cable attached to the hood?

[mupmanyu]

I am replacing the hood on my 95 XLT sport with one from a 1997 sport. My original hood has this cable coming off the firewall, which then attaches to a unit onto the underside of the hood. There is no such connection on the new hood.

What does this unit do? Is it the a temp sensing unit for the overhead console?

I don't have one, so I am wondering whether I should worry about connecting the unit to the new hood.

 

[410Fortune]

attaches to what unit?

Only thing I have ever seen on Gen II hoods is the underhood light and a simple ground strap... I would think under the hood is a bad place to take an external temperature reading

 

[Pensa]

On my 95 the only cable under the hood is to the light, the temp sending unit is on the drivers side down near the bottom of the radiator.

 

[Turdle]

If it is over the brake booster area, it is an under hood light.

 

[Metel]

Theres suuposed to be a light under there? Mine doesnt have one, hmm, must get one.

 

[Tbars4]

...I got one for my ranger from Kbabiak...He is a vendor here...

 

[mupmanyu]

thanks..

that's good news, I don't have to worry about the connector for now.

I'll scavenge the light assembly from when I have time to kill, and attach this dangling cable there.