Looking today at my 12a,,and i've always wondered why are there so
many plugs not pluged in,,as in connectors,,i mean they are everywhere
in the engine compartment

 

I do not know but most cars have them. My best guess is that for ease of production/cheapness that there is only one harness for one type of car and it has all the connectors ever possibly needed. but I have had cars with all the options and they had unused connectors. another guess that when assembeling the things they use these connectors to test stuff? or maybe just for technitions to test this stuff at the dealership?

Just an opinion

 

if you find out let me know too!

 

In working on my car I have found SO many plugs and wires that go nowhere and do nothing. I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Vlad

 

I took all that **** out of mine, it only has about 10 wires in the engine bay now.

 

yayarx7 hit the nail on the head. If you look at the tail area of your trans tunnel, there's even wires to hook up to an automatic transmission that most of us don't have and definitely want!

 

do you mean "do not want"

 

i know i dont want no damn automatic trans!! heres to hating the automatic trans!

 

When I have the money to but a new car, and I step into the Mazda dealer and order my RX-8, If it doesn't have three pedals, I'm going to kill someone.

 

ditto!

 

OOPS! I meant don't want! The current '80 body I have now was an auto car and I converted it to a manual. I tossed the auto tranny into the hatch area of the totaled '79 and sold the whole mess to a salvage yard. I really wish there was an aftermarket kit that mimicked the Ferrari's F1 paddle setup...truly, that would be the ultimate way to shift.

 

All of my connectors are connected except for one.

 

all but one? are you sure? there should be one on the wireing harness to the carb and one on the wireing haarness on the passenger headlamp, look again

 

ok, your right, I have two connectoers that are not connected.

 

still only two? damn i got like a thousand wires every where. ok not a thousand but u get the point.

 

Break out your magnifining glass and maybe you can find some more wires I missed teling you about. LOL. Then again everytning is in working order on my car too.

 

HEY!

 

I meant stupid in a good way

 

Yeah Yeah.. yaya. :p