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I have 4 of these cars (’67-‘68s),
and I’ve found the flashers in numerous locations too. I think it
depends on what other accessories are on the car - the automatic headlight
system and the auto-pilot seem to change the harness pretty thoroughly. I guess the best way to find these is to
get them clicking and then crawl under the dash with your stethoscope. Of
course if they aren’t working, this isn’t going to work too well. As you point out, the FSM is not necessarily
correct. Dick Benjamin From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jkelly808@xxxxxxx I don't even know what to file this under ... In an effort to replace the turn signal flasher on my '68
LeBaron, I consulted the FSM and the online archives. Based on the experience
of more knowledgeable members, I ignored the FSM, which says the flasher is
mounted under the dash next to the ashtray. I went hunting for the thing behind
the AC vent next to the glove compartment. I was happy to find a flasher hiding
there -- and unhappy to discover, after replacing it, that it was the emergency
flasher. Strike 1. Went poking around the driver's side wiring under the panel,
where some said they found the emergency flasher -- I figured maybe in my car
they got reversed. No luck -- Strike 2. As the familiar this-car-drives-me-nuts feeling began
reddening my face, I glanced under the dash near the ashtray just for the hell
of it and sure enough, there was the flasher. Plugging in the new one and replacing it in its holder took
6 seconds. Putting the dash back together (and looking for the screw that
rolled under the seat) took a bit longer. I don't know what the moral of the story is. That Chrysler
engineers were sadists? That the FSM should always be your first stop? That the
experience of using turn signals is really overrated? For those '68 (and maybe '67) owners facing future flasher
failure, your choice is clear: left side, right side or in the middle. Jim Kelly '68 and '71 LeBarons |
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