At 01:31 AM 5/23/2002, Brad Estergaard wrote:
>Just wondering how bad it is to drive around with the 02 sensor
>disconnected.  Is it bad for the system or is it mainly a pollution
>control device.  Disconnecting the 02 sensor at the green wire connector
>is the only way I can seem to drive for more than 5 minutes in the rain
>without the van shutting down.

If the AFM is in reasonable adjustment it will work fine without the
sensor.  If the AFM is out of whack the ECU doesn't have any way of knowing
with the sensor disconnected.

So go for it, until you can get a new sensor.

david

>regards,
>Brad
>
>And thanks for the info on the Westphalia trailers...some cool pics on
>that website!!

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David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"