[V8] Driving withO2 sensor disconnected?

[Greg Furstenwerth]

Umm just a guess I dont think that would be too good. The sensor 
measures the exhaust and it might run the engine funky but this is a non 
mechanic oppinion so take it with a grain of salt :)

Joe Griffith wrote:

>I broke the electrical spade connection off at the engine, for the black wire from my O2 sensor while trying to replace the sensor in hopes of fixing some surging I've been experiencing with my '91V8Q.
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>I had cut the sensor off of the wire as I was going to splice them to the new Bosch generic.
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>The car runs better without any O2 sensor connected, anybody know of any ramifications to the car if I drive it like this until I figure out how to fix it?
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>Thanks
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>Joe 
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