Re: [Amc-list] Wideband-Re: Hornets, not the AMC kind.

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My sensor is a Bosch and the instrument is an Innovate
LM-1.  The sensor is mounted on the downward portion
of the head pipe a few inches below the manifold.

You are correct about NOT mounting it on the bottom of
a pipe where condensation can collect. The istructions
include a caution about that.  

One other note. Since my Gremlin has a smog pump I
have to disconnect it.  So I will try to tune the carb
in my driveway or with short drives in the
neigborhood, since long drives without the pump may be
hard on the catalytic convertor (which is brand new).

Joe Fulton

--- Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Can I ask a question, well, silly me of course I can
> ask!
> Does the instructions detail where to put the bung
> in the headpipe? And how to properly orient it?
> I'm just asking, because years ago I saw a tech
> article on O2 sensors hat said to always orient the
> O2 so that the bung is at a minimum Vertical,
> placeing the O2 on its side. Best is to have the O2
> pointing straight down with the bung horizontal. The
> reason they gave being that if the O2 points up
> condensation can lay on the sensor and cook off
> leaving deposits and eventually faulty readings and
> or failure.
>    Time and time again I see magazine articles
> installing the bungs in the bottom of the pipe and
> pointing the O2 straight up, in the worst postion. I
> can only assume that either the article I read is
> incorrect or the magazines are doing what comes
> easiest to get the job done.
>    I took the time to install my bung when I was
> doing the efi swap and it points the O2 sensor
> straight down. I put it in the actual collector area
> where the front and rear sections join, letting it
> read all 6 six cylinders.
>    I kind of wonder what the wideband companies have
> to say about mounting.
> 
> 
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> " I was different before people dared to be
> different" 
> 
>  -------------- Original message
> ----------------------
> From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > The Blue Angels are in Salinas this weekend for
> the
> > airshow last night through Sunday. As many of you
> > know, the fly FA-18 Hornets.  The Canadian
> Snowbirds
> > are here too.  
> > 
> > Today was absolutely picture perfect weather.  No
> > clouds at all and we had that central CA blue sky
> and
> > light breeze.  The Blues looked great contrasted
> > against that sky.  My home is about one mile from
> the
> > Salinas Airport so I can see much of the show from
> my
> > back yard.  A formation of Hornets over my house
> at
> > 800 feet kinda shakes up the cat, though.
> > 
> > I changed out the lower door hinge on the Gremlin
> > today.  It was actually worn so bad that new hinge
> > bushings still allowed the door to sag and hang on
> the
> > latch.  I did it by myself, as I usually do, and
> it's
> > a bit of a chore for one person. The replacement
> hinge
> > came from a junkyard Gremlin I saw in LA many
> months
> > ago.  
> > 
> > I have been reading the instructions for my wide
> band
> > oxygen sensor and will tune the BBD carb tonight
> or
> > tomorrow using that instrument.  I reset the
> timing to
> > 10 degrees adv (idle) during the last tank of fuel
> and
> > got the mileage up to 13.6 mpg.  The car has a
> 3.08
> > axle but I may swap in a 2.73 axle next month. 
> The
> > car runs great.  It's just using too much fuel and
> > cruise.
> > 
> > Joe Fulton
> > Salinas, CA
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