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Re: Oxygen sensor?

To: SSTACEY@sierrasys.com
Subject: Re: Oxygen sensor?
From: andertonm@juno.com (Mark R. Anderton)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 07:31:56 EST
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net, 'bill'@juno.com, triumph1@nr.infi.net
References: <c=US%a=_%p=Sierrasys%l=SVVAN200-961202152532Z-135@svvan200.sierrasys.com>
On Mon, 2 Dec 1996 07:25:32 -0800 "Scott Stacey (Prince George)"
<SSTACEY@sierrasys.com> writes:
>Sorry, the Oxygen sensor is definitely not stock.  It can be added and
>hooked up to a multimeter (secured inside the car) to determine the
>dynamic rich/lean ness of the mixture in exactly the same way it's 
>used
>on a computer controlled injection system.  The only problem is that 
>the
>driver has to act as the computer :)
>You can also go so far as to set one up in each of the primaries of a
>test header so that when you bench test the engine, you know exactly
>what is going on mixture wise in each cylinder across the whole RPM 
>band
>and under various load conditions.
>Regards - Scott.
>
What is the meter reading when the mixture is correct? Is it the same for
all sensors?

Mark Anderton

1972 Triumph TR6 (daily driver)
1984 Jaguar XJ6 (2 ea - some people never learn)
1966 Morris Minor (everything a car should be)
1971 Land Rover
1967 Daimler V8 Saloon
1958 Velocette MSS (500cc single)

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