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• 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: vanagon passes emissions, YES!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 01:56:45 -0500
  ...Local FLAPS can provide these sensors. Standard makes a number of three wire sensors in this price range. Make sure sensor has 2 white...
• Re: Help
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 23:00:11 EST
  ...Check your grounds first as these can make the sensors go hay-wire without the sensors actually being bad. Ken Wilford Van-Again John...
• o2 sensor wire
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:35:47 -0400
  Hey folks...There's often talk of the shielded cable on the newer multi wire O2 sensors, but is the same true for the...
• Re: Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 9 Jun 2017 16:38:47 +0200
  Is it about blind spot during driving or park sensors? During driving, the modern sensors are useless without the matching counterpart ECU, communicating via...
• Generic O2 Sensors? - Are they really equivalent?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 20:12:13 -0700
  ...Generic O2 Sensors? - Are they really equivalent? With all the talk about generic O2 sensors, maybe someone can answer something that has been puzzling...
• temp 2 sensors?
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 14 May 2005 09:48:13 EDT
  Hi All, I cant seem to locate BD's Temp Sensors, in their on-line Catalog. I sent them an email a week ago...
• Re: O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:17:09 -0400
  Bunch of baloney! Your new O2 sensor alone likely made the difference in performance. I use Bosch O2 sensors. Michael
• What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 13:26:05 -0400
  Hi, On my '87, there are two temperature sensors on the black plastic housing by the left front corner of the engine bay. There...
• Re: What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:19:28 -0400
  ...What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant) > > >> Hi, >> >> On my '87, there are two temperature sensors on the black >> plastic housing by the left...
• Temp I & Temp II Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 01:17:22 -0500
  Would someone please explain to me the difference between these two sensors...which controls what? Thanks much :-) Gina 85 Vanagon GL (running beautiful THIS...
• Re: syncro temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 23:18:35 -0400
  ...syncro temp sensors >Hey fellow syncronians or anyone else who might know, > I'm trying to discover the part numbers for the 2 temp...
• Re: What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 10:39:43 -0700
  ...What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant) > Hi, > > On my '87, there are two temperature sensors on the black > plastic housing by the left...
• knock sensors
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 14:28:44 -0700
  Hello- Does anyone know anything about knock sensors and placement on an engine? Does anyone know of any books out there that might detail...
• In need of two sensors for late Vanagon AC system
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:11:48 -0400
  I am in need of the two temp sensors that go in the area to the left of the rear hatch opening on a...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Gas in Oil?]
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 30 Apr 97 23:27:12 EDT
  ...I believe the only air-cooled Vanagons with O2 sensors are California models. I know my '81 doesn't have one and it's...
• Everything you ever wanted to know about O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:32:32 -0600
  I found this web page about O2 sensors. It is every bit worth a read. http://www.wps.com/LPG/o2sensor.html Regards, John...
• syncro temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 14:07:30 -0400
  Hey fellow syncronians or anyone else who might know, I'm trying to discover the part numbers for the 2 temp sensors that reside...
• Re: What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant)
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 17:14:22 -0400
  ...What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant) > > >> Hi, >> >> On my '87, there are two temperature sensors on the black >> plastic housing by the left...
• Vanagon 86-91 o2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 25 Oct 1996 09:20:29 -0500
  I have seen a lot of messages posted concerning failed o2 sensors, as I am getting ready to get a Vanagon, (a move from...
• Re: Hot Starting (a) vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 10 Aug 94 12:54:30 CDT
  ...UNLESS IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS "ok for oxygen sensors". cause if you use the wrong stuff, it will destroy the sensors usefullness very very quickly...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Gas in Oil?]
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Fri, 2 May 1997 00:50:06 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I know my '81 doesn't have one and it's not supposed to. > > I know the '79 CA Buses had O2 sensors, and...
• Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:33:48 -0700
  ...The two sensors are >completely identical other than the plug. This is for an '86-up Vanagon; >for an '83-85, the generic Bosch...
• cleaning coolant level sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 06:30:35 -0400
  ...I am hoping it's the sensors. Can anyone tell me how to clean them, before I just replace? Thnx, Woody
• Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:27:39 -0700
  There are 2 coolant temp sensors and 1 coolant level sensor. Which of the 3 were replaced? Mark Barb Cotton wrote: >mark drillock <drillock...
• Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sat, 3 Jun 2017 19:40:25 -0400
  Hi Folks, I'm curious if anyone has installed blind spot sensors in their van? I'm doing some research about the possibility of...
• Re: temp 2 sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 14 May 2005 10:19:59 -0400
  ...Should I replace both temp sensors for emissions reasons, or just temp 2 ? > > >
• Re: temp 2 sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 14 May 2005 07:55:03 -0700
  ...temp 2 sensors? > > Temp II sensor is located in the thermostat housing of the cooling > system not the catalytic convertor (the oxygen sensor is...
• troubleshooting sensors
  Historical mailing list - jeff seward
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 22:39:26 -0800
  anyone know of a good tool out there to troubleshoot electrical sensors? preferably easy and idiot-proof. any tips and tricks? am I just...
• Re: Generic O2 Sensors - What is the real deal?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 17:48:28 +0000
  Yes, GoWesty would have us buy OEM O2 sensors with the money we save by following their recomendation to run passenger car tires.. <BSG...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:00:30 -0400
  Sometimes it isn't the temp sensors, but the wires to the sensors which go bad!! If there is a break in the insulation...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:27:47 -0700
  ...O2 sensors brand quality difference? Unless you test or have emissions inspection the 1.9 doesn't make it obvious when the sensors fail...
• Re: Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 3 Jun 2017 20:44:24 -0700
  I've attached some of the generic back up beeper things (4 sensors, 1 beeper) to my rear bumper - they're powered from the...
• Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 17:17:26 -0500
  ...much, if anything, about > O2 sensors; other than > Bosch's cross reference, how does one decide that two sensors are equivalent? I agree with...
• Re: temp 2 sensors?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 14 May 2005 07:36:28 -0700
  ...Mark No Name Available wrote: >Hi All, >I cant seem to locate BD's Temp Sensors, >in their on-line Catalog. >I sent them...
• Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 08:16:18 -0400
  ...Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L) >Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 05:42:22 -0500 > >Hello all! > >Thanks for the advice...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:11:49 -0400
  Unless you test or have emissions inspection the 1.9 doesn't make it obvious when the sensors fail. Neither did my 88 Fox...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:10:33 -0300
  ...Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > When the sensors are weak or the catalyst is shot > the sensors can get to cold due to highway...
• carburetor on vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:11:45 -0600
  We all have so many problems with AFMs, ECUs, O2 sensors, Temp II sensors, throttle body switches, and so on, that I was wondering...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:10:31 -0700
  ...Replacing Oil Pressure Sensors on a 2.1L WBX I don't do my own 'wrenching' but often hang around my mechanics shop when...
• Re: temp 2 sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Larry
  Sat, 14 May 2005 10:33:14 -0400
  ...temp 2 sensors? Hi All, I cant seem to locate BD's Temp Sensors, in their on-line Catalog. I sent them an email...
• Re: Generic O2 Sensors - What is the real deal?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:35:59 -0700
  I have run both Walker and Bosch Generic O2 Sensors for years on various vehicles I've owned without any problems to speak of...
• Bosch 2.1l MAF sensors $225
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Fri, 5 May 2000 14:47:59 EDT
  Hey Volks, my parts guy just let me know that he has 10 Genuine Bosch MAF sensors (Brand new, not rebuilt) for $225 US...
• Re: What are the symptoms of a failing TEMP II Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:54:45 -0400
  I have gone through 3 [! ] temp II sensors in the 2 years on my 90 Van. In the case of the second and third...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:44:43 -0700
  On 10/28/2009 2:05 PM Mister Tom wrote: > What's the brand? Where are they found? Oxygen, CO2 sensors? Photo shows what...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 11:30:54 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] O2 sensors brand quality difference? >Unfortunately the Waterboxer doesn’t lend itself to this method. >Interesting. Not to side track, but on...
• Re: Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 06:08:07 -0700
  ...http://www.slickcar.com/reverse-backup-sensors.asp On 6/3/2017 22:50, Jared Planter wrote: > Can you share a URL to the...
• Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:17:43 -0800
  ...In addition to the standard built-in sensors, you only need indoor and outdoor temperature sensors, as well as a sensor that outputs a...
• Re: Turbo Vanagon - Audi 5000 CS Turbo Engine, OFF LIST INFO PLEASE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 10:41:51 -0800
  ...I noted that the flywheel position sensors on the block of the MC and later turbo engines do not allow the bellhousing to bolt...
• FS rear hatch screen, 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 11:23:38 -0500
  ...FS rear hatch screen, 85 westy good as new condition make me a $ or trade offer i would like to carry spare sensors on...
• Does the ECU remember? Learn? Or simply React?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:33:29 EST
  ...Does the ECU remember the signals that it received during operation from various sensors when the power is off and use those for the...
• Re: Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 05:50:10 +0000
  ...ve attached some of the generic back up beeper things (4 sensors, 1 > beeper) to my rear bumper - they're powered from the reverse...
• Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 05:42:22 -0500
  ...The one piece that neither of us can find, so far, are the spring clips that hold the two temperature sensors onto the thermostat...
• Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 18:03:38 -0700
  ...There appears to be two sensors, one at the flywheel end of the head and another in the outlet where the thermostat is. What...
• Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 May 1999 16:32:48 -0700
  ...The new Sensor has a more modern looking connector, shaped like a ciggarette lighter, like a plug (sorry for crappy details, dont have sensors...
• 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: 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: Low oxygen monitors
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:33:00 -0800
  ...Up until relatively recently, oxygen sensors have been like the zirconia O2 sensors in our exhaust systems, requiring high temperatures (meaning lots of watts...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 27 May 2014 18:26:24 -0500
  ...This sounds like failed OP sensors. Replace them both! There may be parts to this story that i am forgetting, but it is a...
• FW: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 17:37:00 -0800
  ...Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion Frank, I like the explanation. But I have a few questions: 1) why not use the connector off the...