You don't. Make sure only the center wire is connected to the wire on
the sensor. The outer shield is only connected in the harness.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Gronski [mailto:gronski@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 5:43 PM
To: Dennis Haynes
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L

OK Dennis, but if the green wire is sheilded and grounded through that
sheilding, then how do I get the ground to the o2 sensor from the wire
sheilding?

Chris

On 8/8/05, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:
> That green wire is the shielded cable. The black wire on the sensor is
a
> plain wire.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Gronski [mailto:gronski@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 1:44 PM
> To: dhaynes@optonline.net
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
>
> I had a really good look at the wire sheath, and it does not look like
> coaxil cable at all, simply a rubber cover. The wire coming out of the
> o2 to the quick connectors is actually black, not green... although it
> looks like it connects to a green. Is there another type of o2 sensor
> that doesn't use coaxil cable?
>
> Chris
>
> On 8/8/05, dhaynes@optonline.net <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:
> > The green wire is actually the signal wire. It is a coaxial cable.
The
> outer sheath is grounded. make sure you have the sensor connected only
> to the center wire. The two white wires are for the heater in the
> sensor. Make sure there is 12 volts when the engine is running. The
> sensor should also have shield plate to keep air and road debris away
> from it.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
> > Date: Monday, August 8, 2005 8:58 am
> > Subject: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Last week I reported an interbucking problem, well Well I thought
I
> > > had it solved. I went into the engine compartment and traced the
> three
> > > wires (there are three right?) that come out of the o2 wire that
> leads
> > > from the cat. All of them were disconnected.
> > >
> > > Two of the wires, both white, were disconnected at the plug. The
> plug
> > > was very difficult to reconnect. I actually had to put a tie wrap
on
> > > it to get it to stay together. I recognize that there could be a
> > > problem with the connection here. The other wire, the green (a
> > > ground?), was also disconnected.
> > >
> > > I reconnected them but I'm still getting the bucking. Any
thoughts?
> > > Could the fact that these were all disconnected have gummed
> something
> > > else up?
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> >
>
>
>