ST OWNERS: need a little help with a ground wire Options

[GriffGirl]

Here's a fairly recent pic of my engine bay that I found - see the wire that I put a square around? Yesterday I found this wire disconnected on the other end and tucked away to be out of the way of whatever the hell we were doing. I think this is left over from the clutch job a little while back. Can someone with an ST find this wire and tell me where the other end of it connects to?

Edit: PS, also I have a battery bracket now, not that tacky bungee. But I never did figure out how the bracket goes on correctly. A pic or description of this would sure be fabulous too! Thanks guys




This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Jan 12, 2009 - 4:38 PM

[GriffGirl]

Saturday I added a 6 awg wire from the alt bracket to the chassis and disconnected the + amp and power window (no it's not done yet - I need to get w/you on that diagram, WW) to eliminate one more factor, but the battery light still came on immediately upon startup.

I drove to have the amp checked, but the battery output wouldn't stabilize - at 16.9 volts (volts, not amps, right?) Anyway I know that's WAY too high. The small draw from the amp probably saved my car from cooking all the way crispy! So I went back to where I got the alternator and basically intimidated my way into getting a replacement one under the warranty. Mind you I'd been there 2 hours prior, alternator in hand, to have it bench tested, which it passed. It's my theory at this point that under any RPMs higher than the bench tester thingie produces, the alt was failing to regulate.

So as of today at least, it's running normal with the replacement alternator. It took a week or so for the other one to act up though, so I'm not out of the woods yet and haven't ruled out an electrical short somewhere. What else would regulate the power flow though, other than the regulator in the alternator? I don't object to taking my car to a shop that has a scope so I can try to pinpoint this, should it occur again, it's just very difficult for me to get to a shop while it's open is the problem.