Date:         Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:01:58 +0000
Reply-To:     Bill Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bill Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
Comments: To: kdlewis@northstate.net
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Well I went back out the van started it up and reconnected the O2 sensor, it seemed to run OK so after I put my daughter to bed Charlie and I went for a ride.  I may have felt hesitation once while leaving my driveway but after that it seemed ok, we drove down the highway about 10 miles and back. Is it possible I just didn't put enough oomph connecting the signal wire the first time?  I got one of those black friday Craftsman multimeters but I think I may have destroyed it from some previous shenanigans.  Sound reasonable to truck on as is knowing I might have to disconnect if troubles come back?

 

All that said I'm thinking I might wanna get one of your O2 LED meters Ken, of course I just got done running some wires to the engine and of course I didn't run any extra!

 

Ryan  (who changed his name to Bill along time ago in Hotmail for poops and giggles)
 
> From: kdlewis@northstate.net
> To: easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] New O2 Sensor now stuttering
> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:48:34 -0400
> 
> Bill,
> Something got shorted. Time to break out the VOM and do some T/S.
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
> in statu viae
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Shawley" <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 12:32 PM
> Subject: [VANAGON] New O2 Sensor now stuttering
> 
> 
> So I had this O2 sensor that I picked up a few years ago but never installed 
> since the old one didn't want to come out easily. It is one of the supposed 
> universal (Bosch) ones that you splice into the original wire harness. I 
> wanted to replace the sensor just so I basically knew the age of the sensor. 
> I had no real symptoms other than percieved poor gas mileage (never really 
> quantified since I wouldn't fill tank due to bad grommets, now repaired) and 
> and idle that I thought had maybe been better in previous years.
> 
> 
> 
> I got the old sensor out and replaced it this morning, went to go to grocery 
> store and the van would just bog down, I pulled off and disconnected teh 
> sensor and viola things were hunky dory, just like before.
> 
> 
> 
> Is it possible to get a new sensor that is bad? Could I have gotten the 
> wrong sensor (I threw box away so I don't even know number anymore), could a 
> sensor go bad just sitting in a basement?
> 
> 
> 
> I am leaving for a 1200 mile trip in a few days, should I roll w/o sensor, 
> scramble and find a new sensor with harness, or get another universal? Am I 
> missing a clue for something else here?
> 
> 
> 
> Ryan
> 
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