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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...
• EGR/oxygen sensor..
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 13:45:09 +0900
  Hi, What is EGR/oxygen sensor? I am watching "EGR/oxygen sensor mileage counter box" on the spare tire side now. "EGR/oxygen sensor...
• How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:43:42 -0800
  Greetings, Can someone tell me how the Oxygen sensor actually works. Does is work by actually sensing oxygen in the exhaust? Or does it...
• oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 23:15:55 -0500
  i have a technical oxygen sensor question i would like to pose to the list. i am in the process of replacing the oxygen...
• Re: oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 21:00:34 -0800
  ...oxygen sensor >Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 23:15:55 -0500 > >i have a technical oxygen sensor question i would like to pose to...
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:19:28 -0700
  oxygen sensor bad = running rich running rich = more work for cat to do more work for cat = getting hot & melting, literally. unplug your oxygen...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:38:35 -0500
  From Oxygen Sensor Information Written by Rick Kirchoff (rick@posms.cactus.org) Edited to html by Jim Wright http://atlantis.austin.apple.com/people...
• Re: Low oxygen monitors
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:33:00 -0800
  > Is there a decent low oxygen sensor on the market? Does it not make > more sense to test for the lack of something you...
• Oxygen Sensor HELP.....
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:59:02 -0700
  oxygen sensor HELP..... � So I have a very gone through engine rebuild (1.9L) With lots of new parts (1984 water cooled vanagon with...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:20:50 -0500
  ----------------------- Hi Michael , Let me explain by giving you some meter readings from my 86 digifant / oxygen sensor and maybe you can discern where your...
• oxygen sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 11:06:57 -0800
  ...I disconnected the oxygen sensor plug and could drive home with good engine performance. previously a mechanic had told me that my oxygen sensor...
• Re: Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:37:51 -0700
  While there may be good reasons for checking the effect of disconnecting the oxygen sensor, the fact that an engine runs better with it...
• Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 18:26:16 EDT
  ...Talked to a guy that runs a business selling Catalytic Convertors and also Oxygen sensors. I asked him if splicing the three wire oxygen...
• Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Holland
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:44:15 EST
  I going to replace the Oxygen sensor in my '90 Carat. There is a heat shield that seems to prevent putting a wrench on...
• Re: Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:10:58 -0500
  ...Oxygen sensor I going to replace the Oxygen sensor in my '90 Carat. There is a heat shield that seems to prevent putting a...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:21:20 -0400
  the oxygen sensor generates its own voltage but it is NOT 12 volts. you will only measure 12 volts if you are measuring a...
• Re: Westy stalls and won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:23:29 EDT
  Try unplugging the oxygen sensor and see what happens. It could be a bad oxygen sensor or wiring to it as the engine doesn...
• Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:02:17 -0400
  ...Removing Oxygen Sensor Hi I know this has been discussed before, but the oxygen sensor is a real bugger to get off !! I'm...
• Ground of Oxygen sensor reading 10.6V
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 20:52:20 -0700
  Hi to all, This is a '91 model, 2.1L Vanagon, gas, 2wd, I am using my Digitool and with a new Oxygen sensor...
• Re: oxygen sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:41:56 -0600
  ...oxygen sensor problems Hi I just replaced my muffler. In the process I removed the catalytic pipe and disconnected my oxygen sensor plug. I...
• RE: O2 sensors, setting air mixture
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 13:32:16 CST6CDT
  ...In general, a rich mixture will have little oxygen present and hence high mv reading on the sensor. The sensor produces the mv output...
• Disconnecting the Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:38:33 -0400
  Disconnecting the oxygen sensor connector is a good thing to remember. When we first got our van, the J-pipe broke upstream of the...
• Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems.
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:46:30 +0100
  ...If its on the engine side of the oxygen sensor then you got problems. The reason being that the sensor responds to oxygen in...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:58:33 -0500
  ...Once the exhaust >starts to warm the oxygen sensor, aided by the internal oxygen sensor >heater, the oxygen sensor will start to produce a...
• Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 19:34:00 -0400
  ...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: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 18:56:32 EST
  Diagnosing Oxygen Sensors: The oxygen sensor is really a simple device : It tells the engine computer how much O2 (oxygen) is left in the...
• All you ever wanted to know about O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:39:14 -0500
  ...HIT THE DELETE KEY NOW Understanding the Oxygen Sensor Mounted in the exhaust stream, the oxygen sensor is used by the vehicle's on...
• Re: Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:18:29 -0700
  ...This can result in an >overall worse running engine than would be seen with a disconnected >oxygen sensor in spite of the fact that...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 16:52:39 -0700
  ...Then the digifant has discerned the oxygen sensor is working and has is > detecting a rich mixture and by 35 seconds my digifant has...
• Re: O2 Sensor question... not mentioned in archives
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Sun, 12 May 2002 19:22:06 -0700
  the oxygen sensor light has nothing really to do with the oxygen sensor but instead is just a light that is suppose to go...
• O2 light glowing...
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Fri, 27 May 2005 10:59:03 -0700
  my oxygen-sensor idiot light has been aglow for a couple of months but the engine is running fine/normal, so far as i...
• Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 25 Dec 2017 16:12:13 -0500
  As far as I can tell, the oxygen sensor for my 1.9 liter has never been replaced. I guess it's about time...
• GoWesty exhaust and oxygen sensors
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 13 Nov 2018 23:05:34 -0600
  ...I noticed today that there doesn’t appear to be an oxygen sensor, and a smaller bolt is blocking it off. I remember the...
• Removing Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:31:05 -0400
  Hi I know this has been discussed before, but the oxygen sensor is a real bugger to get off !! I'm about to give...
• Re: 2.1L oxygen sensor light
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 19:05:26 -0800
  ...2.1L oxygen snsr light > Date: Friday, February 25, 2000 11:44 AM > > hmmm. my '87 2.1L's Oxygen sensor light came on...
• S&S Headers oxygen sensor placement?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Feehan
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 10:52:34 -0700
  My mechanic found that the oxygen sensor was not functioning. It turned out to be my S&S headers. The threaded insert for the...
• Re: Thread size for Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:24:35 -0400
  ...Thread size for Oxygen sensor > Greetings all, > I have a catalytic converter with the threads galled and need to > put > a Time-Sert into...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor HELP.....
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:16:30 -0400
  ...Cheers, Jeff On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Danny C.<bruiserbabie@yahoo.com> wrote: > oxygen sensor HELP..... > > So I have a...
• Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 12:59:25 -0700
  ...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: O2 sensor is a thermistor (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 17:08:31 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-29 21:10:13 EDT, you write: >The principle of the oxygen sensor in the exhaust stream is...
• Re: noob already in trouble
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:30:04 -0500
  Check your oxygen sensor and oxygen sensor wiring. The clues are that it gets better when you turn the engine off and also at...
• Re: thread size of the oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 18:32:31 -0500
  > Would any one knw what the thread/pitch/tap size is for the oxygen sensor? > 18 x 1.5 if my memory is correct...
• Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:08:04 EDT
  So, I was driving home last night and my Oxygen Sensor light came on. What exactly does that indicator light mean? Did my sensor...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 26 Dec 2017 01:27:40 +0000
  We only sell Bosch Oxygen sensors. Not sure why GW or Van Cafe aren't selling the non splice version. I have been selling...
• Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:18:23 -0700
  ...If its on the engine side of the oxygen sensor then you got problems. The reason being that the sensor responds to oxygen in...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 25 Dec 2017 20:13:43 -0500
  ...For > about > > twice the price, Van-Again and Bus Depot have a Bosch oxygen sensor with > > the connector. Has Bosch started making the sensors...
• Re: more o2 trouble
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:31:32 -0500
  ...you didn't by any chance put some anti-seize compound on the >oxygen sensor? if you did, and it's not the safe...
• Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems.
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:30:16 -0500
  ...If its on the engine side of the oxygen sensor then you got problems. The reason being that the sensor responds to oxygen in...
• Re: catalytic converter failure question - Bentley Error
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:49:07 -0500
  hi all, In my previous email, I stated "the idle stabilizer on the oxygen sensor wasn't connected" when in fact, it was the...
• Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 15:43:07 -0700
  I just had a smog check done on my '78 bus and the smog check guy said the oxygen sensor was bad, thus misinforming...
• Re: Ground of Oxygen sensor reading 10.6V
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 09:42:34 -0400
  ...II sensor, and now the Oxygen sensor, and the timing is right. Any ideas? Zoltan
• Re: AFM failure
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:01:08 +0000
  David, I really like that oxygen battery description of what the O2 sensor system does.  I have a "working knowledge" of the sensor, but...
• Re: Thread size for Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:05:49 -0700
  ...Thread size for Oxygen sensor Greetings all, I have a catalytic converter with the threads galled and need to put a Time-Sert into...
• Oxygen Sensor Relay for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Cheri (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Tue, 01 Apr 1997 20:02:31 -0800
  ...What I'd like to know is, what does the oxygen sensor relay do and how do I know if it's bad? (not...
• Re: Low oxygen monitors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:32:15 -0600
  ...low oxygen sensor on the market? Does it not make >> more sense to test for the lack of something you need (oxygen) than >> the...
• Re: Water in Oxy sensor
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:12:13 -0600
  ...The oxygen sensor works like a small battery, and needs to have clean oxegenated air inside the cap. I think, though, that the amount...
• O2 sensor +
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 23:58:39 -0700
  ...Do not use contact cleaner or any similar material when repairing or replacing heated oxygen sensors because they could destroy proper sensor operation. Replace...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 25 Dec 2017 18:55:43 -0700
  ...For >> about >>> twice the price, Van-Again and Bus Depot have a Bosch oxygen sensor with >>> the connector. Has Bosch started making the sensors...
• Re: GoWesty exhaust and oxygen sensors
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 14 Nov 2018 06:08:46 -0800
  ...GoWesty exhaust and oxygen sensors > > This summer i had the GoWesty stainless exhaust installed on my 85 > Westfalia (with a Boston Bob 2.1...
• Re: while on the idle topic
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:20:04 -0700
  ...If it does it's trick, then you know it is the oxygen sensor. You will still be running rich w/o an oxygen...