Erick,

I would be more than interested to build this meter
and if with that some 'operating instructions' could
accompany, that would be great. Looking forward to the
details.

Thanks

Awais
--- Erick <noris94@...> wrote:
> Well I should complement your explanation with a few
> words
>
> 2 weeks ago I build a O2 Monitor (Fuel ratio
> Meter),
> I use information from this site to build this meter
>
(http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_0217/article.html?popularArticle)
> and after installing this meter to my 94 villager I
> discover a few issues very interesting:
>
> Softness of shifts it's related with the fuel
> ratio
> messured by O2 meter, when rich the shifts become a
> little hard.
>
> When the "power" option it's selected on the
> transsmision mode the fuel ratio become a litle more
> "rich" giving a few additional ponnies to engine.
>
> When I push the trotle pedal for my surprise the
> fuel ratio do not go to the "rich side" inmediatly,
> instead keep going to "lean" reach" sides, but if
> ECU
> senses the trotle to keep acelerating by something
> like 15~20 seconds then it's go to "Rich" fuel
> ratio.
>
> According to my reads on this fuel meter one of
> the
> more important issues to get the better MPG from
> this
> engines additional to get all the injection system
> in
> good condition it's the engine ignition timing.
>
> If someone it's interested on the meter
> information
> let me know, the cost to build mine was 8 dollars
> and
> it's very usefull to detect "open loop" and "close
> loop" of ECU givin a perfect idea engine performace
>
> Best regards.
>
> Erick Norris
>
>
>
> --- Jim Crowe <crowejim@...> wrote:
> > Just wanted to post a follow up on this.
> >
> > For some time I had been experiencing a harsh 1-2
> > shift, especially
> > in the summer when the engine was nice and hot. I
> > wasn't too
> > concerned about it as it had been happening for
> > years and I was used
> > to it.
> >
> > Well, in an effort to cure some other driveability
> > problems, I
> > changed the forward O2 sensor in my 97 Villager
> > about 6 weeks ago.
> > To my surprise, not only were the other problems
> > fixed, but the
> > harsh 1-2 shift was also cured! It shifts nice and
> > smooth now, at
> > all temperatures.
> >
> > Since it's been 6 weeks I think it's safe to say
> > that the cure is
> > for real and not just a fluke or my wild
> > imagination.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
>
>
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