I've done what Mike has written and no ill effects at all.
Except that my O2 monitor always bounces back and forth off the scale.

Todd

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From: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
> pickle vanagon wrote:
> > I'm planning on running a wire from my oxygen sensor up to the front of the
> > van for a air/fuel mixture gauge (i.e., voltmeter).
>
> Only part of that O2 sensor wire is shielded.  The black wire from the
> sensor itself, up to the spade connector, isn't shielded.  The green
> wire, from the spade connector to the ECU, is shielded.  I've known
> others who have run an unshielded wire, from that spade connector,
> forward to a meter without problems.  In fact, I'm getting ready to run
> an unshielded wire forward to connect to my "Ken Lewis" LED O2 monitor.
>
> Mike