Thanks Matt, I'll check it first chance I get.
Neal Barrentine
Bloomington, Indiana
1986 GL
1960 Baja Bug
On Sep 4, 2006, at 8:12 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Subject: Re: '86GL - fuel or ignition?
>
> Hey Neal,
>
> Do you have access to a Bentley manual?  I had a similar symptom set
> when I
> first got my 88 GL, and it just about drove me nuts. Ken Wilford of
> vanagain.com gave me a tip about the wiring between the O2 sensor and
> the
> ECU: the signal voltage from the sensor is carried by a coaxial cable
> (like
> a RCA cable for you stereo or TV at home). Voltage on the inside, then
> insulator, then a copper shield, then outer sleeve. If the the cable
> deteriorates to the point that there's any continuity between the inner
> conductor and the outer shield, the ECU will lose it's mind, more or
> less.
>
> Page 24.62 of the Bentley manual has the details, but you'll be
> checking
> with an ohmmeter between pins 2 and 13 of the big connector at the
> ECU. With
> the O2 sensor connected, there should be no continuity between them.
>
> On the same page, there's a test for the throttle switch, too. Could be
> worth checking.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Matt Sutton
> Brooklyn NY
> 88 GL
>