53 m38a1

[rob love]

Your problem is that it was meant for a 3 prong thermal flasher. The third prong on a three prong thermal flasher was for the little bulb in the signal arm.

One alternative would be to splice into the front left and front right wires, with a diode in each to prevent cross feeding. That would have the same effect as the separate contact in the flasher. Also, you cannot take the feed off the rear lamps as that would add the indication of the brake lights to the indicator bulb, which you do not want.

Of course, the simple method would be to go back to a 3 prong flasher.

[peter simundson]

....you are good! I knew you'd have the answer.

In my friends 53 he has the 24 volt 3 prong flasher clipped to the column just beside the dash. Never dawned on me it was 3 prong. And I have 3 spare ones.

Thanks.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by peter simundson

Ohhhhh...........you are good!
Thanks.

That's what she said.

[Lynn Eades]

What happens when you earth out that wire?

[rob love]

The lamp is grounded inside the control housing. All grounding that wire would do is make a complete loop from ground to lamp to ground.

[Lynn Eades]

I thought it might have been an "earth return system", but I remember now that that system requires two separate dash indicating lights.

[rob love]

Here is a wiring diagram I borrowed from the net which gives all the info on the signal stat 800 switch. Credit to the CJ3B website.