Date:         Thu, 14 Sep 2000 17:49:54 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
Comments: To: Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM

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
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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

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