No start - big help needed

[Rave Racer]

     Maybe, but not the oxy sensor alone.  Maybe a clogged cat too.

       Rave Racer
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Hord <spokes at mail.the-wire.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: No start - big help needed


> Okay...the saga continues.
>
> Came home...cranked 'er over.  She started...but running on MAYBE three
> cylinders (or so it sounded/felt like).  I let it idle (if you can call it
> that) for about 5 min.  It's running on all five...but SOOOOOO rough.
>
> I've determined that there is spark at all 5 cylinders (by carefully
removing
> one spark plug wire and replacing it before moving on to the next).
>
> I've determined that there is no vaccum leak.  NORMALLY if I remove the
> dipstick while the car is running, it stumbles but doesn't stall...BUT
NOW! If
> I remove the dipstick it runs for a second and DIES.
>
> Sigh...can an oxygen sensor (dead) really DO all this??  (please oh please
oh
> please!?!)
>
> Ideas? Thoughts?  Flames??
>
> -Dave
>
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