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Date:         Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:42:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net>
In-Reply-To:  <001301c59c5f$4a30b760$6400a8c0@masterpc>
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OK Dennis, but if the green wire is sheilded and grounded through that sheilding, then how do I get the ground to the o2 sensor from the wire sheilding?

Chris

On 8/8/05, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > That green wire is the shielded cable. The black wire on the sensor is a > plain wire. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Gronski [mailto:gronski@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 1:44 PM > To: dhaynes@optonline.net > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > Subject: Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L > > I had a really good look at the wire sheath, and it does not look like > coaxil cable at all, simply a rubber cover. The wire coming out of the > o2 to the quick connectors is actually black, not green... although it > looks like it connects to a green. Is there another type of o2 sensor > that doesn't use coaxil cable? > > Chris > > On 8/8/05, dhaynes@optonline.net <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > > The green wire is actually the signal wire. It is a coaxial cable. The > outer sheath is grounded. make sure you have the sensor connected only > to the center wire. The two white wires are for the heater in the > sensor. Make sure there is 12 volts when the engine is running. The > sensor should also have shield plate to keep air and road debris away > from it. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM> > > Date: Monday, August 8, 2005 8:58 am > > Subject: o2 Sensor on 2.1L > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > Last week I reported an interbucking problem, well Well I thought I > > > had it solved. I went into the engine compartment and traced the > three > > > wires (there are three right?) that come out of the o2 wire that > leads > > > from the cat. All of them were disconnected. > > > > > > Two of the wires, both white, were disconnected at the plug. The > plug > > > was very difficult to reconnect. I actually had to put a tie wrap on > > > it to get it to stay together. I recognize that there could be a > > > problem with the connection here. The other wire, the green (a > > > ground?), was also disconnected. > > > > > > I reconnected them but I'm still getting the bucking. Any thoughts? > > > Could the fact that these were all disconnected have gummed > something > > > else up? > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > >


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