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Subject:Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
From:David Beierl
Date:Sun, 4 Feb 2001 23:25:53 -0500

Yes, he is.  I'm *always* getting this  backwards and I KNOW BETTER!  It's
infuriating.  Thanks and sorry if I confused anyone.

Repeat one hundred times: "Voltage comes from having oxygen on one side and
not on the other, hence a rich mixture that burned up all the oxygen."

Grovel...
david

At 10:53 AM 2/4/2001, Larry Alofs wrote:
> > Voltage = oxygen present = too lean.  IOW this is backwards.  I still
> > question whether having an open-loop reading that's not in the middle of
> > the range is reason to begin fiddling in the absence of other indications
> > (smells rich, poor mileage, Rome burning... I dunno).
> >
> > david
> >
>
>David,
>   I think Mark's right on this point.

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