All 67s and all 68s are identical in this respect.
The fender top mounted indicators (amber in color) are wired to flash in
time with the front bumper mounted turn signals, which are also amber.
The large white lenses contain the turn illumination bulbs, which light up
brightly during the time that BOTH the turn signals and the headlights (or
parking lights?) are turned on, but they do not flash.
In the case of the 68s, there are louvered chrome grilles over the large
white lenses, but the function is the same.
The rear turn signals use the stop light filaments (not the "tail lamps"),
and if the turn signal switch is functioning correctly, the rear turn signal
lamps will flash in time with the fronts on the appropriate side, while the
other side of the rear lights continue to function as brake lights.
On our boxcars with the "wall to wall" rear lights, and when everything is
working right, the flasher has to operate 4 - 32 CP bulbs plus 2 smaller
bulbs (this is on a 67; while on a 68, there are only 3 - 32 CP plus the two
smaller ones) on the circuit.
The normal load sensitive el-cheapo flasher would be overloaded, thus the
car really should have a heavy duty flasher installed. The heavy duty
flasher is insensitive to load, and will flash whether or not all the bulbs
are working. I suppose it is possible to have a load sensitive flasher so
hair triggered that it will flash with 4 32 CP bulbs plus the two smaller
ones, and somehow know to stop when one of the filaments burns out, but I
rather doubt it. Those who have lesser Mopars with a smaller number of
large bulbs running off the turn signals probably do have light duty
flashers; this will cause the flasher to stop sequencing if one burns out.
Anyone who has followed a 67 around a few corners at night will know what
"wall to wall" taillights means!
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: David A. Barker <d_barker@xxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Fender Mounted Turn Signal
> Is this a difference between a Crown and my standard sedan? The only turn
> signal indicators I have are on my front fenders and all there is in a
> chrome housing is a piece amber plastic that light from the cornering
> light shines into and lets you see it when it gets dark enough outside.
>
>
> Dave
> 67 haze green sedan
> Covington, Wa.
>
>
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