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Subject:Re: two red lights aren't on at start
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 10 Jan 2001 23:00:18 -0500
At 10:54 PM 1/10/2001, MOST,DAVID wrote:
>Given your explanation below (thanks) and that I haven't check anything
>yet, could the oxygen sensor be responsible for the symptoms?

No.  Unless it somehow contributed to breaking or pulling off the wire from
the alternator -- I don't remember just how that wire runs but it's very
unlikely IMHO.

>  While
>checking another problem the other day, I started the the engine with the
>oxs disconnected.  I then connected it while the engine was running
>(though I only disconnected and connected the two wire plug and not the
>single wire lead).

The O2 sensor itself is the single wire.  The other two are just a heater
that gets it going faster when the exhaust is still cold.

>  I don't notice any new running problems.

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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