Re: Lamda system mandatory?
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Re: Lamda system mandatory?



If the fuel system has no Lambda then it is not K-jetronic. I doubt 
if the engine could pass an emissions test in the US.

Harold McElraft - 3354



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Hate to throw sand in the gears, but my PRV runs excellent with
> absolutely no Lamda system whatsoever. As soon as I get out of this
> sling & wrap will drive the vehicle (fast and smooth) to a fellow 
w/
> digital camera to document (if you look closely at pics in #5939's
> photo album you can see what I'll zoom in on -- no frequency 
valve, no
> line to lower chambers, capped O2 sensor bung). True, my fuel
> distributor may be different internally (Martin G, could you get
> Darren to look into that?). But even if I have no lower chambers,
> wouldn't simply removing fuel pressure from lower chambers in a DMC
> unit yield the same result? My fuel distributor has a Bosch ID tag 
BTW
> (will quote model number when I get home). Is aluminum.
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> <snip>
> 
> A properly
> set-up and operating PRV won't run right without the lambda 
system, it
> adds a little fuel to make the air-fuel ratio correct. With a dead 
O2
> sensor the Lambda will revert (fallback) to a fixed value. The big
> symptom would be a loss of power and terrible acceleration. It is 
even
> worse if the Lambda system is dead completely.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 
> <snip>
> 
> You cannot remove the
> lambda and successfully get an accurate air-fuel ratio across the
> RPM band without going to another injection setup. Bosch K-Jetronic
> has to have the lambda to work.
> Harold McElraft - 3354






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