[Russ in VA]

After much debate (and reviewing many old threads), I bought a Ford application Bosch o2 sensor #13953 (across the counter at my local NAPA store for $45) planning to splice it into the plugs off my old one. I then came home to pull the old one out, starting at the plugs (car is an 84 so there are two plugs; one single wire for the signal and one two wire plug for the heater) where the sensor attaches to the harness. When I pulled on the boot for the single wire plug, the connector from the end of the car's harness crumbled to peices, leaving the tip of the factory wiring harness in boot that I just pulled off. Can I buy this part without buying a whole wiring harness?

Or my BETTER IDEA, buy the factory harness end plug for a FORD and then use ford O2 sensors on a plug and play basis from now on.

So where can I buy the wiring harness end of a Ford 02 sensor plug (I called NAPA and they, off course, said try the dealer)? Is this something the dealer has to sell me? Or do I have to go cut one off a car in a salvage yard?

Next question, any idea what Ford this unit is for?

Ugh. This is not what I was hoping to deal with on my Sunday project.