Date:         Tue, 23 Sep 2003 05:26:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor tips needed,
              broken O2 sensor cause backfire?
Comments: To: Travers Fenton <fenton_travers@YAHOO.COM>
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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
>
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