I had a shield as the last time I looked (not thrilled about digging through
the snow to take a look right now). And heat wasn't the problem, as the
engine would stall even when it was warm. Every time I stopped for a few
minutes it would stall several times when I started up again. Then it would
be OK for the rest of the trip. But today the stalling was out of control.

Bill H.
88GL

--- "Greenamyer, William L" <william.l.greenamyer@boeing.com> wrote:

> I am a little surprised that your O2 sensor is getting hot enough to
> function.  Do you have a shield on it or is it exposed like on my 84GL?
>
> William
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill H. [mailto:starfinder88@YAHOO.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 12:37 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: O2 Sensor
>
>
> Having trouble with my engine again (88GL) and it seems to be related to
> the O2 sensor. It had been stalling a couple of times when I start up the
> engine but today it stalled 17 times in less than 2 miles. Something
> similar happened to me before so I tried a temporary fix by disconnecting
> the O2 sensor. That seemed to fix it for the moment and will have to
> replace it as well as the muffler, but right now it's below freezing and
> there is 7" of snow everywhere. So my question is how long can I run
> without the O2 sensor? The only effect I've seen is a slightly higher rpm
> and if I recall correctly, it runs a little lean. I'd like to wait till
> much better weather but can I go that long? Thanks as usual.
>
> Bill H.
> 88GL
>
>
>
>
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