Autometer A/F Gauge
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Autometer A/F Gauge
yea i know its useless.
heres the uestion. I wired it up and spliced into the black wire right at the ecu. when i start the car its lean and works its way over to stoic/rich after a few minutes. if i give it some gas the gauge bounces around and does its thing. but when im crusing or idleing sometimes no lights are unless i blip the throttle. is this working right?
heres the uestion. I wired it up and spliced into the black wire right at the ecu. when i start the car its lean and works its way over to stoic/rich after a few minutes. if i give it some gas the gauge bounces around and does its thing. but when im crusing or idleing sometimes no lights are unless i blip the throttle. is this working right?
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what makes you think that a a/f gauge is useless,it helps you determine if you are leaning out or running too rich,the gauge should bounce around when idling and jump more towards stoich. and rich depending how much throttle you are giving it,hope this helps.
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My car is running rich as hell. When I'm at idle and at WOT it reads rich at cruise it bounces lean-stoich. My builder tested it and it's actually accurate.
It useless because if you read lean when you are suppossed be rich AND you see it, it's already too late.
I basically use mine as an idication of when my car is warm enough to WOT it
It useless because if you read lean when you are suppossed be rich AND you see it, it's already too late.
I basically use mine as an idication of when my car is warm enough to WOT it
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Hello-
Remember, your gauge is an OXYGEN gauge, not an A/F mixture gauge.
If you are running so rich that you rich misfire (or even burn notably incompletely), you have excess oxygen in the exhaust, and it will read "lean." I'd be willing to bet that's what's happening to montego.
Take care,
Shad
Remember, your gauge is an OXYGEN gauge, not an A/F mixture gauge.
If you are running so rich that you rich misfire (or even burn notably incompletely), you have excess oxygen in the exhaust, and it will read "lean." I'd be willing to bet that's what's happening to montego.
Take care,
Shad
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Originally posted by Godzilla-T78
the autometer is a narrowband. They are not accurate. It only should really work when under throttle..mainly WOT
the autometer is a narrowband. They are not accurate. It only should really work when under throttle..mainly WOT
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