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Subject:Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:38:41 -0500

Must be Dennis the menace, me.

Dennis
From Barefoot Bay Florida until Sunday.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
OlRivrRat
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 9:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds

        Found this ~ Have no idea who the Dennis is ~

" When the coolant reaches about 100'F, the ECU goes into "Closed Loop"
operation. At this point, the final fuel mixture is determined by the oxygen
sensor. Dennis 10/26/00]"

ORR ~ DeanB

On 27 Feb , 2015, at 6:35 PM, Jon VO wrote:

> Only if the engine is running long enough to get warm, not sure that
> is happening.
>
> On 2/27/2015 4:54 PM, Steven Johnson wrote:
>> Agreeing with Mark,  O2 sensor.   Had similar issue with my
>> 91 and a replacement O2 sensor fixed it.
>>
>> Steven
>> 91 Westy
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 3:05 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> This sounds like it could be related to the oxygen sensor circuit.
>>> When the engine is cold the ECU ignores the O2 sensor. Once the
>>> engine warms
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>