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Sounds like it's missing. Look for a connector with a 3 pin plug hanging loose. The pins are flat and at right angles. Use the pins on a flasher to give you the idea what you are looking for. On mine, Like Mike W, it's kind of hanging loose around the steering column area. MK
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I think they are originally clipped to the metal support somewhere dirctly above the steering column and can be very tricky to find. You might try popping out the insterment cluster for a better look. It should be right in behind there.
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WB3 is right. One is in the little clip. I clipped mine up there and couldnt find it when it went out on 285 in atlanta. I did eventually swap the hazard and blinker flash units, and now the hazards only flash if you turn on the blinker.
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On my '72 the flasher unit is clipped by plastic onto the backside of the instrument cluster on the top-left side...when pulling off the panel, it almost always popps off and falls behind the steering colum every time.
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From: shawnee,ks
Thank you very much BB I kept seeing that above the steering column and i didn't know what it was until you told me that it is the flasher and it was. I fixed the problem thank you
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as long as the connections are the same, dont see why they wouldnt swap out. Its just a switch- the same type as the bulb that makes chrismas tree lights blink. Learn something new every day!
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One thing to remember is the turn signals and the 4 ways use a different flasher. If you put the one from a 4 way or emergency flasher in your turn signals it will continue to work if you have a bulb out. If you have the correct turn signal flash it will not blink if you have a bulb out. I also always replace mine with the heavy duty ones so they blink the same if you connect a trailer. The standard ones usually blink real fast with a trailer.