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Old 09-09-2016, 06:25 PM
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Being you car is older, the small unused terminal is an ignition ballast resistor bypass. This terminal has power coming out if it only when you are cranking.

Battery voltage drops when cranking and the bypass assures hot spark. If you have electronic ignition, this terminal is generally not used but be sure to look at your specific cars wiring diagram.
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