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Subject:Re: '87 2.1 Engine running rich
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 9 Aug 2013 13:58:50 -0400

At 12:08 PM 8/9/2013, OlRivrRat wrote:
>        Is it possible that the O2Snsr Heater is bad or that Heaters Circuit/
>Connector has a problem? I actually would guess that HotExhaust would
>heat the O2Snsr in less than 10mins but don't know for sure just how
>long it takes.

A shorted sensor will act immediately, and the engine will start
having trouble as soon as the Temp-II warms enough to allow the ECU
to decide to go closed-loop.  Just long enough to get moving to a
parking lot entrance or such, then the idle bogs down on the next stop.

Yrs,
d