

| Subject: | Re: Running rich and low mpg |
| From: | John Lauterbach |
| Date: | Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:18:45 -0400 |
As others have posted on this list previously, disconnect the O2 sensor when van is cold. Put a good voltmeter on the leads and watch what happens. Remember something about voltage when van is warm hangs around 0.5 volt. john On Fri, 2019-03-22 at 09:46 -0700, Dan Lamb wrote: > Sounds like what happens when O2 sensor fails. Ecu never sees the sensor warm > up so leaves mixture rich and mpg goes down. They can be tested. May also need > to check connection for deterioration. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 22, 2019, at 9:36 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > hi all, > > 1990 tintop 2.1 WBX seems running rich and low mpg. Fresh tune up - > > sparkplugs, dist. cap and rotor, new Temp2 sensor, vacuum lines > > checked,throttle body clicking right, fresh air filter and fuel filter, new > > coil,swapped in a known good used AFM but still running rich... running good > > nohesitation or stumbling, good idle @ 900 rpm, coolant gauge needle > > justunder the red dot. > > so the questions are: > > - is there a problem with the injectors? should I get new ones?- is there > > adjustment somewhere to do? ie. adjusting the AFM? > > thanks in advance > > dan
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