AN easy mistake to make if you are cold tired and frustrated.

I burned my O2 sensor wires onece while installing a new sensor. I wired the
two white wires from the engine harness to each other rather than to the O2
sensor- instant wire fire.

It helps to be clear-headed and in a good frame of mind when working on your
car, but not always possible.

. I was stranded on a trip when this happened, and had to spend all
afternoon redoing some wires out in the National Forest. Fortunately is was
sunny out.

Robert
1982 Westfalia

>From: Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>
>Reply-To: Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Don't Do What I Did!
>Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:57:59 -0600
>
>I've been contending all along that my rough idle was the result of
>something I did when I reassembled the engine after repairing the right
>head.  Sure 'nuf!
>
>As you may recall, I fried some wiring when jumpering what I thought was
>the
>plug for the idle switch.
>
>As it turns out, I had transposed the plug for the idle switch with that
>for
>the aux air heater element.  So no wonder the wiring fried when I shorted
>it
>out!  Good thing my idle switch was bad, or the wiring may have fried and
>started a fire while I was driving it.
>
>I'm sure I labeled the plugs before I removed them and restored them to
>their original position, so it may be that the blame can be placed on the
>PO
>or his mechanic.  (First law of trouble shooting:  find someone else to pin
>the blame on.)
>
>I wouldn't have realized my mistake if I hadn't stripped the wires back and
>observed the color codes.
>
>Thanks for all your help and moral support!
>
>Dave in KC
>85 Westy

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