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• Re: Intermittent Power Loss - '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sun, 21 May 2017 08:44:27 -0400
  ...Subsequent test drives also went > without problems. > > > > On Chris' suggestion we disconnected the O2 sensor and I've been driving > it, > mainly on short...
• Re: air flow meter
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 17:07:49 -0400
  ...If the CO is high, then the O2 sensor is not working or the engine is not set up properly. If the timing is...
• spring time, were runnin', a big thanks
  Historical mailing list - john cianci
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 14:52:25 +0000
  ...after 3, yes thats right 3 o2 sensors..... we found out that my 86 westy syncro required a 1-wire o2 sensor... All the...
• problem splicing O2 sensor wires
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:25:21 -0400
  Message text written by Austin >Recently while splicing a generic 3-wire O2 sensor onto the stock loom I couldn't get the solder...
• Re: idle fuel calculations
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:05:19 -0800
  ...I know the TPS on L-Jet cuts the O2 sensor at idle and WOT, and I can't recall now if the TPS...
• Re: oxs light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 21:41:36 -0500
  ...The O2 Sensor light is telling you to service the O2 Sensor, ie prol'ly replace it. You can run it for a whil...
• O2 sensor light reset?
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix
  Tue, 20 May 1997 10:28:39 -0700
  how to reset this light? some past list discussion said to look for switch behind speedo, but i'm not finding it. any clues...
• Re: Another O2 sensor querry -- heater element elementals
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:21:27 -0700
  The heat is always on. it would be interesting to see how it changes your mpg, etc. matthew 86 syncro westy tiico
• Re: running problems, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 03:10:49 +0000
  when you disconnect the O2, sensor I figure the voltage output goes to zero. How does the Fuel injection treat this output? Robert 90...
• Re: Fuel issue near Banks, Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:50:58 -0500
  ...First I was told O2 sensor. I that is very possible but Grover doesn't have an o2 sensor (it's a long story...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 16:17:55 -0500
  ...a fitting for the O2 sensor. >Therefore, the O2 sensor is in the cat. Semantics...the 2.1 sensor is mounted at the input...
• Re: intermittent rich running problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 May 2009 22:59:37 -0400
  An easy way to diagnose if a mixture problem is due to the O2 sensor is to turn the ignition off and back on...
• Re: Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:58:51 -0600
  ...If your O2 sensor is old, it's pretty cheap to just replace it yourself on speculation it might help. Better than paying a...
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:11:07 -0500
  ...You probably have a bad O2 sensor or sensor circuit problem. Begin by checking the ground reference for it. The green wire going to...
• Re: {SPAM?} Re: my 83.5 Vanagon gets no power
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:09:55 -0800
  ...A cat installed is less than $150 if you shop around and an O2 sensor is about $30. Where are you located? Mike In...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:04:42 -0700
  ...net> wrote: >> >>> Zero volts shows a bad sensor, assuming proper measurement setup. >>> >>> Replacing the o2 sensor is the logical step now. Then you need...
• Re: how do I get O2 sensor out?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 17:17:41 -0700
  ...A single wire O2 sensor will work as well, and probably even pass smog when good and warmed up. They need to be quite...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:18:55 -0500
  So Scott, you're saying to keep the O2 sensor connected to the sensor and check it that way? I don't see why...
• Re: Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 13 May 2003 17:23:35 -0700
  So how do you get the digijet system to fire up the "hot" wires on the 3-wire sensor? Thanks, -Damon --- Dennis Haynes <dhaynes...
• Re: O2 sensor trouble
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:54:29 EDT
  ...Van runs terrific and all is well with the o2 sensor unplugged for over 1 year now. I figured since I was placing an...
• Re: sluggish acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:49:50 -0800
  Disconnect your O2 sensor and see if it still has the problem. Do you think the exhaust is rich? You can also try and...
• Re: four wire O2 sensor.
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:41:16 -0800
  ...northstate.net> wrote: > > I would like to try a four wire O2 sensor. Anybody have a part # for a > generic unit that has worked...
• Re: Intermittent Power Loss - '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sun, 21 May 2017 10:45:15 -0700
  ...In addition to the O2 sensor / sensor wiring possibility, Chris has also suggested it could also be a faulty ECU. The ECU is original...
• Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 24 May 2007 17:35:21 -0700
  ...What should I look for? And how expensive is it likely to be? b) Post overheat, my O2 sensor light is on and the...
• Re: O2 sensor substitute
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:26:59 -0400
  ...Mike thomas LaPointe wrote: > the link you gave does not work correctly. > at the flaps, what vehicle was this O2 sensor supposed to fit...
• Re: Idles, stutters, turn off and on then back to normal. Any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:08:12 -0400
  ...unplug your O2 sensor and see if symptoms go away. If they do, replace your O2 sensor. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Jul...
• Re: O2 sensors: 1-wire to replace 3-wire?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jul 1996 12:12:10 -0400
  ...I expect it's that pesky throttle switch again, but with all this talk of O2 sensors, I wanted to check mine... >> Yes. Us...
• Will This Ruin an O2 Sensor or Cat Converter?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:40:39 +0200
  ...I'm concerned that I may ruin the O2 sensor or the catalytic converter, while burning off the excess oil in the combustion chambers...
• Re: O2 Sensor Monitor Gadgets for Sale.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:52:07 -0400
  At 07:13 PM 3/27/2009, Ken Lewis wrote... > I have a new batch of these All your pictures say "Remote Linking Forbidden"
• Re: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:32:46 -0500
  ...O2 Sensor problem > > OK > New o2 sensor installed and it doing exactly the same as before. > With engine warm and running and o2 sensor...
• O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 19:12:44 -0600
  Hello Volks, With my Digitool on my 85 Digijet, my O2 reading at idle goes from .75ish to .1ish or less then back up...
• Re: Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:38:00 -0400
  ...I'd installed an O2 sensor in the crossover pipe but was getting very funky readings from the sensor so after failing Smog I...
• Re: Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 20:20:37 -0700
  ...I'd installed an O2 > sensor in the crossover pipe but was getting very funky readings from > the > sensor so after failing Smog I...
• Re: O2 sensor trouble
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:05:20 -0400
  ...O2 sensor trouble In a message dated 04/07/2008 9:49:47 P.M. Central Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Van...
• Re: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:12:36 -0400
  ...Thank You so much. > You're wecome. > So is my heater circuit shorted on the sensor end or the harness end? > Inside the sender...
• Any have a used catalytic converter for sale?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:51:25 -0400
  ...i just need something to get me through the winter that will allow me use my O2 sensor. P-mail me.. thanks, jesse 89...
• Re: Is it normal...
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:06:57 -0500
  Just replaced the O2 sensor the day before yesterday. Old one was black. Now voltage readings from sensor are all across the board. No...
• Interesting '87 Westy charging problem
  Historical mailing list - Martin Wilson
  Mon, 24 May 2004 13:02:39 -0700
  ...Disconnected the O2 sensor plug from the speedo cable thingy and the O2 light goes out but the alternator light stays on. Removed the...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:19:33 -0700
  ...ditto temp sensor. O2 sensor and, > though to a much lesser extent, temp sensor, are high impedence, low > current devices, so in this context...
• Re: Mileage at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:59:23 -0500
  ...As Bill points out the o2 sensor provides the ecu with the all important mixture info. Then with the o2 sensor voltage the ecu...
• Running problems
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 17:56:27 EDT
  ...Is one if these suppoesd to be for the O2 sensor? I can only assume so, as I did not see a place for...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 May 1999 10:55:59 -0400
  > I only sell the more pricey O2 sensor for the Digifant system because it > already has the plugs on it and you can just...
• Re: Poor Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 07 May 1997 18:24:20 -0500
  ...If you can connect temperature to problem, that sensor is more likely than O2. Tonya 87 Vanagon GL Wolfs 74 S. Beetle
• Re: Vexing Subtle Misfire Issues
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:19:13 -0700
  ...Compression good on all cylinders. > -O2 sensor. Sensor is new, misfire happens even when ECU is in open loop, > and wideband O2 sensor indicates...
• Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:57:01 -0400
  ...valve, stabilizer unit, and > oxygen sensor, etc.. > Could it be as simple as I need a new O2 Sensor? > if so should I get...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - batt./OXYS dash lights on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:29:35 -0500
  ...Now the O2 sensor light is really useless. It is normally activated by the mileage counter. When the ignition is turned on, the O2...
• Re: Speedometer weird
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:44:40 -0500
  ...It was a warning to change the O2 sensor. The odometer has a button on top and a detent and can be reset back...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:46:59 -0400
  ...ditto temp sensor. O2 sensor and, >> though to a much lesser extent, temp sensor, are high impedence, low >> current devices, so in this context...
• Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 17:07:23 -0700
  ...I'd installed an O2 sensor in the crossover pipe but was getting very funky readings from the sensor so after failing Smog I...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 23:10:41 -0500
  ...Removing stuck O2 sensor yes carbon build up is bad... I use Lucas injectors/rings cleaner every other fill up the gas
• Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:45:32 -0800
  My current o2 sensor has been on for 80,000 miles so i am trying to replace it. Yesterday I put liquid wrench on...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:55:34 -0700
  ...Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter > At 06:58 PM 9/26/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote... >>but now .......you're saying...
• Re: o2 sensor didn't solve it
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:29:01 -0600
  Geza Polony wrote: >Sorry about the spelling--I meant Mr. Rodgers. Must have been in the wrong >neighborhood. > > > > Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh! Mr...
• Jerky Van continued
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:31:06 -0600
  > The Van: > Aircooled 82 Westy Vanagon, California Edition If you mean "made for the California market" then it should have an O2 sensor. Have...
• O2 unplugged solves Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 12:14:53 -0700
  ...At one point I disconnected the O2 sensor and it cured the problem, so I bought a new one, hooked it up and the...
• Re: Oxygen sensor coax
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:10:17 -0800
  ...I recently put my oscilloscope on the O2 lead of one of my Vanagons when getting it ready for a smog test. For fun...
• Pressure Regulator/FI problems
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 05:40:59 GMT
  ...New mechanic said Co2 is off the charts with any (new or old) O2 sensor conencted. 9. New mechanic said with O2 sensor off...
• Bosch O2 Info
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:17:01 -0700
  ...Some of the info should apply to the older style O2 sensors (single wire and heated 3 wire type) Neil. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil...
• Bad gas mileage/ecu
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:35:42 -0800
  ...Put my digitool in there, looked like the O2 sensor was bad. Changed it. Same mileage. Put digitool in and the engine starts missing...
• Re: Intermittent Power Loss - '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 21 May 2017 07:20:57 -0400
  ...Subsequent test drives also went > > without problems. > > > > > > > > On Chris' suggestion we disconnected the O2 sensor and I've been driving > > it, > > mainly on short...