Claudio;
        Running "lean" could burn holes through he tops of you pistons.
Check my web site: http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ for some O2 info.

Good Luck and Drive Safely
Ken Lewis
86 Crewcab, 60 356 T-5
http://Neksiwel.20m.com/

On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 21:44:27 -0800 Claudio Cella <claudiocella@SHAW.CA>
writes:
> Hello to all, while on the topic of O2 sensors:  if i understand
> correctly
> if the sensor shows no volts (bad sensor or no sensor)ecu defaults
> to open
> loop which means running rich.  Is there a way to run without the O2
> sensor
> and trick the ECU into running lean?
> tx  Claudio Cella
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay L Snyder" <jay.l.snyder@usa.dupont.com>
> To: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:57 AM
> Subject: Re: O2 sensor testing
>
>
> > It puts out a DC voltage from 0 to about 1VDC.   Normal mixtures
> should
> > read  0.5 to 0.7VDC.  Bad sensor will show no volts and the ECU
> will run
> > open loop, which ususally means rich.  Higher voltage indicates
> rich
> > mixture, low voltage is lean.
> >
> >
> Jay
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 01/13/2003
> 02:47:56
> PM
> >
> > Please respond to Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>
> >
> > Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> >
> >
> > To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > cc:
> > Subject:    Re: O2 sensor testing
> >
> >
> > Check the archives.  I'm sure there are a bunch of posts on this
> topic.  I
> > don't have my Bentley in front of me so can't tell you the
> voltages for
> > sure.  Basically, once the sensor is hot the voltage rises as the
> mixture
> > gets richer.  (I think)... Check the archives to be sure.
> >
> > Dave in KC
> > 85 Westy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alan Gondry" <agondry@ATTBI.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 12:18 PM
> > Subject: O2 sensor testing
> >
> >
> > Is there a way to check if the O2 is operating under normal
> parameters?
> >
> >
> >
> >
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