No danger Jim, it just runs at its richest and will cost you gas.

You should check the sensor's wiring before you start swapping parts.  It
could be shorting out and confusing the ECU that way.

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> And the loser is.... the oxygen sensor and the winners are those who
> suggested that I remove it from the loop.
>
> I just went for a five minute test drive and the van drove great.
>
> Now, what's the downside of running without an O2 sensor? There must
> be one. Mileage?
>
> I think I even have a good one somewhere. I usually replace them every
> couple of years but I never knew why. I do now! The last one I took
> out is probably good and I think I saved it. In the time it takes to
> find one or buy a new one, I wanted to know if there is a danger in
> driving with it disconnected.
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> > OK, here's the news: I just went out and tried it again and it
> > stumbled to a stall in about a minute.
> >
> > Then I disconnected the O2 sensor. It ran strongly for five minutes or
> > so, longer than at any other time today. Then while it was running, I
> > plugged it back in and it was dead in 30 seconds.
> >
> > I will try to repeat this again in a few minutes to confirm what I
> > think just happened.
> >
> > Jim
> >
>

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