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Old 11-12-2012, 01:39 AM
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So here I am putting my bike back together and trying to get everything plugged in and working, and I am just boggled by this.









and I am at a loss. What the Hell does this plug into?

I searched and searched my wire diagrams and I found 1.... just one three wire plug that has the same colors.



Mind you I don't have a Cali bike so I am assuming this is on all harness's and I shouldn't be freaking out? Or am I missing something?
 
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Not an expert here, but I know that car manufacturers have harnesses with unused connectors all the time. Saves time and money to build one harness vs five different ones. That being said, can you trace those 3 wires to where they go? If its the same as in your manual, and if the little pins in that connector look like they've never been used, I wouldn't worry about it.
 
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Originally Posted by nc883
Not an expert here, but I know that car manufacturers have harnesses with unused connectors all the time. Saves time and money to build one harness vs five different ones. That being said, can you trace those 3 wires to where they go? If its the same as in your manual, and if the little pins in that connector look like they've never been used, I wouldn't worry about it.
Pretty much my thoughts. For being a 97 the pins looks awesome and there is also wires in the headlamp for a light I don't have... And the bike runs but I'm chasing a headlight problem so I wanted to make sure this is unused
 
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Old 11-12-2012, 06:10 AM
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My '91 has the same plug, never been connected to anything. It's part of the emission control circuit for California bikes.
 
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cavalier2000,i have a 1997 and i just went down and checked,it's not hooked to anything.
 
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Originally Posted by Karate Dave
My '91 has the same plug, never been connected to anything. It's part of the emission control circuit for California bikes.
+1 - IIRC, the CA bikes had a butterfly solenoid valve mounted on the stock A/C that the cable plugged into.
 
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Sweetness I am going to cap it and shove it somewhere out of the way
 
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My 1991 did not have that butterfly valve on the stock aircleaner, just a reed valve setup. Of course, my bike was a very early production model for CA, could have changed during the year. I don't recall seeing a connector like that on my bike, and my 1991 FSM does not show one on the wiring diagram.

I just wish my wiring diagram was in color, it's hard to read it in black print only, especially the color codes.

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Mine are all in color so if you need some screen shots let me know lol
 
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