1967 Plymouth fury III hazard light question??

[John Reddie]

I took my Fury for its annual safety inspection today and the inspector passed it but mentioned that my hazard flasher lights were not working. He was cool and told me to get them working but didn't reject me. The lights haven't worked in a long time but I want to find the problem and fix them. I think I replaced the flasher before but that didn't solve the problem. Is there a relay in the hazard system which could have failed and if so, where is that located?
I'm going to do a process of elimination task and I am hoping it's not the dash switch. I sure if one can be purchased, it will be costly. Thanks for any info here as always.
John

 

[mrfury68]

More than likely you replaced the turn signal flasher. That is the one that is easy to find. The hazard flasher is a lot harder to locate. It’s usually up & behind the ashtray. There is no relay for the flashers. ‘67 & ‘68 dashes are similar.

 

[FURYGT]

I took my Fury for its annual safety inspection today and the inspector passed it but mentioned that my hazard flasher lights were not working. He was cool and told me to get them working but didn't reject me. The lights haven't worked in a long time but I want to find the problem and fix them. I think I replaced the flasher before but that didn't solve the problem. Is there a relay in the hazard system which could have failed and if so, where is that located?
I'm going to do a process of elimination task and I am hoping it's not the dash switch. I sure if one can be purchased, it will be costly. Thanks for any info here as always.
John

Sometimes the switches get dirty from sitting unused. You can try working the switch back and forth to see if it will eventually turn on if the flasher is good.

 

[John Reddie]

Thanks mrfury68. I'll get under the dash (not as easy for me as it once was) and add or replace the other flasher. If need be I'll pull out the ashtray for easier access
John

Sometimes the switches get dirty from sitting unused. You can try working the switch back and forth to see if it will eventually turn on if the flasher is good.

Good point. I'll try that. The switch does seem a little tight.

 

[bronze turbine]

On my '68 300 my 4-way flashers weren't working, but after cycling the switch about a dozen times they started working.

 

[PH27L7]

I just fixed my 4-ways on my '67 SF before I put it away for the winter. It's not the one behind the ash tray, that's for the turn signals. The 4-way was taped to the wiring harness beside the fuse box under the dash to the left of the steering column. It has it's own separate freestanding fuse nearby, in my case that was the problem, it had a shaky connection. Surprisingly the 4-way & turn flashers are the same. I found an old USA-made NORS flasher on ebay for cheap but didn't need it.

 

[John Reddie]

Thank you all for the helpful tips. I will be picking up a new flasher very soon. I remember for my turn signal flasher, I bought one that didn't last very long so I found another type that was clear rather the metal one I had before. The clear flasher has held up well and I believe I got it from O'Reilly's so I'll try to get another one like that for the hazard lights.
John