In a message dated 8/7/02 2:01:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
aaron@INTERVAL.COM writes:

<< I noticed a spot on the back of the alternator with a connector but no wire
 so I'm assuming this is where the wire originally went to.  Can anyone
 confirm this? >>

Aaron,

That is supposed to connect to two white wires in your wiring harness. As
Someone else has mentioned, it is for the microswitch  that tells your ECU
(in 86-later cars) to jack-up the idling and compensate for the load caused
by your powersteering system.

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