Friends,
My son & I have been on a mission, cleaning up the engine compartment of my '68 280 SL. After a thorough detail, she looks so much better and she must feel better. However, in the process, I found a wire that was not connected.
I believe it has been disconnected for a number of years. It runs in a wiring bundle along the driver side wall from the firewall to just in front of the relay bench. It then separates into a 4wire bundle an a single wire. This is the loose wire in question. They all turn toward the motor, through a round rubber grommeted holder. After that the 4 wire ground disappears along the engine, turns toward the firewall and reappears, with only one of those wires connected to 1 of 2 components (I do not know what the component is). The loose wire is just that, loose.
Does anyone know what this wire is and where it goes?
I have attached a few pictures to hopefully help in the discussion.
- Picture 1 shows the clean engine compartment, and the wire bundle at the bottom center.
- Picture 2 shows the loose wire in one hand displaying the type of connector and the finger is pointing to the 4 wire bundle.
- Picture 3 is an attempt to show the components to which one of the wires is currently connected. They are the 2 that are just under the rubber hose with the letters I/68 on it. There are 2 screws on the ends with a plastic bar between them.
Thanks a ton, in advance,
Steve
