Bad oxygen sensor ?

[Walter Sherwin]

Wuuullll,  I for one would be genuinely interested in hearing what Bruce's answer was at the 3rd GEN list (yeee gads, I can hardly find enough time for just 2 lists, how does he do that?)..........

However, Edmund,  you mentioned in subsequent posts that you backed fuel out via the VE tables and went from 98 to 104 MPH in the quarter!?  This seems a bit odd after having just added headers.  At first glance I would have suspected that your headers (and associated exhaust system) had actually have forced you lean.  But, this would contradict your later findings.  Someone else suggested checking fuel pressure during the run (excellent idea), but, this would not play well with reduce VE's either.  The list of scenarios can go on, and on, and on, and each can be methodically eliminated via real world testing, but, I want the Reader's Digest version please........

What cal and ECM are you running, and is it MAP or MAF?

Walt.


  I did several 1/4 mile runs after I installed my Edelbrock headers and brand new o2 sensor. First and second gear are nice smooth 900mV range ramps. Once it hits third gear is starts descending rapidly to about 400mV and stays down until I let off the throtle. I wish I was at home so I can show you the exact Diacom graph. I tried giving it more fuel (almost 95 in the VE tables) between 90-100 KPA but it still does this. The engine runs fairly well at WOT, but I cant really tune it w/out gettting some accurate info from the sensor. My old 80K mile o2 sensor in the exhaust manifolds didnt do this at all. Could this indicate a bad sensor ? I should mention at idle it goes from 40-50 to 800-900 almost every 1/2 second. It does this at light cruise too. Maybe it's time for a heated sensor ? Still downt explain the WOT weirdness though since it should be nice and hot.



  p.s. I know Bruce already answered this on the thirdgen.org message board, but I wanted some more opinions :)
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