Which knock sensor can I use?

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

peter wrote:
> 
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:29 AM
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> Subject: Re: Which knock sensor can I use?
> 
> Peter-
> 
> I want you to answer this again:
> 
> Are the Type I & Type II knock sensors interchangeable- just as long as
> you observe the respective torque specs?
> 
> Yes!
> 
> I just re-read Bentley '85-93 7-16 5.1, and the only other caveat is
> changing the terminals on the harness, if you are swapping in a Type II
> K sensor with gold contacts, to prevent corrosion.
> 
> TBerk
> it's not that I don't believe you...
> 
> What is it then? 8^)
> 
> Peter

The specs for checking them seem to show a difference in resistive
values for the two types (when diagnosing them). It _soundss_ like this
may have some difference in the K/S computer; the computer might have a
difference?


TBerk