Date:         Wed, 30 Jun 1999 20:30:50 -0500
Reply-To:     Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
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From:         Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
Comments: To: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
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Hi Ken,
    I have used the 3 wire  o2 sensor for  88 3.8 tarus on a 2.1L in a bind
and it worked well. I think any 3 wire o2 will work ok. They need to be the
kind that live before the cat. Some new cars have O2 sensors that live after
the cat. They are different.   You will need to chop off the connectors and
solder the  vw connectors. The white wires are the heater voltage no
polarity, and the black one is the o2 signal to the ecu. napa here has the
generic bosch 3 wire or can order the standard vanagon o2 sensor. imho
proper solder connections will have less or no more loss than  a factory
crimp. Use a western union type wire splice before you solder. Someone else
on the list can explain this splice in words better than I.  Use shrink
tubing or some 3m / scotch super 33 electric tape to keep out the weather
and for proper insulation. Take care how where you run the o2 heater wires.
They are not fused and can eat up your fuel injection cable if you get a
short in them.

Darrell



----- Original Message -----
From: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 1:42 PM
Subject: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?


> Greetings and salutations;
>
>         My FLAPS does not carry a specific O2 sensor for my 86. What
> other vehicle's O2 sensor will cross over?
>
> TIA
> Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe
>
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