherearth/me4.html Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab 60 356 T-5 Porsche http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon tech, pixs, O2 monitor gadget
• Re: FA: Catalytic converter straight pipe
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:53:31 -0700
  ...pipe (bypass). > I bought it for my van but never got around to installing it. > Does it have a bung for an O2 sensor?
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:23:45 -0400
  ...Mine retains it's original function, so it will behave like an O2 light is expected to behave, if the A/C is off.
• turning off O2 sensor light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:41:14 -0400
  Can someone remind where the button is? I have the front end up on ramps and the spare tire lowered, but don't see...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 22 May 2007 21:53:56 -0400
  ...Is the dip stick firmly seated? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor help
• Re: Low - LOW - gas mileage !?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:29:58 -0800
  How old is your O2 sensor? Keith O. 90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen" Past VeeDubs in the family 1984 Westy "Brownie" 1980 PU diesel 1979...
• Re: Vexing Subtle Misfire Issues
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:19:13 -0700
  ...Compression good on all cylinders. > -O2 sensor. Sensor is new, misfire happens even when ECU is in open loop, > and wideband O2 sensor indicates...
• Re: CSI: Vanagon...Smog results!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:38:10 +0000
  ...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: 1.9 l question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 15 May 2001 10:21:41 EDT
  ...If the O2 sensor is connected and the engine is warmed up the O2 sensor could be wigging because it is expecting to read...
• Re: Fast idle and stumble
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:09:41 -0400
  ...No O2 and it seems fine. >> >> Still need to try a friends ECU >> >> I’m hoping to soon have most of a recently working...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:07:39 EST
  Horace; The O2 sensor fine tunes the FI system to achieve stoichiometry. A rich condition produces a voltage output from the sensor, about .9...
• Re: Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 24 May 2007 19:05:06 -0700
  ...The O2 sensor connector is only one wire and it has only one female connector to plug it into. It should be kind of...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:14:42 -0500
  ...When, for a couple of days on a four years ago, I had to > drive with the O2 sensor disconnected, I got about 13...
• Re: Another question about O2 sensors..
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:08:17 -0700
  ...The ECU components that process the O2 voltage output need a positive and negative connection as does the O2 sensor itself. All DC circuits...
• Re: O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:02:00 -0600
  ...Checked the voltage output from the >> O2 >> sensor (disconnected) and just wildly varies from about .05V to about >> .15V, >> nowhere near the .45V ish...