Man, I sure wish all of you guys lived on my street! Patrick On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 4:27 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Don. Yes, as I hinted, a "new" one may be in the works. > > The issue with the shielded wiring is not at the wires between plug and > sensor. i.e. the knock sensor part itself. Its at the wires in the harness > after that plug. In terms of the knock sensor, no doubt the device is > pretty simple but as with the O2 sensor, the amount of volts it imparts is > in the millivolt range. So, any advantage I can get (less resistance) to > carry those millivolts, is welcome. > > The junkyard here (only one) is limited in its' supply and asks WAY too > much for parts. More time on craigslist coming up... It may be that I > switch to the OBD2 platform in the process. Get as new a model year ABA > harness as i can > > Neil. > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > > why not just go get a "new" one, or visit any junkyard for one? They all > > seem the same through the years on the ABA and Jetta line. They are > > simple microphones that hear a knock by being bolted to the motor...that > > signals the timing to stop the knock...The ones I've seen all use the > > generic VW plugs on the other end... like the Temp II plugs... Rock > Auto.. > > probably even NAPA...I don't think they are specific... could be wrong... > > but one on my inline got cracked, I installed another...works fine. > > . > > > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> > > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile |
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