Finally have to pull the trans.

[9723]

I'm going to look at soldering in 10" of wire to the connector from the harness.

 

[9723]

Nope, Midas won't do it.

 

[Dirtman]

Jerks...

 

[RobbieD]

Nope, Midas won't do it.

Bummer.

Wear out the Yellow Pages (paper or web), and check with not just muffler shops, but welding shops, fabricators, etc.

Did the threads clean up any, when you picked / micro chiseled it?

 

[9723]

Bummer.

Wear out the Yellow Pages (paper or web), and check with not just muffler shops, but welding shops, fabricators, etc.

Did the threads clean up any, when you picked / micro chiseled it?

I hadn't thought of other welding shops, but there does appear to be some old fashion shops still around.

...cleaned up just a little, but not much. Broke the handle of a small screwdriver, and the cat is in the way of the angle I need.

I am calling all over San Antonio...many aren't open yet....means a 120 Mile drive. I've got the above thread chaser on the way, but I don't give that much hope.

 

[RobbieD]

I've got the above thread chaser on the way, but I don't give that much hope.

Don't know until you try it; maybe you''ll get lucky.

 

[9723]

Don't know until you try it; maybe you''ll get lucky.

Found a place that'll do it, knew exactly what I was talking about... $50. I think that's the best option for longevity. This Magnafow section is only 3 years old, the first one I had in this truck lasted over a decade.

 

[9723]

Next, part of the same issue. The reason this happened is because I could never unlock the upstream connector (one handed). Not until I removed the trans. So that upstream sensor was OEM original. Over 20 years.

Now I want to lengthen the connector wires so I can get at it and unplug it when necessary. I've considered soldering in more length, and I can unravel the harness some, but it's still going to be difficult to do it well.

Nobody sells this extension for the Ranger 2.3....not to many people putting in high performance headers, but you can find them for the same year for Mustangs. Is it the same connector? It looks like it, but is it. Has the same two channels as the arrows indicate.

 

[fastpakr]

It's almost certainly the same. Ford reuses lots of their connectors (as I'm sure all manufacturers do). For example, on my '99, the same connector for the transfer case motor appears on the fuel pump. Your odds are very, very good.

 

[9723]

It's almost certainly the same. Ford reuses lots of their connectors (as I'm sure all manufacturers do). For example, on my '99, the same connector for the transfer case motor appears on the fuel pump. Your odds are very, very good.

Thanks. That's what I think too, from the photos. $25, ordering now. Yes, most manufacturers save cost that way.

 

[Shran]

I feel like you should have no problem cleaning up the threads on that bung. If nothing else maybe a welding shop will weld on a new one. Use copper anti-seize when you install the new sensor... the normal silver anti-seize sucks for high heat stuff.

Supposedly a spark plug for a late 60's Ford FE engine (352/360/390) is the same thread as the O2 sensors in our trucks.

 

[9723]

I feel like you should have no problem cleaning up the threads on that bung. If nothing else maybe a welding shop will weld on a new one. Use copper anti-seize when you install the new sensor... the normal silver anti-seize sucks for high heat stuff.

Supposedly a spark plug for a late 60's Ford FE engine (352/360/390) is the same thread as the O2 sensors in our trucks.

Thanks, I'll make sure I get the copper based.

 

[9723]

The new sensor came, so I head out in the morning. The Denso sensor comes with the copper anti-seize. Others might, but I don't remember. Bosch is the OEM, but the wire is 15 inches. The Denso is 18.

 

[9723]

I feel like you should have no problem cleaning up the threads on that bung. If nothing else maybe a welding shop will weld on a new one. Use copper anti-seize when you install the new sensor... the normal silver anti-seize sucks for high heat stuff.

Supposedly a spark plug for a late 60's Ford FE engine (352/360/390) is the same thread as the O2 sensors in our trucks.

Apparently you were right and I don't have a clue. When I got there they said all they could do is weld another one on top of the old one, which they thought wouldn't work due to the depth of the whole. I thought they were going to cut the old one out, or at the very least grind it down low....and then put in a new one. I instead they wanted to tap it out....I said ok. It worked pretty well. The treads feel good, but I don't have the confidence the threads will last 10 more years, the life of the Magnafow Cat section.

$28

 

[Shran]

Ha...well... as long as your O2 sensor threads in and tightens up snug, should be no problem. Rust and time will only make it tighter