O2 sensor bad?

Cheap if you ask a mechanic for one, they usually have several around.

Mike

On 11/26/02 1:05 PM, "Tracy Bonin" <icculus22420@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Ok, so I couldn't figure out what the problem was. I am having a irradic idle,
> that slowly goes down until it stalls, loss of power ( especially uphill ) ,
> and surging / bucking. I was told to check out some grounds, and the ECU, and
> some other things. I checked them out and still couldn't figure out what the
> problem was. Then today I noticed that I was going through gas like crazy. I
> stopped at my mechanics, and he took one swipe in the tailpipe and noticed
> that I was burning alot of gas, and it is running rich. He said that I have a
> fuel system problem, and I have an appointment for next Thurs. My issue is
> that I'm low on fund$ and so I was hoping that someone on the list might have
> an idea of what it could be. Buying parts and doing it myself would be alot
> cheaper, not to mention it would get done quicker than next Thurs. Please let
> me know.
>
> thanx in advance,
>
> Tracy
>
> 85' GL "Ripple"
>