That's a charming anecdote David, and I'm sure it brings back peasant memories, but it still doesn't explain how hydrocarbon emissions rise when running without an oxygen sensor WITHOUT increasing fuel consumption. No rush, take your time. On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 4:12 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 07:04 PM 4/11/2010, Jake de Villiers wrote: > >> The reason the emissions are higher is because the mixture goes full rich. >> That's why there's a concomitant power increase. >> > > Dear Jake, > No, really, it doesn't. The European Digijets didn't even have one -- > couldn't, because they were still using leaded gas. And I drove Dutiful > Passage ('84 Westy) all around Scotland in '91 with no sensor and no CAT. > When it came to the US (it was delivered in Germany) VWOA installed the CAT > and sensor instead of the straight pipe it was delivered with. No change in > mileage. > > Yours, > David >
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