At 04:40 PM 2/14/2010, Mark A Kippert wrote...
>assuming it was a ground... It seems odd that a hot wire like that
>would be uninsulated. I suppose since it's only hot when the starter
>is activated then it's not a big deal. It does seem to be something of
>a design flaw.

It's what, 30 mm long? What's it going to touch? There's no "design
flaw," any more than a battery post/terminal having the same amount
exposed, which is almost universal.