[V8] O2 Sensor replacement issues

[Ed Kellock]

Bart,

I used the same gauge wire as the grey wire is and I ran it to the
bolt that attaches the cruise control diaphram bracket.  The end I put
on the wire was open (the little U shape) instead of closed because I
didn't want to completely remove the bolt for fear of losing it isnce
it's a bit tight down there.

Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Unka Bart" <gatorojo at earthlink.net>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 5:09 PM
Subject: [V8] O2 Sensor replacement issues


> Gruss alles (I got the umlaut-delete option in my mail client,
you'll
> have to supply your own)
>
> Armed with the knowledge gleaned from you wise and handsome V8
mavens,
> I hied myself down to NAPA and got the sensor for a 93 ferd V8 F150
and
> out to replace the one on the Gentleman's express.  Promptly got
stuck
> because I simply can't break the old one loose.  Tomorrow, I plan to
> take it down to a friendly shop I know and persuade the owner to put
it
> on his rack and break the old sensor loose, letting me take it from
> there.
>
> Question is, where on the block is the ground point that I can
ground
> (the wire I will splice onto) the gray wire?  That is, how do I find
> that point?  Is there a screw terminal there, or what will I find
and
> how will I know I have found it?
>
> Second question is, does anyone know (and wish to share that
knowledge)
> what gage wire I ought to purchase at my local FLAPS, probably NAPA,
I
> should get in order to extend the gray wire to the ground point?
>
> Direct responses cc'd to me would be greatly appreciated as I'm in
> digest mode.   But what the hell, helpful responses will be
sincerely
> appreciated, however they arrive!
>
> And Dave, learning to drive that (beautiful) motorhome
(Congratulations
> again, mon cher ami) is about as difficult as remembering to check
your
> mirrors and rear view monitor before changing direction.  IE, not
> difficult at all.  Scary as hell, the *first* time simply due to the
> size of the beastie, for sure.  But *difficult*, naw.  In fact, you
in
> for a real treat.  You simply won't believe until you experience it
how
> pleasurable it is to drive one cross country!
>
> Short digression.  My first time ever behind the wheel anything
larger
> than a pickup truck was in the (Converted ex-grayhound) GMC 4106 I
was
> purchasing, in noon-rush traffic  in Houston along the "NASA"
freeway,
> which was under construction/repair at the time.
>
> There was a stoplight about every block and lanes defined by jersey
> barriers came and went about as often as the lights appeared.  With
the
> Spicer non-synchro 4-speed manual  tranny, (which had to be
> double-clutched, matching engine and gear speeds *precisely*) that
> wasn't the most fun I've had in a motor vehicle by long shot, and I
got
> a two hour dose of it (we were getting the 5.5 gallons of oil in the
> 8V71 heated up for an oil-change).
>
> The very next time I was behind the wheel was as I departed on my
merry
> way to my first destination, Lake Charles, LA.  As an aside, I had
> developed a bit of diarrhea that morning, but by my noon departure,
> thought it was gone.  About 5 minutes after I cleared the Houston
area
> and was rolling along I-10, I discovered that it wasn't gone.  You
> simply cannot imagine how wonderful it is to be able to pull over to
> the shoulder and use your own private facilities...
>
> Yer kindly ol' Unka Whatizface
>
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