On Sat, 11 Dec 1999, Erik Feddersen wrote: > Hi, > > Just bought an 87 vanagon. Bought an oxy sensor, was told to cut off > existing alien connector and splice the sensor into the existing line. > > Hmm, its a 3 wire, 2 whites and a black. No way to ohm out which white > is white, does it matter when I connect them? The white wires go to a small heater. It does not matter witch one goes where. The black wire is the sensor itself.
> > I also noticed that the connector to the black wire (ground?) at the > other end of the wire was bad (rotted away inside the rubber sleeve). > I wanted to solder the wires but the original wires won't take solder > although the oxy sensor side will. Question, can I rewire it all myself > using new wire? Is there a special type if wire to use. It looks like > 16 - 18 gauge wire. > > Your comments direct or to the list appreciated. > > Happy Holidays, > > Erik > |
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