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  • re- Oxygen Sensor Reset/Syn
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    Wed, 3 Sep 1997 15:27:35 -0600
    SyncroBeast re: Oxygen Sensor Reset/Syncro OK, I give up. Now understand I wasn't dressed to crawl under and look last night, but...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Conversion Wiring
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:41:35 -0800
    > I bought a Bosch 13913 three wire oxygen sensor. I am preparing to cut > the > end off and solder the VW end in its...
  • Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
    Historical mailing list - Jerry
    Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:09:13 -0600
    ...I have read all the posts concerning >> oxygen sensor grounds and I have questions. >> >> Where does the oxygen sensor ground(green wire)? >> Does it...
  • unsubscribe
    Historical mailing list - lee collins
    Tue, 3 Oct 2000 06:54:04 -0400
    ...fuel hoses and oxygenated fuels > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator > <owner-LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Wed, 8 Aug 2001 08:41:21 -0500
    ...So run to the store and locate the new Ronco, Seal a Van, oxygen eliminator baggy, that you drive your vehicle in, suck out...
  • Re: Propane Heating - Cheap Coleman Alternative?
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Sun, 9 Sep 2001 22:54:17 -0500
    Here's a quick question----- This portable Buddy Heater I have has a low oxygen shut off------- What in the hell does this mean...
  • Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems
    Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
    Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:42:14 +0100
    http://www.howstuffworks.com/question257.htm
  • oxygen sensors checking and theory
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
    Mon, 28 Apr 2003 21:49:46 EDT
    http://www.wps.com/LPG/o2sensor.html
  • Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:12:02 -0700
    ...regarding Bosh Oxygen sensor - same as at our favorite vendors http://www.autozone.com/engine-management/oxygen-sensor/bosch-oxygen-sensor/volkswagen/vanagon-2wd...
  • Still running rich, now what
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:28:16 -0700
    ...The temp sensors were the exact same ohms and were correct with temperatures (did it twice), oxygen sensor wire is ok, oxygen sensor is...
  • Re: EGR/oxygen sensor..
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 18 Aug 2002 09:58:36 -0500
    ...Good luck, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Birmingham, Alabama, USA Yoshi wrote: > Hi, > > What is EGR/oxygen sensor? I am watching "EGR/oxygen sensor...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
    Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
    Tue, 24 Dec 2002 18:17:37 -0600
    ...The oxygen sensor on my 1.9 L is between the cat and the exhaust collector flange. Are you saying this piece of pipe...
  • What do folks do when replacing Calforina Air Cooled Vanagon Exhaust?
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Sat, 24 May 2003 11:46:45 -0400
    ...We have the parts for the federal air cooled exhaust system (which includes a cat and egr valve but no place for an oxygen...
  • Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 16 May 2008 23:25:28 -0400
    ...tested Oxygen Sensor, and... Just for fun, I decided to go out and "test" my oxygen sensor today, by which I mean I warmed...
  • Re: Upgrading 1.9 to 2.1
    Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
    Thu, 25 Feb 1999 19:07:54 -0600
    ...The only necessary alteration you would > need to do is to add a single-wire oxygen sensor to the exhaust system. > > Bill Actually, except...
  • Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
    Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:48:40 -0500
    ...wrote: > Hi > > I know this has been discussed before, but the oxygen sensor is a real bugger to get off !! > > I'm about to...
  • Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:40:38 -0700
    ...Where do all of you people LIVE?!? > I recently had to remove 2 oxygen sensors from a pair of 87's- one had > been...
  • 87 wolfsburg runs then dies
    Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
    Sun, 27 Feb 2000 20:26:36 EST
    ...We seem to think it is the oxygen sensor. When it runs , it purrs. A little bit of white smoke, if that is a...
  • 2.1L Extremely Rough Running
    Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
    Mon, 15 Mar 1999 14:11:32 -0500
    ...I am particularly curious about the oxygen sensor voltage readings that seem way out of line with what I have seen mentioned in various...
  • Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:47:39 -0500
    ...Just trace the wire up from the oxygen sensor and you will find it. The oxygen sensor is located in the middle of the...
  • Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
    Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:51:24 -0600
    ...Where do all of you people LIVE?!? I recently had to remove 2 oxygen sensors from a pair of 87's- one had been...
  • 2.1L hesitation at low RPM.....
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 21 Dec 2002 12:37:38 -0500
    Hello all, My friend's '89 Westy will pull cleanly from 1000 RPM with the oxygen sensor unplugged. With the oxygen sensor plugged in...
  • '85 GL-Loss of power/fuel economy
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Miller
    Thu, 17 Aug 2000 14:58:00 EDT
    ...I had replaced the plugs/plug wires,rotor/cap, oxygen sensor, and the air/fuel filters. Then the bucking started occurring at 64 mph...
  • Re: Great fuel injection diagnosis document I found on the net (Digitool related)
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Wed, 26 May 2004 19:05:05 -0400
    On Wed, 26 May 2004, TinkerMan wrote: > That's because it's a European model... > My DJ even doesn't have an oxygen sensor...
  • Re: Tyres and nitrogen
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Wed, 23 Apr 2003 16:51:14 -0700
    ...IF anything you want oxygen free air as O2 will decompose rubber. In high temp situations, i could, i guess, see a reason to...
  • 1987 Oxygen Sensor Wiring 2.1 liter Digifant MV engine
    Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
    Sun, 24 Feb 2002 22:09:49 +0100
    Can anyone help me figure out the wiring on my Oxygen Sensor?? It is the 3 wire type and was replaced several years ago...
  • Re: AFM failure
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 18 Apr 2020 20:37:13 +0000
    ...AFM failure > > > > > > > > The sensor is a bit of magic and should probably be called an oxygen > > > deficiency sensor! This thought is based on the...
  • Oxygen sensor: is a shielded wire necessary?
    Historical mailing list - karl
    Wed, 3 Nov 1999 20:12:53 -0500
    ...After much swapping and testing of sensors, AFM's, ECU's, I found the problem to be a shorted out oxygen sensor lead. This...
  • Re: Need help with engine running too rich
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:36:37 EST
    ...If this solves the problem then you could have had a bad AFM which killed your new Oxygen sensor and then the oxygen sensor...
  • Removing Oxygen Sensor tips needed, broken O2 sensor cause backfire?
    Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
    Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:55:42 -0700
    ...How can I remove the Oxygen(O2) sensor? I've hooked three wrenches together to get around two feet of leverage, and pulled such...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 24 Dec 2002 18:46:22 -0500
    ...For two weeks I've been trying to get the old oxygen sensor off my exhaust pipe so I can replace it. Tried PB...
  • Re: heater
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 3 Nov 2005 17:45:49 -0600
    ...I don't think it has any kind off low oxygen shutoff. However, it uses a lot less fuel than anything I looked at...
  • Re: Thread size for Oxygen sensor
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
    Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:24:09 -0700
    ...Thread size for Oxygen sensor In a message dated 8/30/2010 12:16:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM writes...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 24 Dec 2002 23:53:50 -0500
    ...The oxygen sensor on my 1.9 L is between the >cat and the exhaust collector flange. Are you saying this piece of pipe...
  • Do you have an old, known bad, oxygen sensor?
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Mon, 20 Jan 2003 11:17:11 -0500
    I'd like to get an old, bad oxygen sensor with the original VW wiring for an '87 Westy. The reason is that I...
  • '85 Oxygen sensor, 0.1volts
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Mon, 8 Oct 2007 17:22:30 -0400
    Further testing has my oxygen sensor running between .01 and .05 volts, yet the engine is clearly running very very rich and not idling...
  • Re: Drop in gas mileage update 2
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:22:55 -0600
    ...The reduced oxygen environment forces the fire to seek it's oxygen for combustion from the clay and glaze in the pots rather than...
  • Re: Digitool data and more info; need source for correct oxygen sensor.
    Historical mailing list - Marshall
    Sat, 1 Jun 2002 19:53:09 -0500
    ...Digitool data and more info; need source for correct oxygen sensor. Volks, swapped air flow meters, same result. When I hook up the oxygen...
  • Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:49:46 -0700
    ...Revisiting the Catalytic Converter... > > oxygen sensor bad = running rich > > running rich = more work for cat to do > > more work for cat = getting hot & melting...
  • Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug?
    Historical mailing list - Philip Jones
    Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:16:34 EDT
    ...If this is an acceptable solution, why would anyone bother ever replacing it? Does anyone else on the list leave their faulty oxygen sensor...
  • Re: 2.1L oxygen snsr light
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Fri, 25 Feb 2000 15:12:27 -0500
    ...my '87 2.1L's Oxygen sensor light came on yesterday@ 122,127 miles. > I replaced the cat and sensor a year ago @ about...
  • oxygensensors.com
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:39:31 -0500
    Check the site, http://www.oxygensensors.com They have 2 models for the 2.1L engine, One is an Universal Oxygen Sensor (3 wires...
  • Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:54:59 -0600
    ...regarding Bosh Oxygen sensor - same as at our favorite vendors > > http://www.autozone.com/engine-management/oxygen-sensor/bosch-oxygen-sensor/volkswagen/vanagon-2wd...
  • Re: � � � Re: Fire Extinguishers
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 30 Aug 2002 05:14:39 -0500
    ...No oxygen is present to do the job or feed the fire. The oxygen present in air, and under pressure in a tire acts...
  • Re: subject Re: oxs light came on
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Sun, 7 Dec 2008 13:19:42 -0800
    ...You > see they fill up your spare tire at the factory with German Oxygen. > Then every so often it has to be replenished. Fortunately...
  • Re: VW Fuel Injection Information (was SS header)
    Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
    Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:46:31 -0400
    In a message dated 97-09-19 16:30:56 EDT, Sean Bartnik correctly corrected me: << Actually, the oxygen sensor is a battery rather...
  • where does the oxygen sensor wire go?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Thu, 17 Aug 2000 09:04:27 -0700
    I think i may have isolated my running rich problem to a busted oxygen sensor wire. Now where does the wire go to when...
  • Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:45:17 -0700
    ...Removing Oxygen Sensor > > I use a long, closed end 7/8"(as I recall?) wrench and a hammer". Once a little > liquid wrench is...
  • Humid Air is less dense than Dry Air!!!
    Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
    Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:27:46 -0400
    ...The water molecules that replace nitrogen or oxygen have an atomic weight of 18. This is lighter than both nitrogen and oxygen. In other...
  • Re: in search of instrument cluster circuit diagram
    Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
    Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:23:01 -0400
    My 1990 Syncro Camper does not have the oxygen sensor indicator light, either. There is no mention of it in the owner's manual...
  • Re: Poor power until warm
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 17 Aug 2018 21:48:09 -0700
    then check the wiring/connector of the temp2 sensor... check the Oxygen sensor too..
  • Re: reformulated gasoline
    Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
    Sun, 06 Apr 1997 10:51:58 -0700
    Reformulated gasoline used in major metropolitan areas in the west is oxygenated gasoline, not gasohol. DDF
  • oxygen sensor replacement
    Historical mailing list - s w
    Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:48:48 -0800
    i just got a new oxygen sensor and i have a question, the new one i have has about three inches of wire leading...
  • Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:09:19 -0700
    ...wrote: > Hi > > I know this has been discussed before, but the oxygen sensor is a real bugger to get off !! > > I'm about to...
  • Re: was : R134 conversion..,,Now water in tank
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:41:22 -0600
    ...If in california or certain east coast states it will have from 3 to 5 percent ethyl in it or other oxygenates. Fuel is...
  • Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
    Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
    Wed, 30 Jun 1999 19:26:16 -0500
    ...Talked to a guy that runs a business selling Catalytic Convertors and also Oxygen sensors. I asked him if splicing the three wire oxygen...
  • Re: replacing oxygen sensor???
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 27 Dec 2000 21:19:37 EST
    Ed, there are two different types of oxygen sensor. A single wire and a three wire. Your van needs a three wire (which is...
  • RE: Where can I rent a CO meter in East Bay (CA)
    Historical mailing list - Beth Young
    Thu, 21 Nov 1996 18:41:15 -0800 (PST)
    ...I understand that the O2 sensor measures oxygen in the exhaust vs. oxygen in the air, and this differential results in a potential (voltage...
  • Oxygen Sensor Conversion Wiring
    Historical mailing list - Larry Johnson
    Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:03:54 -0500
    ...Larry <<I bought a Bosch 13913 three wire oxygen sensor. I am preparing to cut the end off and solder the VW end in...
  • Re: shielded wire for oxygen sensor?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 21 May 2008 17:54:34 -0400
    pickle vanagon wrote: > I'm planning on running a wire from my oxygen sensor up to the front of the > van for a air...