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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 06:16 PM
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Where does This Wire Go?!

My 1987 z28 carb has this wire sticking out of it, taped off...and going nowhere...Where does it plug in and what end doeName:  camarowire.jpg
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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Car: Trailblazer EXT 4.2 (Firebird Form)
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Transmission: 700R4 Mega Raptor Level 4
Axle/Gears: 2.73
Re: Where does This Wire Go?!

well it would help if you took it out of the wire loom...
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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Car: 00 SSEi / 94 C4
Engine: 231 / 383
Transmission: 4T65E / ZF 6sp
Axle/Gears: 2.93 / Dana 44 3:45
Re: Where does This Wire Go?!

yes unwrap the foil...and get a real camera the resolution is terrible
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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Re: Where does This Wire Go?!

could be for your choke, but then again it could be for your knock sensor...
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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Re: Where does This Wire Go?!

It does look like a Coolant or knock.. they both look alike and are close to the manifolds
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