Hi there,

Everyone, thanks for sharing your knowledge!  Well, the cause of my grief
was the O2 sensor.  Analysis revealed everything else OK, just the sensor.
So, replacement cost and diagnosis by my local VW guy put me at over $300 to
get back on the road ($200 for the sensor! - unfortunately I had no time to
"shop" around for a sensor and do it alone!)

My concern now is that I may have *destroyed* my catalytic converter and/or
muffler with burning rich.  My concern is that the excess fuel in the
cylinders burned in the cat converter and destroyed it b/c of heat, likewise
the muffler.  I am in for a new exhaust anyway soon, but the cat was
relatively newer.  Any thoughts to check this hypothesis w/o going to get
smogged?

Thanks again.

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