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• temp 2 sensor "for the novice eyes only"
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:51:47 -0700
  to the shade tree mechanic If you have not changed your temp 2 sensor and it has not been changed for several years this...
• 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: clarification please
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:16:12 -0800
  There are two, maybe three coolant temp sensors on the Vanagon. There is a sensor-activated switch on the radiator that controls the cooling...
• 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...
• Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 May 1999 16:32:48 -0700
  ...I think its time to put in that new O2 sensor. The Sensor I have in the van differs slightly from the one I...
• O2 sensor +
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 23:58:39 -0700
  ...This condition could result from the application of contact cleaner or other similar substances to the sensor connector. As the sensor heats up, air...
• Re: O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 18:11:25 PST
  I think you got it backwards! Here is how it really works: *********************************************** Diagnosing Oxygen Sensors: The oxygen sensor is really a simple device : It...
• RE: oil pressure/temp sensor location
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 12:36:21 -0700
  On my 87 2.1l, I installed the oil temp sensor in the oil drain, replacing the oil drain plug. Had to manufacture a...
• Re: O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:12:52 -0600
  I'm not sure what you mean by "trigger the sensor to operate". I believe that the ECU decides when to pay attention to...
• Water in Oxy sensor.
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:49:20 -0800
  If any of you read my last post on Digitool readings and oxy sensors a few days ago you would have noticed that the...
• Re: how do I get O2 sensor out?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 13:55:28 CST6CDT
  ...to have a working sensor to pass emissions tests? > yes. and no. the sensor 'fine tunes' the mixture greatly increasing the chance you will...
• How easy is it to .....
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:20:46 -0700
  How easy is it to replace the AFM and the coolant temperature sensor? By 'coolant temperature sensor' I don't mean the sensor that...
• Re: O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 22:02:55 -0700
  ...Typically, the maps are set a bit rich, and the sensors are not perfect. So the result of a bad O2 sensor is bad...
• Re: how do I get O2 sensor out?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 19:32:08 -0400
  ...I suspect it would be damaged if you just "torched-away" at the body of the sensor. >2)Should I replace the sensor anyway...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 May 1999 10:44:13 -0400
  > The Sensor I have in the van differs slightly from the one I > purchased. The new Sensor has a more modern looking > connector, shaped...
• 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: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 6 Feb 1999 13:01:16 -0800
  To remove the O2 sensor: Drive the van till hot, then take a candle and stick it on the hot O2 sensor as it...
• 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...
• Re: Water in Oxy sensor.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 12:12:34 -0500
  ...I replaced the sensor yesterday with the "F**D" connector oxy sensor (U.S. part # 13913). Van runs great and all readings are normal...
• Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:54:51 -0700
  my thought is that you've been running with a dead sensor all this time anyway. Unplugging the new good sensor produces the same...
• Re: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Mar 2020 13:37:02 -0400
  ...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: Water in Oxy sensor.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:03:27 -0800
  I don't think that it's a very good idea to "seal" the oxy sensor. I believe that it needs to "breathe" to...
• Re: Generic Wiring of Bosch O2 Sensor/ Cat implode
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:44:54 -0700
  ...Black = O2 sensor signal Grey = O2 sensor ground. The sensor element is NOT grounded to the sensor body like the 3-wire sensors. The...
• crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:26:53 EST
  ...i just put in new temp sensor and o2 sensor. only way i can drive it normal is keeping the o2 sensor disconneted. runs...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 4 May 2008 15:48:45 -0700
  ...Bentley, "Water-cooled from 1986", shows a "sealing ring" for "temperature sensor coolant display", and there is a seal of some kind shown for...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor HELP.....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:33:20 -0400
  ...If the sensor itself or its wiring has a problem then the engine will run worse with the sensor than without. The sensor commands...
• Generic O2 Sensors? - Are they really equivalent?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 18:20:44 -0400
  With all the talk about generic O2 sensors, maybe someone can answer something that has been puzzling me for quite a while. Are O2...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Wed, 26 May 1999 22:28:43 -0700
  ...I think its time to > put in that new O2 sensor. > > The Sensor I have in the van differs slightly from the one I...
• Re: Leak at coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:57:50 -0600
  Joe Romas wrote: > > I would get the sensor and "O" ring. Once I thought it was the tank but when > I took it appart...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 06:35:48 EST
  ...The idle position sensor, idle stop and idle adjustment. The O2 sensor portion is working perfectly!!!!! Heres why. Diagnosing Oxygen Sensors: The oxygen sensor...
• oil pressure/temp sensor location
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 10:15:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Has anyone installed an oil temp sensor? If so, where did you install the sensor. 2. The pressure sensor that I bought is quite...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:13:15 -0800
  ...I am assuming that this > happened when the coolant temp sensor told the ECU to turn the heater > off on the sensor. When I...
• o2 sensor question again sorry
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 23:46:26 EST
  ...so i replace the temp sensor no luck . than i disconnected the o2 sensor and it s now drivable . first off what is a...
• Re: Generic O2 sensor installation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 21:35:47 -0500
  > I am ready to install a new O2 sensor in my van, and it is a > Bosch single wire type. Can anyone tell me...
• Re: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:28:36 -0500
  OK New o2 sensor installed and it doing exactly the same as before. With engine warm and running and o2 sensor connected, Ive got...
• Re: OXY Sensor connect?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 11:54:38 -0400
  On the "Single Wire" oxy sensors .... some had male connectors and some had female connectors. When I last replaced mine, the new sensor had...
• Re: WRONG INFO - O2 Sensor, Bucking, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 07:33:44 EST
  Someone recently stated that the O2 sensor is grounded at terninal 19 of the ECU. This is false. The active element of the O2...
• O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 19:44:57 -0800
  I had a Bosch generic three wire O2 sensor go bad after it was a month old. The Bosch representative said it was the...
• O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 19:44:57 -0800
  I had a Bosch generic three wire O2 sensor go bad after it was a month old. The Bosch representative said it was the...
• 02 sensor/power loss
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Mon, 1 May 2000 10:56:16 PDT
  Half way back from Chicago, I blew the 02 sensor out of my exhaust (loud... yes). Once I got home, a put a threaded...
• Drop in gas mileage update 2
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 05:50:17 -0800
  Well I have not gotten back to the O2 sensor much past the initial troubleshooting but I did have an additional question. In my...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 5 May 2008 17:03:35 +0000
  ...That would have worked if it were not for the old sensor's o-ring not coming out with the sensor. That required reaching...
• O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:48:14 -0800
  On oxygen sensors, I am looking at changing my 1984GL sensor over to a heated sensor. Anyone got a part number and wiring for...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:12:42 -0700
  ...Hi Neil, The mechanic did say he wasn't sure where the speed sensor was. Knock sensor was supposedly in place. BenT
• Re: help me stop the oil light from blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:23:20 +0300
  ...The system has two sensors. Sensor one, is located between the pushrod tubes of number 3 and 4 cylinders. This sensor is grounded when...
• Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:14:33 -0700
  ...Since the water-cooled converter has the O2 sensor bung I figured I could install an O2 sensor here to adjust air/fuel mix...
• Re: Losing power...update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:56:04 -0700
  No, merely unplugging the connectors to the O2 sensor does not eliminate the possibility of a problem with that circuit. The ECU ignores the...
• Drop in gas mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 05:45:10 -0700
  ...The O2 sensor was gone. However that doesn't solve the problem. Disconnected the O2 sensor. Get .54 volts. When I reconnect the sensor...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 6 Feb 1999 15:02:44 -0800
  ...harald_nancy wrote: > To remove the O2 sensor: > Drive the van till hot, then take a candle and stick it on the hot O2...
• 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...
• how do I get O2 sensor out?
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 13:34:47 -0400
  ...The O2 sensor is really stuck in the converter. so, 1)If I use heat to get it out, will it damage the sensor...
• Where is the O2 sensor LED reset button?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 07:54:08 -0800
  ...I'm out on Cape Hatteras, NC, Freezing my butt off and the O2 sensor light comes on. Bentley says to change sensor and...
• Re: 02 SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 30 May 2006 09:49:17 -0700
  RE: > > my O2 sensor light went on last week > and my mechanic says parts and labor $340. To put it bluntly, your mechanic is...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Wed, 26 May 1999 17:26:29 -0700
  You need to splice the new sensor on. the White wires are for the internal heating element and thus are interchangeable. Either white to...
• Re: crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:26:14 -0500
  Wires to the O2 sensor are hooked up wrong. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92...
• Re: o2 sensor question again sorry
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 07:57:58 -0500
  The Lambda O2 sensor is perhaps THE most important sensor in the late Vanagon injection. After as all of the other inputs are considered...
• Re: '86 still running rich
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 13:09:34 -0500
  > The O2 sensor is not working correctly. It shows an > erratic output ranging from 0.3 volts to 1.8 volts. The readings don...
• Re: oops, more questions on O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 23:50:08 -0400
  Joy, I can not believe that you had a new engine installed and then sent on your way with the O2 sensor disconnected. Yes...
• Re: Temperature sensor II in '77
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 23:44:00 +0000
  > Has anyone had similar symptoms with a faulty sensor or is there something I > am overlooking? > Scott I had problems with the sensor in...
• Re: adjusting CO with O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 05:56:38 -0700
  ...You want to set your air/fuel mixture *without* the O2 sensor giving feedback to the ECU. This gives the O2 sensor its maximum...