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• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:20:09 -0500
  If the wire was only "shorted" you would not see a "high" volts reading from the sensor. You can't get high voltage across...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:11:07 -0500
  ...You probably have a bad O2 sensor or sensor circuit problem. Begin by checking the ground reference for it. The green wire going to...
• Air cooled head temps. Help!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:03:31 -0700
  ...I used old temp sensor ring as washer to help plug turn on washer and not twist sensor while turning plug. Reason original ruined...
• intermittant rich running problem
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 26 May 2009 16:45:04 EDT
  Thanks guys I will check the wiring from the temp II sensor to the ECU and maybe try a shot of water dispersing WD40...
• Re: 84 Red light problem again
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 09:06:58 -0500
  ...Coolant then forms a short between the contacts or between the plug and the sensor. Replace your sensor. gmbulley cary, nc -------- REPLY, End of...
• Re: O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:47:17 -0400
  ...But how they're connected to the sensor For what it's worth, on my '89, if you look into the end of the...
• Re: Help-need mass air flow sensor
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 17:37:17 -0400
  ...Help-need mass air flow sensor > Date: Tuesday, September 09, 1997 5:32 PM > > My previous post about "cold start stalling" has turned out...
• Digfiant being defiant
  Historical mailing list - Martin's
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 07:34:48 -0500
  ...I also checked the temp sensors and they were resonable,( as I did not have the exact temp). Any ideas ? The O2 sensor is...
• Re: WBX oil temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 21:53:20 +0000
  Hi Karl, I installed an oil temp sensor by drilling and tapping a 1/4" pipe thread in the lower right side of the...
• Re: New Engine + New Oxy Sensor = Off Idle Stumble Problem??
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:03:36 -0700
  ...When the new engine I went in, I replaced >injectors, hoses (fuel and water) and a Bosch "universal" three wire >Oxygen Sensor. > > >I think...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:29:34 -0400
  As Dennis said, this is most likely a problem within the oxygen sensor circuit. Here is how you can know for sure. If you...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Sun, 8 Dec 1996 13:00:17 -0500
  ...There is a procedure for testing the O2 sensor in the archives located at: http://halfdan.med.umn.edu:8853/misc/archives/vanagon.html...
• '86 GLi problem...continued
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 11:49:26 EST
  ...The wires from the hall sensor do not go to the ignition module, instead they go to the knock sensor module. The only wiring...
• Re: and coolant leak at pressure tank
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 12:24:39 -0700
  ...The wire from the coolant sensor on top of > the > expansion tank leads into this box. Whether by capillary action or what, > that's...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:29:40 -0600
  ...the O2 or Temp II sensors could be bad, but so could the wiring between the sensors and the ECU and the grounds. A...
• Re: adjusting CO with O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 15:33:28 -0400
  Pat; I disconnect the O2 sensor from the ECU and then monitor the output of the sensor while making the adjustments. Check my web...
• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:02:17 -0800
  ...off of the sensor while driving.� A newer 3-wire sensor has an additional ground wire to provide a better ground for both the...
• Re: Radiator temp sensor question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:11:21 -0700
  ...And I think gw makes replacements The sensor, Dennis will have answer, but I like to put on some gasket sealing compound on those...
• Re: Fwd: Diagnostic tool for ill '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 08:46:46 -0500
  ...I've tried >cleaning the intake air sensor, no luck. I'm about to go digging for and >start replacing the OXY sensor, the...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:38:39 -0400
  Mike, do you have another vehicle with good O2 sensor? Just scope that one and compare. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:48:32 -0800
  ...The SWMBO bad mood sensor, turn off at next gas station or else sensor still in development. The "dogs just took a leak" sensor...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:39:58 -0700
  If you have an '86 or later with the O2 sensor on the cat, you can either have a muffler shop cut out the...
• Coolant light mysteries continued!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:59:48 +0000
  ...Next would be the controller and sensor. For the wiring the wire connections on the level sensor plug and connector itself are suspect. One...
• Re: NEED HELP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 23:06:32 -0500
  ...It was it or me, mano a sensor. I resolved not to leave the garage for any reason until either the sensor was out...
• Re: cold start
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:06:36 +1100
  ...The idle speed controller and ECU both use the temp 22 sensor. Both > go to one side of the sensor and the sensor sinks...
• Re: O2 sensors - OEM or after-market?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 06:40:00 EDT
  ...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: 83' fuel consumption is UNREAL
  Historical mailing list - Booker C. Bense
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 09:58:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...A bad O2 sensor will drop your mileage in half. My '84 Vanagon went from 10mpg to 19pmg when I replaced the O2 sensor...
• Re: Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 17:22:03 -0500
  ...Drove home and then disconnected the wires >to the O2 sensor. Took the van for a drive. Ran like a champ for >about 5...
• Re: Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:41:34 -0700
  ...Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor? >re: I failed emissions:( and I need to fix something so that I can >get >it to pass...
• O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:36:41 -0800
  Having trouble with my engine again (88GL) and it seems to be related to the O2 sensor. It had been stalling a couple of...
• Re: vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:03:16 -0400
  ...I found that my issue was the Temp II sensor - and also possibly the wiring that goes to the Temp II sensor. Once I...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:05:14 -0600
  ...Many people have intemittent problems with > the dynamic oil pressure system. > > jIseman457 > 91 Vanagon > 84K with intermittent buzzer problem When the high pressure sensor...
• Re: O2 sensor monitor gadget any one have the link,
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:58:15 -0500
  ...Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:36 AM Subject: [VANAGON] O2 sensor monitor gadget any one have the link, > Hi Volks, > Any body have the...
• Re: Random Oil Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 14:49:43 -0500
  For the rear sensor on a 2.1 be sure you get the 0.9 bar sensor not the 1.8 or 1.6...
• Re: O2 sensor/CO meter schematic http address request
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 19:54:57 -0600 (MDT)
  Hi All (again), Could someone please post the address for the O2 sensor/CO meter on the list? I've gotten two requests for...
• Re; Spare tires and broken Wires
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 21:52:07 -0500
  Alan, That wire from the black box is for the oxy sensor service light. It is supposed to go on at about every 30...
• Re: Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:00:32 EDT
  The Ox sensor I bought from one of our list vendors had (2) white wires. I was under the impression that the polarity of...
• Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 20:56:27 -0600
  raul lince wrote the high > end pressure sensor was grounded to the distributor and the buzzer goes off > frequently. Be sure that you have...
• Someone have the part number for the universal O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 17:36:33 -0500
  Anyone have the bosch part number for the universal heated O2 sensor for an 89 vanagon? I have my wires that i want to...
• 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...
• temp II & temp I sensor tests
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:42:24 -0700
  ...Is there a simple test, out of the vehicle, for the proper resistance on these two sensors? And what would that value be? Thanks...
• Re: O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:35:22 -0400
  ...I have use a variety of O2 sensors, never noticed any difference. YMMV. Ken http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• coolant level sensor o-ring
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:29:57 -0700
  In an '88 Westy AT, is the seal for the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank a special o-ring, or just an...
• Re: Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 04:08:43 -0500
  ...While the O2 sensor of the WBX is not an EGT sensor, it does send signals to the ECU about the oxygen content of...
• Re: how engine oil degrades
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 05 Jan 1997 13:51:21 -0500
  ...7bit I had my oil light blink and buzz intermittently , indicating the highpress oil sensor went off in my 91 Carat last week ....(I...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 05 May 1995 19:00:11 +0600
  >I'll give you all a hint, a $35 O2 sensor, the bung to be welded >to the manifold and a digital voltmeter are...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:19:33 -0700
  ...ditto temp sensor. O2 sensor and, > though to a much lesser extent, temp sensor, are high impedence, low > current devices, so in this context...
• Re: questions on temp gauges
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:31:32 -0600 (CST)
  ...I was wondering first > of all, where is the predrilled mounting spot on the heads for a temp > sensor? I believe the extra "mounting...
• Re: OXS and battery light on intermitant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:51:33 -0500
  The only purpose of the OXS light is to let you know it's time to change the O2 sensor. The OXS light IS...
• Re: 85' GL Pesky Coolant Light has a life of it's own
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:15:27 -0700
  ...If so, it's the sensor." if I read that right, you are saying jumpered level sensor connectors ..the two in the plug, will...
• Re: water level indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Thu, 30 May 2002 17:11:12 -0700
  ...Have you been able to make the middle sensor activate a light, e.g. when you attach the green wire to the middle sensor...
• Re: Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 13 May 2016 11:47:26 -0400
  ...I had terrible performance that ended up being solved ONLY by reseating all sensors. Bad connections mask input from sensors... Dave > On May 13...
• Re: O2 sensors: 1-wire to replace 3-wire?
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 12:38:10 -0400
  ...I don't even know > what mine is to -- I just went into Chief and asked for a three-wire > sensor. It cost about...
• Re: higher octane needs
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 22:11:35 -0800
  The only correction I can make is that most 2.0L VW in-line 4 motors also use knock sensors (I wouldn't exactly...
• temp guage read-out
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:21:03 -0700
  List, In the last 25K miles, I've replaced my radiator, water pump, thermostat, and just last night, my temp sensor that sends the...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 00:23:07 -0500
  ...Without the cat you may not need the O2 sensor. The O2 sensor is there to make the cat do its job. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Cold Morning Puzzlement Part Deux
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 06:30:14 EST
  Chuck; Reading the voltage of the TEMPII sensor does not tell you if they are in _tolerance_. You MUST use an ohm meter, a...
• Re: 1987 Oxygen Sensor Wiring 2.1 liter Digifant MV engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:12:36 +0100
  ...The female connector is present on the ECU to O2 sensor (harness) wire... but it appears that the O2 sensor wire was just cut...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:48:27 -0800
  ...It has a 2 wire sensor that pushes into a smooth hole in the housing with an o-ring to seal it and a...
• 84 westie at 10 miles/gallon
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:32:32 -0700
  A recent purchase, came with the low mileage New O2 sensor New injectors Replaced throttle body with one that I knew was good New...