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Date:         Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:36:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 5:20 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 08:06 PM 7/20/2010 Tuesday, Loren Busch wrote: > >> One more thing. When, for a couple of days on a four years ago, I had to >> drive with the O2 sensor disconnected, I got about 13-14 mpg on that tank. >> Not saying a bad O2 sensor just that that is what I got with the O2 sensor >> unplugged. >> > > If your mileage drops with the sensor disconnected, there's something wrong > with the mixture that the sensor has been compensating for... >

That was a special case where I had an injector go bad, running very rich. Disconnecting the O2 sensor made all the injectors do essentially the same thing. So I got smoother running but hogged gas real bad. Replaced the injector (and the O2 sensor for good measure) and everything was fine.


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