O2 Sensor Out - Threads Gone - Can I drive?

[George A. Siambis]

I can't shake this vision of the mechanic getting under there to find this
shiny nickel strapped onto the exhaust, chuckling to himself under his
breath, but only to find that it (the nickel) has fused nicely with the
exhaust...  

BTW what kind of temperatures are we dealing with in front of the CAT???


On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Huw Powell wrote:

> you can drive it, but why not slap a nickel over the hole with some sort
> of gaskety material and hose clamp it down to minimise the noise and
> toxic funes?
> 
> "George A. Siambis" wrote:
> > 
> > The subject line pretty much sums up the situation.  Using an 18" length
> > of pipe on the end of my box wrench, I got enough torque to remove the old
> > O2 sensor and completely strip the threads off.  (Actually, I'm just glad
> > the bugger finally came off.)
> > 
> > Question: Should I have the car towed to the shop?  If the only harm in
> > driving will be a loud car and the windows rolled down to stay conscious,
> > then I prefer to drive.  The "only" thing wrong is the nickel sized hole
> > in the exhaust about 3/4" in front of the CAT & the lack of an O2 sensor.
> > The drive to the shop is about 4-5 miles of city street driving.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > George Siambis
> > 1988 90q
> 
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> Huw Powell
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