air fuel mixtures & computers

From: Frank Ball (frankb@sr.hp.com)
Date: Tue May 12 1998 - 13:32:05 EDT


} Assuming that the computer can detect a rich mixture, yeah. I'm not
} sure that it can though... (NOS said the truck would be running rich
} with larger injectors, so I'm assuming that the computer doesn't
} compensate, otherwise it wouldn't be running rich...) NOS might be
} wrong though. Does anyone know for sure wether the computer reads and
} adjusts the fuel/air mixture?

The computer uses the oxygen sensor (the one in front of the converter
if you have a '96 or newer) to determine the mixture. The voltage
changes as a function of mixture ratio.

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