Unknown Connection off the Wiring Harness

[FireMedic857]

Good afternoon! I frequent the forum but this is the first time posting in it! I've been rebuilding a '94 Ranger XLT 4x4 4.0 and when putting it all back together, I stumbled across this little guy at the back of the harness. It's near the firewall at the back of the block behind the intake manifold. There's connections for the oxygen sensors (white connections depicted x2) as well as the main connection there. I've crawled all over the engine bay, under the truck, traced every wire I could find, and for the life of me, I can't find this things mate. It's a manual transmission so I'm wondering if it might be a hold over from an automatic? Like if ford just reused the same harness in 94 for manual and automatic? Does anyone happen to know what this is for?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Anything on the transmission for backup lights or neutral start switch?

 

[FireMedic857]

Anything on the transmission for backup lights or neutral start switch?

Not as far as I found

 

[SenorNoob]

Can you tell the wire colors?

Only 2 of them. Based on location WAG is underhood light or cam position sensor...

 

[sgtsandman]

It is possible it is a connector for something your truck didn't come with. Usually, they are covered in tape and taped to the harness, if unused. But with the age of these trucks, the adhesive could have dried up long ago and the tape fell off.

 

[rumblecloud]

Wire colors would help. I have a few of that type of connector - unused - in my engine compartment. I write them off as for an option I don't have. I'll go have a look in a bit here and see what I can find.

I have one similar that is connected and I can't really get to it :


Wire colors look to be black and red

(pay no attention to the broken ground - I have installed a new one.)