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• Re: CO vs CO2 One's poisonous, the other's not.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 02:09:06 -0500
  ...O2 is what we need, but an over abundance of O2 can trigger some feelings of suffocation, as in hyperventilation. This uncontrolled rapid breathing...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Sat, 6 Feb 1999 09:48:59 -1000
  ...O2 Sensor >Hi Guys! > >I'm in the process of changing my O2 sensor on my 84 Westy. The old sensor >seems to have...
• o2 sensor didn't solve it
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:14:18 EST
  Hmm, put in the new O2 sensor, still doesn't work. It has all the old symptoms of power loss, plus now flipping the...
• O2 Sensor is NOT a thermistor - I stand in error
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 22:43:01 -0700
  After nearly a month I am reminded that I mistook an exhaust gas temperature sensor for an O2 (oxygen sensor). They are two different...
• O2 Sensor - Low Prices 3-wire in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:08:33 -0400
  Hi Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced 3-wire O2 sensor available in Canada ? Ideally somewhere like Canadian Tire, CarQuest, or NAPA would be...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed lead voltages!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:08:14 -0400
  I tried to provide an extremely simplified explanation of why there is a measurable voltage on the O2 sensor lead for those that do...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 08:23:23 -0500
  Stuart, Have you used a voltmeter to check the O2 sensor while the engine is running? Even if your DVM isn't fast enough...
• o2 sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:00:14 -0400
  Hi volks I replaced my completely rusted out exhaust system today with an S&S header (more later) and installed a new o2 sensor...
• Re: 911! call..more info
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 12:51:51 PDT
  On 29 Jul 96 at 19:13, Mike wrote: > > - it got a new O2 sensor about a month ago. > - new tires > - oil change > - tried...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - matt
  Sun, 08 Sep 1996 22:12:30 -0700
  When my o2 went belly-up last-year at smog time, my mechanic tried to sell me a new o2 for $85. I went...
• Re: New problem (updated O2 sensor question)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:05:54 -0400
  ...Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:55 AM Subject: [VANAGON] New problem (updated O2 sensor question) > My archive search hangs even on a single word...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 15:27:40 -0800
  ...O2 sensor testing Is there a way to check if the O2 is operating under normal parameters?
• Re: O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 06:05:58 EDT
  "Has anyone ever heard of "retraining the computer" for a new O2 sensor?" I have had to have it done to both my '96...
• Re: running problems, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:14:04 -0500
  Sounds like you might benifit from one (or two) of my O2 sensor monitor gadgets: http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html You will find...
• Re: Woody's digitool / digijet running rich
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:50:26 -0600
  ...Above about 0.3 the system will not go into closed loop (closed loop is when the o2 sensor samples o2 in the exhaust...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Dec 1996 12:10:01 +0000
  ...and was told i loose power after warm up due to a bad O2 sensor. so i > decided to call up my local supplier...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 20:00:13 -0600
  ...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 - Neil N
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:14:46 -0700
  ...am I reading one of your previous posts incorrectly? Is the O2 bung on your exhaust only on one of the 2 primary pipes...
• RE: O2 sensor, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Mar 97 23:09:14 UT
  ...O2 sensor, 2.1L Greetings list, I am replacing the O2 sensor in my 91. Several people have mentioned using a "generic" three-wire...
• poor mileage
  Historical mailing list - Marcel Poirier
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:10:22 -0800
  ...Then one day I was looking at the digijet wiring diagram and noticed that the wire going from the ECU to the O2 sensor...
• Re: O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 18:11:25 PST
  ...This indicates a rich condition or to little O2.When there is O2 in the exhaust (lean), the inside and outside of the sensor...
• Re: fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 23:58:40 -0600
  ...Thursday, August 28, 1997 12:38 AM > > Jesse, > > On my 86 water-cooled I was having very similar problems, the o2 sensor was > the...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 15:04:42 -0400
  ...How to remove O2 sensor > > Rich > Is the thread on the O2 sensor the same as a spark plug? Looking > through my tools I...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:03:17 -1000
  ...Might fail soon at point it connects > to O2 connector? > > Route thoughtfully? > > On 9/19/14, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> .so I...
• Re: O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 08:17:32 PST
  ...I have a dash mounted LED (O2 sensor) monitor. I have NEVER seen the system go into open loop once it reaches operating temperature...
• Re: Rusted on O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:47:10 -0700
  ...Rusted on O2 sensor | |Hi All, | |I'm trying to remove my o2 sensor but it's rusted in place. I've tried |quite...
• Bad O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Capt Steven Meschwitz
  Wed, 07 May 1997 06:49:44 -0700
  ...After I disconnected the O2 sensor, it idled rock steady, the bucking went away, and seems to have decent acceleration. Is the O2 sensor...
• Re: O2 sensor output voltage test
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:38:07 -0400
  ...Check out my web site for more O2 details. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab, 60 T-5 Coupe http://neksiwel.20m.com/ O2...
• Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:01:28 EDT
  <<And will they work with the turbo mufflers on your performance exhaust set up? mike 87 westy>> Yes, no problem because the O2 sensor...
• Re: Our beloved digifant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 09:00:51 EDT
  I am refering to any O2 sensor that you cut the OEM harness to install the new one...Clip the old one out... I...
• lost exhaust before o2 sensor...
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:18:15 -0600
  ...Is it possible I blew the o2 sensor? The gas mileage was great before that 21 - 24 Imperial MPG Thanks Gregor
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:14:45 -0400
  Can't the O2 sensor be read with it disconnected? Might the readings be different than with it connected? Could the problems be elsewhere...
• Temp II voltages
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Tue, 1 May 2001 19:25:05 -0400
  ...The O2 sensor output varied from ~0.15v to ~0.75v. At idle the O2 voltage did not seem to swing up and down...
• O2 sensor coax wire testing
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 02:45:59 -0500
  I am looking for advice on how to test the green coax wire coming from the O2 sensor. In the archives there is discussion...
• Re: Someone have the part number for the universal O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 17:54:49 -0800
  ...Someone have the part number for the universal O2 sensor? > Anyone have the bosch part number for the universal heated O2 sensor > for an...
• Thanks for o2 answers
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Fri, 17 Apr 1998 12:03:17 -0500
  Thanks to all for the o2 answers. Right now from all the info I gathered, I don't need one (knock on wood). But...
• O2 Sensor 85 motor to 87 motor compatibility Question.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Thacker
  Sat, 28 May 2005 16:43:22 -0400
  I was calling around looking for a O2 Sensor and the one place that said they had one said it was for a 1985...
• Re: Another question about O2 sensors..
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:07:17 -0700
  ...Because VW used different variations of that 4 pin O2 sensor wiring there is no guarantee that what you had before was right either...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:08:39 -0500
  ...Removing stuck O2 sensor Stuart, Have you used a voltmeter to check the O2 sensor while the engine is running? Even if your DVM...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:55:55 -0400
  When fighting a tough O2 sensor, I have found that special O2 sockets are too weak because of the slot for the wire. A...
• Re: 1986GL update
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 6 May 2001 20:10:20 -0700
  ...Versuch mal den Oxygensensor (O2 sensor) beim Stecker abzutrennen. Manchmal hilft das. Dann weist du wenigstens ob der O2 sensor kaputt ist. Der O2...
• 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)
  On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, David Bayer wrote: > > I remember reading somewhere that the voltage out of an O2 sensor > is directly related to...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:12:54 -0400
  Mike, If you read the tech sheets there is more to a "good " O2 sensor than voltage swing. They talk about "slow" sensors also...
• O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:55:23 -0700
  I am replacing what's almost surely a failing O2 sensor in my inline VW motored van and I wanted to see what the...
• O2 sensor splicing (was Re: Water-cooled VW parts?)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:26:29 -0700
  ...The wire that is coaxial is the wire from the ECU to the O2 sensor connector. -MM
• Re: stalling at start up after exhaust leak was repaired (long)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 16:44:55 -0400
  ...the high voltage/current has damaged some component, like the idle stabilizer, or the fumes produced have contaminated the O2 sensor. Try driving without...
• Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 04:57:34 -0500
  ...the O2 sensors I've seen have two white wires, and a black wire. Would one white wire go to ground, the other to...
• Left over parts....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:05:04 -0400
  ...I miss something? TIA Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor help O2 Sensor monitoring Gadget sold here
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:42:00 -0700
  The symptoms clearing after cycling the ignition switch is classic of a problem with the O2 sensor or circuit. Sensors do get intermittent and...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 18:06:24 -0400
  So the grounding does not need to continue all the way to the o2 sensor? the sheilding just matters until it reaches the quick...
• O2 Sensor, Bucking etc.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 07:50:30 -0500
  ...Last night I removed our O2 sensor and did a little test. I brought it inside, connected it to a digital mult-meter and...
• Re: Buckin' Like a Bronco, Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:59:11 -0700
  ...Is there an O2 sensor on the part of the exhaust that's loose? If so, I would suggest that it's not grounded...
• Re: One more %^$ part...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:27:24 -0400
  ...30 seconds = O2 sensor. It should engraved on the dash. BTDT. > Not always Robert - I had this same issue with my '90 Carat when...
• Re: Does O2 sensor plug into green connector?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:48:26 -0500
  ...The > connector on the O2 sensor I'm swapping out is also female. > > I'm about to splice in a male connector on the...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 17:52:17 -0700
  I was able to break it loose renting an O2 sensor socket set from NAPA, and I only learned that the bung was slightly...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:56:08 -0400
  ...Or when its characteristics have changed... >That said, your situation with disconnecting the O2 sensor instead of the >gauge and the resulting response tells...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:28:14 -0700
  ...Just because the engine seems to run better with the O2 sensor unplugged IN NO WAY demonstrates that there is any problem whatsoever with...
• Re: nominal digitool readings with digijet
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:05:36 -0700
  ...When temp 2 reaches about .35v, O2 signal swings from -.14 to > .63v. I've never seen it hover around .50v. Are my readings...
• Re: BAD gas mileage and injector service
  Historical mailing list - Michael R
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:04:54 -0700
  Jim Felder wrote: > Maybe your O2 sensor has gone out, leaving you in "open loop" mode and its > notoriously bad gas mileage. How would...
• RE: O2 sensors, setting air mixture
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 13:33:27 EST
  Does this mean that an O2 sensor and a digital voltmeter make a crude emissions tester? Anything else tricky in wiring up such a...