what is this? what does it do? where can i get one?
what is this? what does it do? where can i get one?
looking at my engine bay and others i noticed this wire missing on mine 
what is it? what does it do? where can i get one?
what is it? what does it do? where can i get one?
84SE-EGI helpy-helperton
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Phoenix, AZ
That is a grounding plug for the alternator cablng. Normally, you'll have several wires coming from the alternator going to a black plastic block that is then bolted via 12mm bolt to the side of the Dynamic Chamber, as in your picture.
It looks like your alternator has been replaced, but as long as the wires are hooked up correctly, you should be fine. This attachment point was primarily to keep the wires out of the heat directly below the intake system, and to ensure that the grounds were bolted to something solid.
Your engine bay looks pretty good for an SE - doesn't appear that your oil cooler is leaking, or we'd be seeing a lot more 'black'! HTH,
It looks like your alternator has been replaced, but as long as the wires are hooked up correctly, you should be fine. This attachment point was primarily to keep the wires out of the heat directly below the intake system, and to ensure that the grounds were bolted to something solid.
Your engine bay looks pretty good for an SE - doesn't appear that your oil cooler is leaking, or we'd be seeing a lot more 'black'! HTH,
well the alternator works so i'm assuming its grounded somewhere...i'm too sick today to check...maybe tomorrow 
either way i'll probaby connect it back to where its supposed to be...
either way i'll probaby connect it back to where its supposed to be...
Retro Rocket
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 300
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From: Abilene, TX
This photo shows the wiring coming off it, running over the dizzy to the left wheel well where it dives down into a main electrical trunk which runs into the firewall. There's another wire mounted just under the visible connection that runs to the "B" terminal on the alternator. The Factory Shop Manual doesn't even show the block, it just shows the wire running directly from the "B" terminal to the wiring harness on the left wheel well. So I have no idea what purpose it serves other than being an phenolic block used to join the two wires...
