Perhaps another case of the brown ground wire (on the engine -
driver's side head - under the intake manifold) making a bad
connection?

Most folks look after this little wire after they have changed out
many expensive components with no luck.  Me included!  Learn from my
mistake.  Check the wire.

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Laurence Smith
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
90 Westy (fanumbos)
87 GL (Subaru conversion in progress)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Patrick Rueb
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:27 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: crazy o2 sensor prob
>
>
> my van will lose all power. gas to floor makes motor starts
> poppin. idle at
> 500 rpm. van doesnt really move. i just put in new temp
> sensor and o2 sensor.
> only way i can drive it normal is keeping the o2 sensor
> disconneted. runs
> perfect  with it unhooked. tried 3 different o2 sensors has
> soon as it goes
> to closed loop no power. any ideas
> 87 wolfsburg 2.1l 4 speed 273k miles
> drivin with out an o 2 sensor hooked up
> thank-you
> patrick
>