[Ducati] Ethanol blends

[Ed Gilroy]

The O2 sensor is required for feedback to your fuel injection system. Cars 
from the late 70's into the early 90's had carbs with cats without O2 
sensors. You just trash up your cat without a feedback mechanism to adjust 
"richness". My 83 Lotus Turbo Esprit has twin Delortto's with a cat and no 
O2 sensor. I get to replace that cat about every 4 years or so.

Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wright, Dirk" <Dirk.Wright at USPTO.GOV>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 3:46 PM
Subject: RE: [Ducati] Ethanol blends


Hmm, I stand corrected. I thought that having a cat meant that you had to 
have an O2 sensor. sorry.

-----Original Message-----
From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net]On
Behalf Of T
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 4:51 PM
To: Ducati Owners Group
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Ethanol blends


>Only a few Ducati's have O2 sensors, at least the one's sold here in the
>'states. The only ones that have them are the ones that catalytic
>converters on them.

None of the ones in Europe have O2 sensors that I've seen, and my SS had
cats before I removed them.

Tom



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