On Sat, 11 Dec 1999, Erik Feddersen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just bought an 87 vanagon.  Bought an oxy sensor, was told to cut off
> existing alien connector and splice the sensor into the existing line.
>
> Hmm, its a 3 wire, 2 whites and a black. No way to ohm out which white
> is white, does it matter when I connect them?
      The white wires go to a small heater. It does not matter witch one
goes where. The black wire is the sensor itself.

>
> I also noticed that the connector to the black wire (ground?) at the
> other end of the wire was bad (rotted away inside the rubber sleeve).
> I wanted to solder the wires but the original wires won't take solder
> although the oxy sensor side will.  Question, can I rewire it all myself
> using new wire?  Is there a special type if wire to use. It looks like
> 16 - 18 gauge wire.
>
> Your comments direct or to the list appreciated.
>
> Happy Holidays,
>
> Erik
>