Flasher wiring help

[matt_l]

I am rewiring my 66 truck and I am have a question. I have a 66 truck that the original harness has been cut and hacked beyond recognition, so I can not use that as a reference.

I looked at the wire harness drawing in the FAQ, and I am seeing differences in the drawings. One of the schematics shows no brown wire for the flasher/hazards. The other harness schematic there is a brown wire for a flasher/hazard in my column. The universal harness I got from speedway has the brown wire, but the column in my truck(stock) does not have the brown wire.

Since I have no switch for flashers, can I just tape back the brown wire and not use it, or will this cause an issue for the blinkers and running lights?

[matt_l]

Did 66 c10's come with hazard lights standard or as an option?

[ray_mcavoy]

Hi Matt,

Hazard flashers were a separate option in 66. They used a switch/flasher unit mounted under the dash, not integrated into the steering column like later years.

You should be able to tape off that unused hazard flasher power feed wire in your new harness without causing any problems.

[TJ's Chevy]

All that wiring is sure above my head! lol! I do better when I am actually working on it...diagrams help a tad for me...lol!