Thanks to everyone for the responses to date.

Can someone tell me where the O2 sensor is on my 81?  I can't even find the
crazy thing to unplug it.

ds

At 10:43 AM 4/5/2003 -0500, EMZ wrote:
>Waste of money.   This is not the cause of your starting problem.
>Start with the basics.
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>                                    92-Jetta GWC
>             www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
>
>On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Dylan Spurgin wrote:
>
> > Since my van is not wanting to start unless I hold the gas pedal to the
> > floor and has also started trying to die when she idles down I am thinking
> > about replacing the O2 sensor tomorrow.  My FLAPS has a generic Bosch one
> > for ~$22 and a VW branded one for about 2 to 3 times more.  I don't
> > remember the exact price of the VW one.
> >
> > My question is, is the generic Bosch one the same or should I go with the
> > VW branded one?
> >
> > TIA,
> > ds
> >