Dennis, yes the center wire should not have any continuity to ground.
Sounds like a defective wire.

Ken

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dennis
> I checked the plugs they are running on the lean side (whitish electrodes
> ) but no fouling there. The AFM is brand new from GOWESTY I just got it in
> my mail and I never used it until yesterday.
> Checked the O2 sensor connections. Green wire- the braided copper is
> continuous to body ground, solid center wire to ground is around 200 ohms
> to ground. I cannot find info on the required ohms for the center solid
> wire in my Bently
> I originally thought that the solid center wire should not have any ohms
> to ground on it. This must mean that the interior wire is making contact
> with the braided wire.  Would this be true ?
>
> Dennis Jowell
> Scotch Hollow Farm
> Newbury, Vermont
>
>
> > On Jun 22, 2016, at 8:37 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > In your messing around you may have gotten it so rich you fouled the
> spark
> > plugs. Check them first. If so the O2 sensor is most likely also fouled
> and
> > if lucky the time period was short enough that you didn't destroy the
> > catalytic converter. Now as to what could have happened. You could have
> > something as little as a poor connection at either the AFM or the O2
> sensor.
> > Those sliding contacts on the airflow meter can be very troublesome. They
> > don't have that much "wipe" pressure and just a little corrosion makes
> them
> > intermittent. Also, the wires break inside the insulation or fail at the
> > crimp. Most true AFM issues are in fact contact issues. When lucky
> changing
> > the part takes care of the contact problem and you think you did good.
> >
> > Changing parts like this you need to learn how to test for proper
> operation
> > including O2 sensor voltages both disconnected (open loop) and connected,
> > (closed loop, in control).
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Dennis Jowell
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 12:38 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
> >
> > Here we go,
> > My Westy 2.2 WBX was running almost great after traveling 2500 miles to
> > Ontario and back to Vermont. Decided to install the new reconditioned
> > GOWESTY AFM today.
> > I disconnected the O2 sensor then installed the AFM started the engine
> with
> > the O2 still disconnected idled great. Shut everything down reconnected
> O2.
> > With engine warn went for a short trip on our dirt road accelerated
> engine
> > it started to miss fire then died! Got it started at idle then
> accelerated
> > and it died again. Got it going again, limped back to the farm at idle
> only.
> > Now it won't start at all! I reinstalled the old AFM and it made no
> > difference. Still no start. Engine turns over, disconnected the return to
> > fuel tank line fuel comes out ok. I can hear the fuel pump running. I
> think
> > the filter and pump are working., 2 days ago I changed the hall sensor
> wring
> > with a new connector from GOWESTY, cleaned the hall sensor ground lead.
> It
> > ran great after that installation.
> > I'm about to try the"No Start tool"  wiring kit that was suggested to
> use on
> > the site. But before i did this I thought I would ask for ideas.
> >
> > Dennis Jowell
> > Scotch Hollow Farm
> > Newbury, Vermont
>

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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