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Re: Air/Fuel Ratio Monitor

To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Air/Fuel Ratio Monitor
From: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:30:22 -0800 (PST)
Reply-to: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
"HELP!" is the rack of packaged stuff (in red
cardboard/clear plastichanging boxex) that Pep Boys
type places have.  Stuff like power window switches,
odd mounting hardware, wiring connectors, tools, etc. 


--- Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu> wrote:
> Ulix,
> 
> A couple of questions: what is the "HELP section" of
> an auto parts 
> store? Did you drill and tap and hole for the
> sensor; if so, where 
> would be the best place on an A-series engine?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> At 10:35 AM -0800 11/16/99, Ulix Goettsch wrote:
> >On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Larry Miller wrote:
> >
> > > There was a prior thread (Hi Jay) about air/fuel
> ratio monitor's and I was
> > > wondering if anybody ever installed one.
> > >
> > > I'm going to install one if I have to pull the
> engine to solve my current
> > > clutch problem.
> > >
> > > The question is, has anyone used the one made by
> Edelbrock? The cost is
> > > $126.00 and I believe it is the heated type. The
> display unit uses a series
> > > of lights running from Yellow to Red so it looks
> like it could be used to
> > > tune a carb for economy without getting it too
> lean.
> >
> >Larry,
> >
> >I have one in my X1/9.  They really are all the
> same.  You could buy the
> >Edelbrock one, but you can also go cheaper.  Buy a
> generic heated O2
> >sensor and the LED type gauge from Summit Racing
> for $20 or $30 (can't
> >remember).  Then buy an anti-foul spark plug
> adapter from the HELP section
> >of your car parts stor and cut half of it off to
> use a a "bung" to mount
> >the sensor.
> >
> >You DO need a heated type (3 wire) sensor for
> accuracy.
> >
> >    Ulix                                      
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>
>..............................................(_o____o_)....<_O_____O_/...
> >http://students.washington.edu/~ulix/         '67
> Sprite     '74 X1/9
> 
> 
> 
> Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
> Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
> http://www.molvis.org/molvis
> Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
> 404-778-4113
> 
> 


=====
Ron Soave
"A Fool and His Money Can Throw One Hell of a Party"
1960 Bugeye
1972 BGT

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