disconnected wire ???? 04 Evinrude 225HO

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Model number E225FHLSRM, serial number 05052936. New to this engine (less than six months) so not familiar with what's under the cowling. It was serviced (injector recall) just before I bought it in Jan. Runs strong, no problems other than sometimes shift/stall cold. I was admiring this beast today when I noticed a disconnectd wire - on the starboard side of the block, just forward of the spark plugs there is a orange triangular connector (female) with red, white and black wires leading into it; there is a corresponding male plug, triangular, with one pin and one black wire. These were disconnected. Can one of you gurus tell me what this is, whether it should be connecetd or disconnected and whether having run the motor with it disconnecetd will cause/has caused any problems ? Many thanks. Don't want this on my mind fishing this weekend. BTW, the way this motor is fit in the cowling is a thing of beauty, amazing

[SEAHORSE]

That triangular connector is for the interface cable when you hook up a laptop to the motor for diagnostics.

The other connector with the black wire is just to keep it from flopping around and to protect the pins from any water spray, corrosion, or debris.

[nola 521dvx]

Thank you sir.