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Subject:Re: distributor connection on 90 westy
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:54:15 -0500

At 04:11 PM 11/9/2001, Laurence Smith wrote:
>think is attached to the hall sender.  On the other side of the distributor
>is an unknown electrical tab connection on the housing.  I have no wire
>attached to this.  Can anyone tell me what wire is missing?  Perhaps a
>ground wire?  I've searched Bentley but found no reference.

It's the grounding tab for the metal shield that's supposed to be mounted
on the distributor cap -- the shield has a short braid with a terminal to
connect to the tab.

d

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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