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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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wierd cable

does anyone know what the name of this cable... it was found behind the block of the leftside of my motor, attached... my camaro is a 91 Z28 TPI 5.0L
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:51 AM
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Re: wierd cable

cant tell, how many wires does it have, color of them? maybe get a closer picture of just the plug end, we cant even tell what the plug looks like
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 06:38 AM
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Re: wierd cable

It looks like an old power cord for a block heater.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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Re: wierd cable

here are two better shots, the first one i used my camera phone, the one that you can barely see...
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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well that plug is definately not original equipment, i have never seen that before, looks like something after market. maybe someone else knows or maybe johnz28 is on the right track with a block heater. was it just laying there not plug into anything on either side?
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 06:01 PM
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Re: wierd cable

it was found on the driver side, rear of the block where the cable was attached?
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