165 knock sensor sensitivity

[Shannen Durphey]

And here we have a crucial question.  One of the important things to
remember when changing a knock sensor that doubles as a water jacket
plug is that teflon tape on the threads can prevent the sensor from
grounding.

Soldering a jumper wire to the body of the sensor should work.
Shannen


Bob wrote:
> 
> If you insulate (electrical) the threads where does the knock sensor get its
> ground reference (assuming it needs one)?
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmecm at diy-efi.org [mailto:owner-gmecm at diy-efi.org]On Behalf
> Of RDwoo10 at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 11:48 PM
> To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> Subject: Re: 165 knock sensor sensitivity
> 
> The guy up the street @ the corvette shop takes & dunks the threaded half of
> the knock sensor in the liquid plastic that you dip screwdrivers & pliers
> into, to create rubber handles w/.  He swears that it provides enough
> "cushion" that it deadens the knock sensor w/o totally dampening it out.  I
> will check w/him tomorrow to see if he has any other tricks.  He has done a
> bunch of TPI vettes here in San Diego that he said "needed" that fix.
> 
> Bob Wooten
> 71-91 Camaro
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