At 10:54 PM 1/10/2001, MOST,DAVID wrote: >Given your explanation below (thanks) and that I haven't check anything >yet, could the oxygen sensor be responsible for the symptoms? No. Unless it somehow contributed to breaking or pulling off the wire from the alternator -- I don't remember just how that wire runs but it's very unlikely IMHO. > While >checking another problem the other day, I started the the engine with the >oxs disconnected. I then connected it while the engine was running >(though I only disconnected and connected the two wire plug and not the >single wire lead). The O2 sensor itself is the single wire. The other two are just a heater that gets it going faster when the exhaust is still cold. > I don't notice any new running problems. David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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