Part 1: Use something like Liquid Wrench or PB Buster - something that penetrates. I don't think oil will work that well. Part 2: I don't believe a disconnected O2 sensor will cause these problems. I have been running with a disconnected O2 sensor on my 84 for over two years and it runs like a champ. Disconnected O2 will cause you lose some fuel economy. Part 3: Water-cooled up to 85 are Digijet. Everything afterwards is Digifant. Z --- Travers Fenton <fenton_travers@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Double barrel questions. > > Part I: > How can I remove the Oxygen(O2) sensor? > > I've hooked three wrenches together to get around > two > feet of leverage, and pulled such that they were > really bending ( these are Craftsman wrenches ). I > sprayed oil on the 02 sensor to loosen it yesterday. > I'm hoping to get it off so I can solder back on the > lead wire that has been ripped off it. Should I > apply > some heat with a propane torch? > > Part II: > > Would an unconnected O2 sensor lead to backfiring > and > trouble starting? I'm guessing the O2 sensor > measures > the oxygen in the exhaust and communicates that to > the > computer which then gets the fuel injector to adjust > the mixture of air and fuel. > > Part III: (Don't care if you answer, but I'm > curious) > I've got an 84 Westy, I've noticed in the Bently > they > refer to Digijet and Dijifant. Is 83-85 = Digijet > and > 86-89 Digifant? > > Thanks all, > Fenton & Jessey > > 84 Westy > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com |
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