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• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:49:38 -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...
• Re: How easy is it to .....
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:37:04 -0400
  ...Are there any other sensors > that feed to the AFM? > > David (1987 Wolfsburg GL) >
• Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:50:57 -0500
  I went for a long time with a generic O2 sensor, but it finally pooped out. Then the next wo generics were really problematic...
• Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:14:41 -0700
  My brother shared this trick with me for removing o2 sensors: 1) Get the pipe and sensor hot (engine running for a couple of...
• o2 sensor wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 23:16:25 -0600
  Can I solder O2 sensor lead wires? Or should I use solderless crimp connectors? I know my pyrometer wire needs to be joined mechanically...
• Re: FI harness help needed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:46:13 -0700
  ...Hook it up to the wiring harness at the sensor, to test the old > sensor before removing it. DONE. > > Step 3. Power up the...
• Re: O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:52:54 EST
  ...The O2 sensor doesn't control the ECU, engine, or the AFM. The O2 sensor harness, has been written up in the technical bulletins...
• Re: O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:52:54 EST
  ...The O2 sensor doesn't control the ECU, engine, or the AFM. The O2 sensor harness, has been written up in the technical bulletins...
• Syncro Temp Gauge Sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 21:22:06 -0400
  Howdy, I'm looking for a used Syncro temperature gauge sensor (brass, 1 terminal, screws into the metal 2.1L thermostat housing on the...
• Re: o2 sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:29:57 -0400
  If the engine is rich enough to be a noticeable problem, the O2 sensor output should be 1 volt or more. To quickly check...
• Re: O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:37:39 -0700
  ...The computer is probably running in "open loop" at startup - it ignores the O2 sensor until it thinks the sensor has had enough time...
• Re: What are the symptoms of a failing TEMP II Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:09:51 -0400
  Tom, Sometimes the wire that feeds the sensor goes bad. Change the wire before you change the sensor again. All the way from the...
• Re: O2 sensor and exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 08:56:49 -0400
  Get a three wire O2 sensor for a ford, costs only $32.00. Same sensor different plug, just splice on vw plug. Dave K.
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Gas in Oil?]
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Fri, 2 May 1997 00:50:06 -0700 (PDT)
  FYI, my '83.5 (H2O) has an O2 sensor. Charles On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Sean Bartnik wrote: > > > > I hadn't either, but there...
• Re: oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:11:54 -0400
  Many VW and Audi engines use the 1.8 bar or the white sensor. The WBX can not. The .9 or the grey sensor...
• Re: O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:36:27 -0700
  ...The computer is probably running in "open loop" at startup - it ignores the O2 sensor until it thinks the sensor has had enough time...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:58:12 -0800
  ...Mass Airflow Sensor > MAP: Manifold Absolute Pressure sensor. > > Both are two different things. > Well yeah, that's why I was asking about the feasibility...
• Re: One more %^$ part...now O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:33:42 -0400
  Volks, if the "direct fit" O2 sensor for your 86-91 Vanagon is hard to find or too expensive for your budget you can...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 9 Aug 2018 13:34:50 -0600
  ...the Temp'Sensors ~ Are You Sure You got the Correct Sensor in the Position & the Correct Connector back on the Correct Sensor ~ Have You...
• Re: Temp II sensor replacement
  Historical mailing list - dennis lockwood
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:59:58 -0800
  ...Remove the electrical connector from the sensor. Hint, push against the wire bail that holds the electrical connector on the sensor. The sensor will...
• RE: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 15:20:30 -0700
  "He said they were initially put on to control emissions, but he has tested buses before and after installing new sensors and couldn't...
• Re: Had surging, fixed it, but did I just bandaid it?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:35:11 -0500
  ...On hot engine (off) I disconnected it then turned on >the engine to check sensor voltage. With the sensor disconnected it >started to hunt...
• Re: need dealer part # for coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - yahi
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 20:58:20 -0700
  Hi Gary, You didn't specify Temp I or Temp II sensor. I'm assuming it's the Temp II sensor located at thermostat...
• O2 Sensor Wiring (excerpt from Dealer Service memo)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 07:18:18 -0800
  ...Oxygen Sensor Wiring- High resistance or a short in the wire for the oxygen sensor (the green wire that would be disconnected during a...
• Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:43:48 EST
  ...That said, on the FoMoCo O2 sensor, the white lead pair form the heater circuit, and the black lead is always the sensor signal...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 10:16:06 -0400
  ...Is there a better way to remove the sensor? Should I use >> my touch to heat the sensor ? Any ideas would be great. I...
• Re: O2 Sensor - 3-wire vs 1-wire
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:59:16 -0500
  ...this helps the sensor come up to temp quicker thus allowing the computer to use its data. this is to reduce emissions. i don...
• Re: Level sensor for water tank
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:28:29 -0400
  Shorter link: <http://www.busdepot.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=sink+sensor> Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 4 May 2008 18:40:31 -0400
  ...The TEMP II sensor uses a copper crush washer; the smaller gauge sender also uses a washer but it's not copper. -Wes On...
• Re: Loss of power/stumbling
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:55:59 EST
  ...I reconnected the sensor and disconnected the green wire from the o/2 sensor. Ran almost normal. Could i have cooked the oxygen sensor...
• O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ron Pascal
  Wed, 5 Feb 1997 07:22:28 -0800
  Anyone know how to tell if the O2 Sensor needs to be replaced on an 88 Westy? Can the sensor be checked using a...
• Re: O2 sensor coax wire testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:17:48 -0500
  ...If it does, prolly bad sensor. If it doesn't prolly bad wire. >Another question...the O2 sensor voltage is definitely produced by the...
• O2 Sensor Fix
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:17:24 -0400
  Hi Jeff, Your solution to mounting an O2 sensor is fine. Ideally you want to mount it as close to the stock location as...
• 94 Golf (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Tue, 5 May 1998 09:52:46 -0700
  ...They say the O2 sensor is causing the problem & say for $299, they can install a new O2 sensor. This would be the third...
• Re: Voltage/mixture sensor, testing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 23:14:54 -0700
  ...Do the propane torch test to check your sensor. Attach a digital voltmeter to the sensor. Hold the flame of the torch on the...
• FW: What does o2 sensor do?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 12:03:43 -0400
  ...What does o2 sensor do? HI All, I recently found that my o2 sensor was disconnected (the sensor that sticks into the catalytic convertor...
• testing temp 2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 02:20:25 -0700
  ...I've been assuming that the left side of the graph is for the temp 1 sensor and that the right side of the...
• O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - James E. Ferree
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:18:32 -0500
  Hello, I put in a new O2 sensor in my van because the wire had come loose on the one that was in there...
• HEAD SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Thu, 10 May 2001 11:29:09 -0700
  Hi all, A mechanic installed a new head temp sensor by Cyl # 2 instead of Cyl #3. He used a spliced piece of wire...
• Re: O2 Sensor, Bucking etc.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:02:17 EST
  ...Disconnect the sensor lead. This is easiest deduce with a single wire sensor. Three wire sensors have two wires for a heater, DONT mess...
• temp sensor-86 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:54:24 -0500
  I'm looking for the temp sensor that sends signals to the ECU on a 86 Vanagon? The number on the sensor is 025906041A...
• Re: O2 Sensors need grounding? (was STILL BUCKING & KICKING!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:26:56 -0400
  Come to think about it, when I "accidently" cured my B&K troubles during the muffler replacement I removed my O2 sensor just to...
• Re: crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:50:14 -0500
  Perhaps an ECU problem of not being able to process O2 sensor signal. This topic came up a couple of months ago and one...
• Re: More O2 Sensor confusion...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 07:41:20 -0600
  I find it invaluable to know what my 02 sensor is doing. I made a digitool. A person can get the same information by...
• O2 Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sat, 20 Oct 2001 19:22:58 -0400
  ...I'm thinking this isn't the sensor but rather the green wire that connects the sensor to the ECU. Any opinions?? How easy...
• Re: When the O2 sensor cools down...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:58:07 -0400
  ...Right -- that's the ECU driving the sensor. When the sensor comes back to life its signal overpowers the ECU's constant half-volt...
• Re: O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter - Correct model for each FI system ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:55:27 -0400
  ...Would there be anything wrong with putting the O2 sensor in the cat on a 1.9? Sometimes the old O2 sensor is so...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:12:18 -0500
  Jim, You didn't say whether you had the O2 sensor disconnected from the harness when you made this measurement. If so, the reading...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:29:41 -0700
  ...Question about temp II sensor and bad running > FWIW, I once replaced an O2 sensor just because it was time and I was > putting...
• O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:00:05 -0800
  ...Disconnecting the O2 sensor should be the first step. If the engine still runs poor, find the problem. If the engine runs perfect, then...
• O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sun, 22 Mar 2020 11:24:54 -0500
  ...With engine running and o2 sensor connected, Ive got 0.92 v sensor to ground. Running and O2 disconnected .91v on sensor and .44v...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 14:44:13 -0400
  The O2 sensor thread is the same as an "18mm" spark plug like in older Fords. The Vanagon spark plug is a 14mm thread...
• Re: oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:06:39 -0700
  >They put in a 056-919-081-E, which I think is the 1.8 BAR sensor, but I >think I read that it...
• oops, more questions on O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:16:53 -0600
  I studied the busdepot O2 sensor options after I sent my previous email, and realized that the difference in price is not OE vs...
• Oxygen sensor question.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 08:19:54 -0700
  There is a sleeve that slides down over the wire(s) connecting the sensor to the electrical system. The sleeve seems to be made...
• Re: '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich??? ideas??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 22:09:33 -0700
  It sounds like possibly an OX sensor wiring issue. After starting the engine the ECU always IGNORES the signal from the OX sensor until...
• Re: Part numbers needed please
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:39:57 -0800
  ...1.9's had screw-in sensors thru 85. 2.1's have slip-in sensors held in by a clip. 1.9 Screw...
• Re: 94 Golf (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 6 May 1998 03:37:37 EDT
  ...They say the O2 sensor is causing the problem & say for $299, they can install a new O2 sensor. This would be the third...
• Re: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:45:44 -0500
  ...ECU ignores O2 for a bit after starting even if engine is warm enough and sensor signals ready. Temp-II OTOH acts even during...
• Re: Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 06 Sep 94 19:56:51 CDT
  ...i.e., the computer can't tell the difference between the sensor hooked up (and not working) and the sensor disconnected. >Then I reconnected...