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• Running Without O2 Sensor Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:44:34 -0700
  ...Is there any long term negatives to running without the O2 sensor other than the effect on gas mileage? I'm prompted to ask...
• Use Oxy Sensor light to re-set odometer?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
  Sat, 20 May 2006 17:39:13 -0400
  ...Then, the Oxygen Sensor light came on. I replaced the sensor, but the light stayed on. I have learned that it has a re...
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:36:12 -0700
  ...after confiming that the van is in tune and running right (new >O2 sensor, valve position sensor, temp sensor and new plugs), and >adding...
• Re: Still running rich, now what
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:21:35 -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: Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 21:37:35 -0600
  ...The seat for the OS sensor must be dry. So don't apply the oil, or if you have run the engine and burn...
• Re: Another O2 sensor querry -- heater element elementals
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 18:01:27 -0500
  ...By that time, the unheated O2 sensor would have been warmed up - so it's pointless to heat the sensor - it'd just be...
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 7 Mar 2023 16:03:25 -0800
  ...in case the sensor fails. > > > > Would using 2 wires from the toggle switch and attaching them on the 2 > > wires on the sensor at...
• Re: Infrequent symptom: inconsistent power after descending hill
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:14:32 -0400
  ...The O2 sensor will also go cold and stop working. Upon needing power the O2 sensor is ignored for 30 crank revolutions after fuel...
• O2 sensor wire replacement, '85
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 1 May 2008 16:16:24 -0400
  I remember reading recently that if the O2 sensor is grounding, it will cause hesitation off idle. Well i have this problem exactly.... And...
• Flywheel Sensor - Removal procedure
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 21:54:08 -0400
  We are installing a new GoWesty 2.2L, and need to pull the flywheel sensor off the old motor to install on the new...
• Re: Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 23:04:14 EST
  ...Oxygen sensors can be a bugger. Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3:16 Office (856)-765-1583 Shop (856)-327-0027 Fax...
• Re: where is the 02 sensor on an '85 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 13:12:22 EST
  In a message dated 2/11/01 12:28:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, groch@WORLDCHAT.COM writes: << s the sensor located on the...
• Re: Vanagon Bucking Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 14 May 2001 18:06:56 EDT
  ...Where is the throttle plate sensor and how is it checked and correctly adjusted? Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA
• Re: sudden timing advance change/Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 23:53:11 EST
  Hey McNock, try re-torqueing the "Knock" sensor. No, seriously with some of the vibration's you TIICOnaut's have talked about it is...
• temp sensor and temp2
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:03:38 -0700
  hello all, I think i might have a bad temp sensor but would the one on the head cause hot run issues or would...
• Re: Temp gauge needed
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:50:27 -0500
  Are you sure it's your gauge? Assuming your coolant levels are OK, have you cheked the sensor? Try pulling the plug to the...
• Digifant II O2 sensor....My questions answered...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Aug 2014 20:58:06 -0700
  ...So my O2 sensor failed...perhaps because the wiring is/was aged and brittle and maybe shorting out....I had another spare one. the...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 23:35:12 -0500
  After the engine is warm enough for the ECU to go into closed loop O2 sensor control the Temp 2 sensor no longer has...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 19:52:42 -0800
  ...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: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:00:02 -0400
  The Vanagon operates the O2 sensor heater continuously. Since it is so far away from the engine it is needed especially for idle and...
• Re: When in Doubt - Temp 2 - thanks to Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:26:58 -0700
  ...I would have never Suspected my temp 2 sensor ( seeing how it is only 2[!!] years old) Yet � Digitool reported the sensor was basically...
• Oxygen sensor woes
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:27:13 -0500
  ...I also got a brand new 3-wire oxy sensor to go with it. Well, I brought it out for it's first test...
• 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...
• westy cold = rich
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 1 May 2005 12:47:42 -0700
  Well on the surface the symptoms match a faulty Temp I sensor, The Temp II is a good just replace because item. I had...
• Re: Water Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:56:49 -0500
  ...Van Cafe has a billet version that may allow the introduction of an extra sensor. http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1191...
• Re: 11MPG!
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 18:46:39 -0600
  ...Full of soot, right? It's your O2 sensor. >Disconnect it. Shud take care of the problem immediately. > Should read, replace it. The oxygen...
• Re: I-4 conversion timing problem
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 6 May 2001 20:36:59 -0500
  Stan, Our flat-4-powered Vanagons are not equipped with a knock sensor, so the issue does not apply to us. The I-4...
• Re: Top Dead Center sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:22:29 -0600
  The sensor is used by Volkswagon Dealership shops. Everybody else just uses a screwdriver or coat hanger wire down #1 cylinder to find TDC...
• Re: Sensors for accessory gauges
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:51:49 -0700
  ...they installed > the temperature sensor > for the gauge. > > Also, are there other places to place an oil temp > sensor if you do not > want...
• Re: breather hose sensor thingie
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:54:39 -0400
  ...What is this thing? Also, can the intake air temp sensor be >> replaced >> without replacing the entire air flow meter? Thanks. > > >
• Re: Coolant temp gauge sender location - 90 Syncro - Fixed.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:57:12 -0400
  ...By the way, to those who mentioned that the Temp II sensor is blue, it isn't. On a Syncro the Temp II sensor...
• 02 sensor, three-wire, dealer vs. Bosch
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 07 Nov 1996 23:31:33 -0500
  ...I seem to remember someone saying to just buy a generic 3 wire sensor of some sort at FLAPS and make up your own...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 17:46:05 EST
  Fellow Suffragons; I have a hard time believing the O2 sensor only affects 1% of fuel management. I know for a fact that a...
• Coolant Leak around Sensor in Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:41:39 PST
  I have a problem with coolant leaking from around the Coolant Level Sensor in the reservoir tank. It happens regularly when the engine is...
• Re: Bigger Problem than Coolent Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 12:06:02 -0400
  ...Head (burned valve), both coolant sensors, "Flapper box", plugs, wires, cap, rotor, ground connections,O2 sensor, Cat. Timing and CO where set by a...
• Re: Operating temperature? (temp gauge needle, etc)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 4 May 2008 16:14:39 -0400
  I bought a replacement Temp 1 sensor from a FLAPS simply because mine was missing half of the brass connector plug (it got ground...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:30:50 -0500
  ...Is this an oil-temp sensor? The 1.9 > > >does not have this sensor. > > > > Yeah, that's the .9bar sensor that monitors pressure when...
• stalling after engine cleaned
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:38:27 -0600
  Cudos to all of you guys who believed that washing my engine somehow interfered with the 02 sensor. I was thinking throttle body switch...
• Re: What does the cooling light mean?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 21:46:37 -0800
  ...Bad Coolant Sensor Control Relay (#43) Bad Gauge Unit (Internal Workings) Bad Sensor Wires from Probe to Coolant Sensor Relay (open circuit or short...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor installation question.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 08:10:03 -0400
  ...The sensor is held in by an aluminum clip that goes thru a slot in the housing. Inspect it carefully in advance; I have...
• Re: new symptoms w/new 02 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve Caslowitz
  Thu, 14 May 1998 18:43:21 -0400
  ...new symptoms w/new 02 sensor > Date: Thursday, May 14, 1998 5:18 PM > > Steve: > If your bus uses the one wire sensor you...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:43:42 -0400
  ...They talk about "slow" sensors also. I have some info >>>> (plus >>>> my O2 sensor monitor) on my website : http://neksiwel.20m.com/ >>>> Ken Lewis...
• Re: A Christmas Goose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:00:15 -0500
  ...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: Temp 2 sensor installation question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 15:56:29 -0400
  OK install of temp sensor complete. A little spill of coolant and didn't lose the retainer clip luckily. I tried to get a...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 14:21:13 -0800
  ...O2 Sensor > > > Having trouble with my engine again (88GL) and it seems to be related to > the O2 sensor. It had been stalling a...
• Re: Thirsty motor with low power to 2,500 rpms. What's up?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:35:18 -0700
  ...I just unplugged my O2 sensor and have had the same transformation. > Wish I had figured this out months ago - but better late than...
• Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
  Historical mailing list - Javier
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 07:35:01 -0000
  ...I am trying to help a friend with his van; we disconnected the Temperature sensor after feeling that idle was errant, and,.... it worked...
• Re: New sensors -now running hot
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 09:21:05 -0400
  ...Hello all, Just replaced my catalyctic converter, O2 sensor, temp2 sensor, and temperature sending unit. I ran it until the fan kicked on and...
• Re: Oxygen sensor replacement....alternate source for sensor?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 13 May 2003 08:57:26 -0700
  Paul, Temp2 sensor measures the temperature of the coolant and tells the ecu when engine is warm and to lean out the mixture. Order...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 10:50:21 -0800
  ...Tried MAP gas with an O2 sensor crow's foot tool and could only get it 1/8th turn. At least NAPA loans those...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 6 Jul 2009 to 7 Jul 2009 - Special issue (#2009-546)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:30:03 -0500
  Troy, The tach doesn't have any relationship to the speed sensor. That said it could be that if you are using a VSS...
• Re: small jobs - 88 westy GL
  Historical mailing list - Chrisw7971
  Tue, 5 May 1998 22:38:29 EDT
  ...When I bought my 87 syncro it did not pass MA inspection either, which lead me to find out the O2 sensor was bad...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 20 May 1999 11:53:20 -0700
  ...Looking on your block, you should see that the 2200+ rpm pressure sensor before the oil filter and the "idle" pressure sensor after the...
• Need one more part (I hope that's all) for my 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:06:10 -0500
  ...Well, actually, since I had to run my Vanagon in limp mode with the O2 sensor disconnected, and I've swapped out sensors and...
• Re: O2 sensor lite
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:25:18 -0700
  ...O2 sensor lite > My 81 runs badly with the O2 sensor hooked up but when I unplug it the > motor smoothes out and runs...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 11:25:29 -0600
  Yes I understand, my question is how did you attach the wire to the new sensor, and why did it have to be cut...
• Re: problem(s) on the road, plus major good samaritan
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 16 May 2005 10:29:17 -0500
  ...I drove with my O2 sensor unplugged for a trip to Santa Fe and on the way back I got the rich, low mileage...
• 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:38:07 +0200
  ...well as on short distance rides), checked compression, temp sensors and replaced OXS sensor. Digifant unit defective ? Michael 86 7-seater 80 Westy 86...
• Re: 90 Westy Skipping
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 06:45:15 -0400
  a couple of things can mess up the cold running ... - coolant temp sensor. little $15 gizmo on the thermostat. it's BLUE (NOT the...
• Re: Thank you for temperature answers!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 18:27:26 -0800
  Coolant level sensor 101-- Disclaimer--I'm not getting this from any manual, so take with a grain of salt. Information based on archives...