is their a black wire sticking out of a MAF?

[topairhead]

hi i have a 91 DOHC and i was woundering if their was a black wire sticking out of the MAF were the MAF plug is at.

the wire connects to the chassis like if its for ground. im just woundering if DOHC have this. beause my engine dosent start.

[vancouverbc]

Connect a wire from the aluminum structure of maf to engine block or other ground. This will ground maf if it has weak ground or no ground.

[rogoman]

There are 3 wires coming off the MAF connector; black signal wire, white signal wire, black/white 12v power feed wire. The black and white signal wires are encased in a shielded conduit which is grounded.

[topairhead]

the thing is that my engine is not turning on and i want to know maybe this could be one of the problems. it seems the previous ownerplayed around with the MAF plug. i checked it my self and it seems the wires have been cut. can some one give me a picture on how it should look.

[rogoman]

Here's the best that I could come with for the MAF connector: