[V8] Got to visit with Zay and Tony in Vegas

[Greg Furstenwerth]

What I am wondering is where it is located how to get the socket or 
whatever up there without having to remove anything... it is being 
blocked by part of the subframe on the 93 v8...

Kneale Brownson wrote:

>I cut the wire at the sensor and put a long socket over it.  Used a breaker
>bar and piece of pipe as an extension.  They make a special socket with a
>slot in it for the wire, but the amount of trouble I had (part of the
>threads from the sensor remained in the bung) probably would have led to
>the socket failing.  I had to run a tap through the bung several times to
>clean it out before installing the replacement sensor.
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>At 06:11 PM 12/5/2005 -0800, Greg Furstenwerth wrote:
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>>Speaking of O2 sensors how in the world did you get it off? I dont see 
>>any easy way about getting to it peerhaps somebody can advise me of 
>>something to read? I really dont see how to do it other than taking the 
>>damn exhaust system apart :/
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>>93 V8q
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>>Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
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>>>Zay and his wife Vilma were nice enough to pick me up from the Airport on 
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>>Thursday evening after he had just had his oxygen sensor on the V8 replaced 
>>-- but we were both too tired (him from all his OT hours and me from the 
>>very LONG day), so when we all had some free time on Saturday afternoon, 
>>Tony drove into town and we met up with Zay for lunch at what looked to be a 
>>real dive Chinese joint that had some great food.  Talked Audis, of course, 
>>and the apt skills (sorry, Skillz to the younger crowd) of Tony to figure 
>>out solutions to Audi problems as they arise -- ask him about his beater 
>>5ktq tow car boat experience sometime :-)  
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>>>Then Zay had to get back to work and Tony and I went to his favorite Vegas 
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>>hangout: The Auto Collection / sale at the Imperial Palace.  Now that was 
>>fun, including the 2.1 sec 0-60 700hp Cosworth RS200 Evolution, 200 Trans Am 
>>Quattro and S1 Quattro Rally cars.  Sorry, I'd have to sell the house, thank 
>>you :-)  More info:  http://www.autocollections.com/
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>>>Anyhow, it was nice putting faces to the names and we were thinking about a 
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>>get together sometime.  I know it's tough, but I think this coming summer 
>>would be ideal.  Watcha think?
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>>>Ingo
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