Electronics Need help wiring something up? Thinking of adding an electrical component to your car? Need help troubleshooting that wiring glitch?

Mystery Plug

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 29, 2016 | 05:14 PM
  #1  
Black_TA's Avatar
Thread Starter
Member
 
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 153
Likes: 0
From: New Haven, CT
Car: 1983 Trans Am
Engine: 305
Transmission: Auto
Axle/Gears: Stock
Mystery Plug

Anyone know what the heck this plug is for,traced pink wire back to passenger
side harness. 1 black 1 pink wire in and out. Must have something to do with
the air induction hood. 1983 Trans Am 305 HO.


Reply
Old Jul 29, 2016 | 07:35 PM
  #2  
sofakingdom's Avatar
Supreme Member
20 Year Member
Community Builder
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 27,918
Likes: 2,448
Car: Yes
Engine: Usually
Transmission: Sometimes
Axle/Gears: Behind me somewhere
Re: Mystery Plug

Pink/blk = gauge fuse (ECM uses that for lots of stuff)

Blk = ground

There's a "mystery plug" in ALOT of cars like that. While I don't know, never worked in an assembly plant although I've been in quite a few, I suspect that it had something to do with mfg... for example, the ability to power the harness and whatever was connected to it ATM, without having to have it in a car with a batt and all that. For production-line testing as an example.

Just a guess though. But since there are SO MANY people who ask this, and have been asking for DECADES, must be a pretty common connector, and not hooked up to anything in ANYBODY's car. Not everything you see in a car has to be related to anything that happens AFTER it leaves the factory you know.
Reply
Old Jul 30, 2016 | 06:46 AM
  #3  
Black_TA's Avatar
Thread Starter
Member
 
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 153
Likes: 0
From: New Haven, CT
Car: 1983 Trans Am
Engine: 305
Transmission: Auto
Axle/Gears: Stock
Re: Mystery Plug

Whats strange is its hot on run,I hear a relay kick in. Disc. does nothing.
I will just leave it alone.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Agent13
Members Firebirds
103
Aug 22, 2018 08:23 AM
gmancamp
Interior Parts Wanted
3
Mar 31, 2016 03:47 PM
CBBSpike
Aftermarket Product Review
5
Apr 8, 2001 01:53 AM
Apone
Aftermarket Product Review
4
Mar 22, 2001 04:57 PM
know_bull88
Aftermarket Product Review
4
Mar 11, 2001 09:25 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:14 PM.