That should be for the ground shield, as people said.  On some new caps w/ shield, it seems to ground through the holding clamps, so a plug-in at that spot may not be required.  If it works, don't worry about it!

Shawn
Montreal, Qc.

"Pernice, Vincent" wrote:

> Just below distributor cap, on the right side of the distributor itself I have what appears to be a "prong" that would accept a spade type connector. This is on my '85 1.9L. Any ideas? Another grounding site perhaps?
> Vince
>
> **************************************************************************************************
> The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential.
> It is intended for the named recipient(s) only.
> If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or  the
> sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any one or make copies.
>
> ** The Server scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious content **
> **************************************************************************************************