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Damn v8's and exhaust
So, the beater has been running pig rich.
2 of the O2 sensors have crapped out - back ones. I picked up all new ones and figured it would be not so bad to change them.... WRONG! I've tried penetrating lube, breaker bars etc and no luck. Completely rusted on there!!!! Does not budge!! Hell, one of the O2 sensors are mounted in the exhast where there is no way in hell I would ever be able to get an O2 sensor socket on it. So.... now I contemplate replacing the manifolds and stock y pipe with headers and a catted y pipe. I really did not want to do that.... but it might be easier to replace the pipes than O2 sensors. Sigh..... and I have no money for this.... grrrrrrr I guess I gotta do some more research.... maybe pacesetter?? Grrrrrr, my v6 was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much easier!!!! |
hehe ive tried all that and cant get the O2 sensor out of the 91
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Soak them in PB blaster. You might need to hit them with heat.
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You can pick up a set of coated Pace-setters with a Y-pipe through summit for a pretty good deal. It wouldn't hurt to at least price shopping. I had the same problem when i was doing headers I tried to salvage the 02 sensors but they wouldn't budge so I ended up buying new OEM GM ones and they work great.
I have a can of PB Blaster if you want to try that. |
Back o2s? I only have two right on the collector of the headers. Dumb newer LT1s with more than two o2s. Waste of time!!!
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have you tried yelling at them and making threats??? :soapbox:
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Yea, bad rear O2s wouldn't cause a rich condition - just a check engine light to tell you that the cat's aren't working (or that the O2s are dead).
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ill be pulling my Manifolds off for LTs if you want the stock Manifolds and Catted y pipe let me know and well work somethin out
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try heating them up? propane torches work great..lol
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The yellow torch bottle called mapp gas..Works great!
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Sigh , my 96 has 4 fricking 02's 4! why ? part whores is what fbodies are
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should have never left us 6ers behind lol
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Chiming in really late on this thread but heat is the only way to get those puppy off. If you don't have a torch you need to get out on the road and then come back and then apply brute force.
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lots of people in here telling james to play with fire..........
what did you end up doing? |
i believe hes trying to get pacesetters.
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I went with rear 02 sim's for now..... picked up 4 mpg.... mpg is still poor. In April I want to get pacesetter headers, new cats, 02 sensors (have them now) n plugs :) I just gotta be patient for now :( |
wat kinda mpg are you getting/wats driving style?
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I average about 20-21 now with most of the miles done on the highway.
I bet if I just did highway only it might get to 22.... which is sad :( |
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bahhhhhhhhhh if u didnt wanna get headers, just weld a bung on there and put a new 02 sensor in its place :)
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