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Subject:Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:40:42 -0500

David, as I just wrote to Larry A., it climbs to around .843 and stays
there as it runs rougher and rougher.

Jim

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 12:14 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 12:37 PM 9/26/2008, Jim Felder wrote:
>>
>> When I test this second O2 sensor, I hook up my digital meter (set to
>> 2v) and it starts out at zero as the car warms and eventually tops out
>> and hovers (at idle) just over .800.
>
> Assuming the sensor is *not* hooked to the ECU, that sounds reasonable.  It
> has no output until it gets hot, then it's showing rich.
>
>
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