Well, mine rotted away (as have other that I found while researching), I assume because it was exposed. That seems like a design flaw, but I'm not an expert so it was only an observation.

Mark K
1986 GL/2WD/4SPD "Old Gold"
1990 Carat/2WD/Auto "Carol"

On Feb 14, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Mike S wrote:

> 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.