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    Sorry, this seems unrelated to my misfire issue so I think I should start a new thread
    Down by coolant elbow, near the tension release for the belt I saw this wire sticking out of the harness (see pictures) I thought it was a broken/melted wire and I was looking for the other side but it doesn't exist, is this wire some sort of ground that has fallen off, or just a random stray wire?

    On my other thread user OH4CompG mentioned that it was a ground wire that's supposed to have been connected to the coil pack bracket, can anyone show me what this should look like so I can ground it again, or if it's not that ground offer advice on what it is, thanks
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    Crimp a round connector on the end of it and attach it anywhere on the engine.
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    Yea Bill, that about clears it up. Thanks
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    On the 92-99 Bonnies it was on a bolt where that torx head is located
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    thanks, everyone!
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    Sorry, one last thing, any idea the size of nut I would need for that bolt, aren't most of the bolts metric in this vehicle?
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    It's most likely an m10x1
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    M10 x 1.50
    Say a 15mm head.. nearly any spare GM nut that looks like it..will work.

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    this guy lol ^^
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    one ? i got a green wire runnign off my icm and coils. its cut goes no where.
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