Jay; Good question. I have not tried this yet, but will since it sounds like a good idea. How about removing the O2 sensor and finding an "O" terminal that fits over the threaded part. Then crimp and solder a ground wire. Screw all back in an ground to common spot on head. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On Thu, 14 Sep 2000 10:29:00 -0400 Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> writes: >Somebody made an interesting comment yesterday about the O2 sensor not >grounding through rusty exhaust systems. Then somebody said their >engine >problems went away after replacing part of the exhaust system... >Hmmm.... >Does adding adding a ground to the O2 sensor make sense? How do the >later >three-wire systems work? One of the three wires would be a ground >wire? I >am running a fairly new Bosch one wire "generic" replacement. I have >replaced the cat and muffler, but the rest of the system is pretty old >(rusty). >How would the mixture be effected if the ground was bad? Rich? > > Jay '85 Westy ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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