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Old 02-22-2007, 09:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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air/fuel ratio gauge question

how do air/fuel ratio gauges work?

can you put them on OBD-1 engines?
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They work by a chemical reaction of oxygen when the element heats up. It produces a voltage reading which the gauge interprets.

Yep, you can use it on any car, sometimes you cant use the same O2 sensor which the ECU uses as the readings will change due to resistance of the other measuring device.
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