Turn Signal Issue

[awire007]

I have a 61 apache longbed stepside and an issue with my turn signals. While all 4 of them work, they don't blink.

Shortly after I bought the truck, the wiring shorted out and melted much of the stock wires and this is when it started so I'm thinking that the blinker hardware was damaged.

Does anyone know which part causes the blinker to blink and where it's located?

[markeb01]

The flasher looks like the item shown at the attached link, and is located on the fuse panel on the inside firewall to the left of the steering column.

http://www.classicparts.com/1960-93-...ctinfo/53-563/

[awire007]

Originally Posted by markeb01

The flasher looks like the item shown at the attached link, and is located on the fuse panel on the inside firewall to the left of the steering column.

http://www.classicparts.com/1960-93-...ctinfo/53-563/

I've attached 2 photos from under the dash, photo 1 is driver & photo 2 is passenger.




I don't see the part referenced in your link, is it the rectangular part on the bottom of fuse panel in photo 1?

[awire007]

or is it located in the part mounted on the steering column in photo 2?

[markeb01]

According to the photos shown on the following link, the rectangular metal can at the bottom of the panel in your first picture is the flasher. I've just never seen one with that shape. Try pulling/wiggling it off and see if the probes look like the ones in the earlier photo link.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=243699

[awire007]

Thanks everyone! With your help I have resolved the issue!

I went to O'Reilly's looking for the Flasher Relay and they didn't find it in their computer but there it was right next to the fuses. Apparently it's a fairly universal part, plug and play!

[awire007]

Originally Posted by awire007

Thanks everyone! With your help I have resolved the issue!

I went to O'Reilly's looking for the Flasher Relay and they didn't find it in their computer but there it was right next to the fuses. Apparently it's a fairly universal part, plug and play!

By the way the stock one was rectangular and I replaced it with a cylindrical one as suggested earlier in the thread.