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Subject:Re: Infrequent symptom: inconsistent power after descending hill
From:Steve Williams
Date:Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:08:12 -0700

At 07:14 PM 8/14/2011, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>Why do you think there is no ignition while over running the engine?
>Now there should be nu fuel ... causing the head and cylinder areas to go cold.

Yeah, sorry, that's what I meant.

>... with the cold O2 sensor fuel mixture will be unstable and even
>over enriched until the sensor is hot enough to work again.

Ah, well, that'd explain it.  That sounds even less worrisome than
temporarily fouled plugs.

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