Ground wire identification please.

[Ted1]

Changed out the old spark plugs today, and found that this wire (see pic) is not attached to anything, and I can't find where it needs to go, so, where does it need to go? On my mustang, that is a block to firewall ground, so my guess is that it is a ground, so can I just find a bolt, put a new ring connector on it, and ground it to the block?

Thanks
Ted



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[BrianSD_42]

i dont know

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from an old stereo maybe. someone crawl under their truck to confirm.

 

[awpsome]

thats not underneath thats from above.
its a factory grounding wire.

did you say it was disconnected?
thats wierd unless someone took it out but yea thats a ground just connect it back to the block cause thats already on the chassis

 

[Ted1]

It was snapped off at the connector, but there's no room to check the block for the other piece. I guess i'll just start unscrewing bolts back there until I come up with one that has the broken ring on it.

Thanks
Ted