Mystery Wire Destroyed... HELP??

[disasterlady]

sorry, life got in the way....THANKS Y33TREKker, you have been of great help. I'm tackling this again, trying to figure out what I can disconnect out front of engine manifold area so I can get my hands into the center of engine area.
You identified the radiator hose in the manual photo, I'm assuming fluid will come out if I remove for fix? and the other hose? OK to open for this fix?

Anyone have suggestions? Also anyone know what a NEW Knock sensor costs and where to get ? I can see with a mirror that the wire broke off the end flush with the sensor, don't know if soldering would fix and what gauge wire.... would love info or suggestions??

[Y33TREKker]

sorry, life got in the way....THANKS Y33TREKker, you have been of great help. I'm tackling this again, trying to figure out what I can disconnect out front of engine manifold area so I can get my hands into the center of engine area.
You identified the radiator hose in the manual photo, I'm assuming fluid will come out if I remove for fix? and the other hose? OK to open for this fix?

Anyone have suggestions? Also anyone know what a NEW Knock sensor costs and where to get ? I can see with a mirror that the wire broke off the end flush with the sensor, don't know if soldering would fix and what gauge wire.... would love info or suggestions??

If you were going to remove any other coolant hoses, then yes, draining the coolant system/radiator would be necessary first.

If the wire has been chewed off where you said, you wouldn't need a new sensor. It might be possible that you'd just need to reconnect the wires to the connector that plugs into the sensor, but you'd have to have it removed first to see what you had to work with. The other option would be to get another connector (with intact wiring at the connector) and splice that into the existing wiring harness that's going to the knock sensor area.