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Subject:Re: Billy bones
From:Warren.K.Lail-1
Date:Sat, 6 Mar 2004 22:19:50 -0600

Hi Matt,

Thanks for the comment.  I just replaced the O2 Sensor with one from VolksCafe.  I bought the lesser expensive one which required that I splice my old harness to the new sensor.  I used crimp connectors and used electrical tape to insulate each wire.  Is it possible that this is my problem?

Thanks for the suggestion.  I'll investigate.

Warren Lail
88 Westy "Billy Bones"
87 GL

----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Sutton <msutts@earthlink.net>
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2004 9:55 pm
Subject: Billy bones

> It sounds like one of the hell's I went through last year. Turned
> out to be
> a short in the O2 sensor wire. It's a shielded cable, like for audio
> applications- ground on the outside, signal inside. If there's a short
> between the two it can make you run super-stinky rich, even if the
> sensor'sunplugged.  If there's any continuity at all between the
> sheild and the
> signal, it's bad,
>
> Good luck,
>
> Matt Sutton
> 88 GL
> NYC
>
>