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Old May 30, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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What is this wire under my hood?

Its not connected to anything and I can't seem to locate the other side. Its crimped to the bare wire that is bundled with those two other wires.

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Old May 31, 2010 | 06:17 AM
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I'd bet "need a better pic" will come up....

Could it be the line for the brake fluid to tell the driver if there is a problem?

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Old May 31, 2010 | 06:18 AM
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vehicle info will help too. what color is the factory wire it is attached to. And yeah a better pic maybe zoomed out a bit might help.

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Old May 31, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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Never mind if figured it out. Turns out it doesn't go to anything. Looks like the wire from the distributor has been spliced a couple times and it doesn't belong. At least it doesn't connect to the other end anyway. Never needed it before, don't need it anymore.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 01:27 PM
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Sure looks like some non-OE "fix".
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Old May 31, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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it was an add in for a tachometer signal wire is my guess
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Old May 31, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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I have a tach in the dash. Its an 86 turbo 5spd. I can't see why another.
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