

| Subject: | Re: O2 sensor wire replacement, '85 |
| From: | Walt Spak |
| Date: | Thu, 1 May 2008 17:28:50 -0500 |
Craig, That coax cable is up in the engine compartment, coping out of the harness I think. It isnot part of what you replaced. If that coax is shorting, I know how to fix it. Walt PS: always replace your clutch master cyl. when you replace the slave. craig cowan wrote: >I remember reading recently that if the O2 sensor is grounding, it will >cause hesitation off idle. Well i have this problem exactly.... >And i recall reading that the single wire to the O2 sensor on my '85 is a >coaxial wire, and that if its not maintained as a coaxial wire, it will >default to ground and will give me exactly this problem. Well, i recently >replaced the wire from the connector to the O2 sensor with a non Coaxial >piece of wire..... >I now know that i need to get in there and fix that up properly with Coaxial >cable, but i guess my question is, how does that work? > >If its coaxial cable (A cable inside a cable) that works essentially as two >wires, how can it operate with a simple spade connector? Wouldn't that alone >default it to ground? If not....how do i keep the two parts seperated >through a spade connector, and reattached at the other end? > >Or should this not make a difference at all because the outer bit of the >wire is only there for shielding? > >-Craig >'85Gl > > >
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