I spliced in an unshield wire to the front to run one of my gadget. Ran fine
for years. Just a data point. http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html
Ken Lewis

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Clarkson" <Dvdclarksn@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 10:15 PM
Subject: [VANAGON] oxygen sensor input wire

> Just a question after some research of the archives. I feel that my green
> O2 sensor input wire (sending voltage to the ECU) is shorting to the
> grounded shileding in places from deteriorating insulation. I plan on
> replacing
> the sensor itself soon and am thinking about replacing the cable also.
> The
> archives have several listees stating that unshielded cable should work
> okay
> so long as there is no EMI in the vicinity of the cable (I'm concerned
> about  possible interference from the coil). I am wondering if anyone has
> replaced  this  cable and if so where did you find this small gauge coax
> type
> cable?  How far did you go with the cable and did you spice it into a good
> section of  the original near the ECU? A far fetched idea that I had
> recently
> when  installing a Sirius radio in my Dad's Honda was that the shielded
> satellite  antenna cable would be a close match if the center wire was
> stranded.
> Any  thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated as always.
>
> David Clarkson
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