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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
Honolulu
'68 and '71 LeBarons
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