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Re: Hella rain sensor
Historical mailing list - Dave Nielsen
Tue, 23 May 2000 10:51:02 +0200
Maybe someone could enlighten me as to why one would need a "rain sensor." Can't you just look out and see the little...
Re: Dying in the rain
Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
Thu, 3 Jul 1997 12:41:57 +0200
...the rainy area and the performance > just sucks.......... A similar problem on my '86 was due to frayed insulation on the O2 sensor wires...
Hella rain sensor
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 23 May 2000 12:36:05 +1200
>I spent about 35 minutes last night installing the "HELLA" rain sensor in my >beloved 85 crewcab last night. > I bought it from the...
Re: Dying in the rain
Historical mailing list - tbill
Wed, 02 Jul 1997 23:06:35 -0500
...Either main or air-flow sensor.??? Mine too. I suspect the 02 sensor is shorting out. But then, I always suspect the 02 sensor...
Re: Hella rain sensor
Historical mailing list - Dave Nielsen
Wed, 24 May 2000 19:15:09 +0200
...Hella rain sensor > Maybe someone could enlighten me as to why one would need a "rain >sensor." >> Can't you just look out and...
Sensor in CAT question ??
Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
Sat, 19 May 2001 13:36:28 EDT
...Any problems with removing/bypassing this sensor or should I save the bypass pipe for a rainy day ... and leave the CAT alone? TIA...
Hella rain sensor
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 22 May 2000 02:04:57 EDT
I spent about 35 minutes last night installing the "HELLA" rain sensor in my beloved 85 crewcab last night.Of all electrical accessories I...
Re: Sensor in CAT question ??
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sat, 19 May 2001 11:04:39 -0700
...Any problems with removing/bypassing this sensor or should I save the bypass pipe for a rainy day ... and leave the CAT alone? TIA...
wet spastic oxygen sensor
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 21:11:44 -0500
...The half circle splash guard was installed on this sensor also. David and several others have had problems stumbling in the rain, and David...
Re: engine bucking and bogging - simple answer
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:02:14 -0700
...Winter here means rain, lots of rain. Temp 2 sensor in a bit of an exposed to road splash area. But I will check...
Re: Passing through creek, engine misses badly
Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:45:43 -0500
My old 84' used to have a similar problem anytime it rained or was damp out. It ended up being the Oxygen Sensor in...
Re: Help! It's raining & my bus won't accelerate.
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:24:55 -0600
Hi Arlen, The o2 sensor is bad, very high probability. Possibility of a loose / wet connection on the temperature 2 sensor. To prove try...
Re: no power: running lean (i think)
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Tue, 7 Jul 1998 10:00:39 +0200
...the problem? O2-Sensor could be a possibility, or the wiring of the sensor. Hope this helps. Sincerely Rainer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rainer M Woitok | Phone: (+49...
ford oxygen sensor
Historical mailing list - aj
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:21:05 -0800
I've just received from Bus Depot a Ford oxygen sensor replacement for my 86 weekender. It's raining heavily so I can't...
Re: SUGGESTIONS? 2.1 runs poor in rain.
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Sun, 22 Dec 2002 00:17:12 -0500
Unplug the OS sensor connector, unlplug battery for a few minutes, it should reset the ECU in safe mode. Try the van back If...
Dying in the rain
Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
Thu, 03 Jul 1997 13:20:06 -0400
...mine turned out to be the oxygen sensor getting wet. a little electrical tape on the connection on the exhaust and never happened again...
SV: Re: Hella rain sensor
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Tue, 23 May 2000 11:54:21 +0200
Dave Nielsen wrote > Maybe someone could enlighten me as to why one would need a "rain sensor." > Can't you just look out and...
Driving with the 02 sensor unconnected
Historical mailing list - Brad Estergaard
Wed, 22 May 2002 22:31:40 -0700
...sensor at the green wire connector is the only way I can seem to drive for more than 5 minutes in the rain without...
Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:22:48 -0700
...not appear to have been infiltrated by the rain water. Simple answer: bad radiator fan sensor/switch. I stole the radiator fan switch from...
Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:40:36 -0700
...had one of these sensor/switches fail in the ON position. Has anyone else? Do you think the heavy rain had anything to do...
Re: Jerky Van continued
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Wed, 6 Jun 2007 16:59:06 -0600
Trouble when raining is sometimes the O2 sensor, or the wiring from it, getting wet or cooling down. A test is to unplug the...
runs poor in rain
Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:08:28 -0500
...running poorly in rain but no brown smoke. I found that the problem was an exposed splice to the 02 sensor. If it got...
Re: Help! It's raining & my bus won't accelerate.
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 17:20:37 -0800
...BTW the water in the fuel "fools" the O2 sensor, so unplugging the O2 would just mask this symptom. The "rain" could short the...
PLEASE help with O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - S. Marie Arnold
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 11:53:53 EDT
...and I had to spray sealer on the O2 sensor to get it to run in the rain. PLEASE HELP! Thanks, Stace [text/html]
Fwd: Re: Digitool reading and t-shooting (longish)
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:35:04 -0800
The attachment is a dialog through several messages regarding my Oxy sensor experiments and problems... enjoy! Nat Really Rainy Seattle 91 syncro westy [message...
Re: 86 Westy Syncro, runs rough when it rains
Historical mailing list
Wed, 24 Apr 96 13:20 CDT
...86 Westy Syncro, runs rough when it rains > <snip> > One of the guys in the math dept hauled out a can of WD-40...
Temp II Sensor Release
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:38:04 -0600
I need to release the Temp II sensor. Question: Does one push the release clip - or pull the release clip - to unlock and free...
Re: questions on temp gauges
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Mar 1996 00:08:17 -0500
In a message dated 96-03-27 11:38:00 EST, rainer@geophys.washington.edu (Rainer Heller) writes: >There's also a phenomenon wit...
stalls in the rain
Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:04:29 -0400
Check the splice and/or connection to the O2 sensor. I had this problem. If that connection gets wet it will have those symtoms...
O2 findings + massive thank-you's
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Sat, 7 Jun 2003 20:14:39 -0400
...I'll inspect the wiring by the cat when it stops raining, in the meantime I'll gladly run with less than efficient sensor...
Re: SV: Re: Hella rain sensor
Historical mailing list - Dave Nielsen
Wed, 24 May 2000 19:07:40 +0200
...I had just never heard of a "rain sensor." BTW, as far as "crapping" in the porta potti goes, I got that rule straight...
Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:22:50 -0400
...not appear to have been infiltrated by the rain water. Simple answer: bad radiator fan sensor/switch. I stole the radiator fan switch from...
Re: 86 Camper Engine Elect Problem..Help
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Feb 1996 23:31:25 -0500
...Check the connections to the O2 sensor, temp sensor, and all low voltage grounds. See if you have a groung wire connected at the...
good FI books?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 9 Nov 94 13:57:40 PST
...of the heating wires and the sensor wire had the insulation rubbed off. Since it hasn't rained in CA since I moved here...
Radiator Fan temp Sensor Failure
Historical mailing list - Steve
Mon, 9 Nov 1998 17:41:16 -0800
...rain...and it would not shut off even when I shut the van off ..pulled fuse, etc. It turns out that the temp sensor...
Can the O2 sensor get wet and cause problems?
Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:06:03 -0400
...sensor on my Vanagon (the kind you have to splice) from Bus Depot. The past two times I have driven in the rain, the...
Re: Driving with the 02 sensor unconnected
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 23 May 2002 03:39:33 -0400
...sensor at the green wire connector >is the only way I can seem to drive for more than 5 minutes in the rain >without...
oxy sensor ??
Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
Fri, 5 Mar 2004 13:09:07 -0500
Hi Everyone, Well its cold and rainy here in VT and the damn bus just started stumbling. Here's the deal it starts right...
Re: Dying in the rain
Historical mailing list - tbill
Thu, 03 Jul 1997 10:16:25 -0500
CanineWolf@aol.com wrote: > > Hey I had the same prob and my new thats right only 2months old new oxygen > sensor was gone....shot...
Re: Dying in the rain
Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
Thu, 03 Jul 1997 20:50:17 -0400
Tony Mysyk wrote: > > So why does my van die when out in the rain? can be driving along nice > weather, gets good gas miles...
Re: SUGGESTIONS? 2.1 runs poor in rain.
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:22:55 -0500
My guess is your O2 sensor wires are getting wet and screwing up the signals to the ECU which causes a rich running condition...
Re: Jerky Van continued
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Wed, 6 Jun 2007 19:59:20 -0500
...IMHO the sensor location probably isn't the main problem, but: did the problem start at the same time you moved the sensor? Were...
Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 15:09:47 EST
...I know for a fact that a (rain) shorted sensor can have up to a 100% negative effect on the engine. Also we have...
Re: 1/4 mile syndrome is back!
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 09:51:13 +0200
...First, there's another temperature sensor in there. Electrically this one is the same as the Temp II sensor, so if you get the...
Re: Help! It's raining & my bus won't accelerate.
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 21:54:07 EST
Arlen; I have heard the O2 sensor can cause this, especially the wire leading from it. Failed insulation. If it is dry now, try...
Re: Temp II Sensor Release
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 29 Dec 2013 20:53:34 -0600
...This effort was just to separate the connector from the sensor - not remove the sensor itself. John On 12/29/2013 8:26 PM...
Re: Syncro stutter
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:43:23 -0800
Funny - I was having similar problems and closely watching this post...I > replaced the O2 sensor and found the symptoms returning a few days...
Water in Oxy sensor.
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:49:20 -0800
...This was a intermittent problem which disabled the van- USUALLY associated with rain (and I live in Seattle). I replaced the sensor yesterday with...
Re: Temp II Sensor Release
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 29 Dec 2013 19:26:00 -0700
...It's > been > raining and water is running under the van. > > Thanks, > > John
Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:28:48 -0600
...Wind will cool it down and dirt/rain can foul it." Do you know where these can be acquired Dennis. I've looked high...
Re: coolant temp send wire
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:03:51 +0200
...would mean you'll need a new temperature sensor :-( Hope this helps. Sincerely Rainer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rainer M Woitok | Phone: (+49-9131) 85-7811, -7031 | | Regionales...
Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
Historical mailing list - --------
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:18:45 -0400
...It occurs when the engine is > cold and the engine is damp (from recent rain or high humidity), and > lasts (usually) for about 10...
Re: O2 sensor shield and grill clips
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:04:27 -0500
...It isn't much of a part but it does really help keep the sensors alive in rain/snow. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greenamyer...
ECU Logic for surging, bucking, and low power.
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 19:35:09 -0800
...It would never fault unless it had rained. It used to take three days of rain, then two and now as soon as it...
Re: ford oxygen sensor
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 22:27:50 -0500
> I've just received from Bus Depot a Ford oxygen sensor replacement for > my 86 weekender. It's raining heavily so I can't...
RE: O2 sensor, 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 18 Mar 97 23:09:14 UT
...Sensor getting wet from rain will cool it enough to make it work intermittently. E-mail me if interested. Dennis -----Original Message----- >From: vanagon...
Re: Blindspots sensors
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Sun, 4 Jun 2017 13:53:06 -0400
Hi Edward, So, I'm hoping to prevent a recurrence of damage to my rain gutters. I've got Thule racks that extend beyond...
Re: ford oxygen sensor
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 20:21:37 -0800
> I've just received from Bus Depot a Ford oxygen sensor replacement for > my 86 weekender. It's raining heavily so I can't...
Re: HELP!! Stalling, rain, leaking gas tank...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:06:37 -0500
Marc, A frequent cause of this problem is the repeated dousing of the O2 sensor. Between the cooling and contamination of the outside element...
Re: Temp II Sensor Release
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 29 Dec 2013 22:24:41 -0700
...This effort was just to separate the connector from the sensor - > not remove the sensor itself. > > John > > >> On 12/29/2013 8:26 PM...