Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:47:36 -0600
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From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
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Don
If the ECU & Harness actually came out of an H2OBxrd Vanagon then I would guess that that Flat4 Connector & Its wires are spliced into the Orig'Harness somewhere
not to far back toward the ECU ~ since the wires are NotSoGood anyway just try to find where they come from & then >If you can acquire< splice an OEM O2Snsr Harness
into the system & then you can use the Correct O2Snsr ~ Running it UnHeated might be OK if TheO2Snsr is Right@ or VeryNear the Collector of the ExhaustTubes from the
Head >Not Familiar with that Eng' or your Config' so not sure if you have a Cast Manifold or 4 TubeType Header< If the O2Snsr is CloseTo or In TheCat then the Heater may
be more Necessary ~ Without the heater you will get a Code ~ Richard Golen just replaced his Orig' Harness with 1 that I Provided so you might check with him to see if the
O2SnsrWires of his Orig'Harness are Useable & Available ~
ORR ~ DeanB
On 25 Jul , 2014, at 1:10 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
> Well, here's another question, and thanks. Is there any problem installing an unheated one in my particular application with a heated harness, but the existing 4 wire plug is.....awful...the wires are cracked where they enter into the plug body and brittle for the whole way until they enter into the shielding. It will be difficult to 'splice' anything onto that plug....it would be easier and more certain of the connections to simply cut the plug off and start over....I rarely use my van in short drive situations...so having the O2 sensor heating itself quickly is not a big deal....
>
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> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 11:31 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> Don
>
> Check out TheseGuys if you can wait a few days to get it ~
>
> < https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1286591,parttype,5132,a,Search%20for%202001%20CHEVROLET,EPIsubcategory[1015],Oxygen%2BSensor,partGroup,19 >
>
> This is the 1 I used to use on my 90Westy when it was H2OBxr+Digifant ~
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> < https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=279808&cc=1286580 >
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> The BusDepot Deal is certainly a good 1 if you don't mind Splicing ~ & it does help support OurBuddys ~
>
> ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
> On 25 Jul , 2014, at 10:55 AM, Don Hanson wrote:
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> > I am replacing what's almost surely a failing O2 sensor in my inline VW
> > motored van and I wanted to see what the List take is on O2 sensors.
> > There is a pretty wild difference in cost. But they seem to be simple
> > things and every car has a few now a days, not many of them seem to fail
> > too often...
> > Is it worthwhile spending nearly a hundred bucks for a Bosch to put into
> > my van, or can I use a generic autoparts store brand and expect to get a
> > few years of service from that and much less cost?
> >
> > What say ye? and thanks
> > Don Hanson
>
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