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hello, I'm just the "new guy" with more problems than answers, but if I'm not mistaken, the black wire you're referring to is grounded on the intake manifold. I recently had to figure that problem out for myself on my 1982 CIS K-Jet. I ended up referring to one of the many engine compartment pictures that I've taken over the years. My pictures showed that the black wire was a ground wire, and that it was grounded onto my intake manifold. I am fairly certain that yours is the same issue. If it is incorrect, the worst that is likely to happen is that it won't start. I know that Art Bernstein recently posted some image files about grounding points, but I can't recall what thread it was on. If you name search for him, he will come to your rescue...he's like the AAA roadside service for this forum!