Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

[Jack C.]

Could someone please point me in the right direction for what type, color flasher my 68 should have. I see no reference in the Tech Guide.

Thanks,

[Peter L.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Jack - 68s used the 3-lamp turn signal flasher (non-DOT) and there were a couple of options, either a Signal Stat 145 (embossed 145 on the top of the cover) or a Tung-Sol 323 (yellow plastic embossed Tung-Sol 323, etc. on the top). Pete

[Jack C.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Thanks Pete.

[Peter L.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Jack - The Signal-Stat 145 has a yellow anodized cover. Pete

[David L.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Jack - The Signal-Stat 145 has a yellow anodized cover. Pete

Pete,
The color looks more like gold to me. Enclosed is a picture of a NOS Signal-Stat 145 flasher in a very old clear sealed package.
Are the ones with just a plain aluminum finish made much later?
Dave

[Peter L.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Dave - Nice picture. Gold colored or yellow colored, either works for me.
It's my understanding that the use of color-coding on items, like glass tube fuses, flashers, etc, was a "simple" way to help insure installed items were correct for the application. So, different suppliers used the same color coding system, e.g. the Tung-Sol 223 and the Signal-Stat 144 were colored blue, and the Tung-Sol 323 and the Signal-Stat 145 were colored yellow (or gold), Buss and Littelfuse used the same color coding for identical fuses. In fact the color-coding of the plastic spade fuses is used today. From what I've seen the color-coding of the flashers started in around the 1965 calendar year and the color-coded glass tube fuses were used in with 1967 production so they were introduced in Aug-Sept 1966.

As far as the natural metal finish flashers, I'd say in general these were older production flashers or the could be newer production runs of older application flashers sold thru SERVICE or auto parts stores. I've seen newer date coded Signal-Stat 142 and 143 flashers that had the natural metal finish, so my read is that they didn't necessarily manufacture newer colored flasher for older applications.

Pete

[Terry M.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

You had to mention date codes Pete. LoL

That will start a whole other discussion.

[David L.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Pete,
I have several of these NOS 145 flashers. The stampings are
"T 444", "T 475", AND "T495". I assume that the dates are 44th week of 1964, 47th week of 1965, and 49th week of 1965. Is this a fair assumption?
Dave

[Peter L.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Dave - More than a fair assumption. Pete

[Anthony S.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Jack,

My '68 has the yellow plastic embossed Tung-Sol 323 flasher.

My car was built 2 days after yours.

Anthony

[Jack C.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

I also have the Tung-Sol yellow 323.

[Chuck G.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Dave - More than a fair assumption. Pete

Hi Peter and David.

I'll open the can of worms. Maybe should be another thread, as I don't want to hi-jack this one.

Date codes on both Tung Sol and Signal Stat flashers.........

Hmmm. David L and I have corresponded about the dates recently. I've also talked to several others who might chime in, but I won't mention their names.

I've seen many Tung Sols advertised that don't fall into the format of "week-year". Not so sure about Signal Stats.

How do you decipher a date that says H 78 4 as an example? There aren't 78 weeks in a year. The "H" is the manufacturing plant, I'm told on Tung Sols.

Chuck

[David L.]

Re: 1961-63 Turn Signal Flasher

Chuck,

I believe Pete had covered the date coding of 1964 and newer flashers in another thread (or maybe a post). The date coding of the Tung-Sol AP373V flashers (1961-1963) is still up in the air and it may remain there for the rest of time unless someone comes to the plate or some other information surfaces from the flasher archives.

Dave

[Chuck G.]

Re: 1961-63 Turn Signal Flasher

Chuck,

I believe Pete had covered the date coding of 1964 and newer flashers in another thread (or maybe a post). The date coding of the Tung-Sol AP373V flashers (1961-1963) is still up in the air and it may remain there for the rest of time unless someone comes to the plate or some other information surfaces from the flasher archives.

Dave

Thanks Dave. Did a search and found the info.

Chuck

[Chuck G.]

Re: Early 1968 Turn Signal Flasher

Here's one that doesn't follow EITHER format. H 7 6 2

This is what got Dave and I corresponding.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...86691&viewitem=

If it's "week-year", it doesn't work. If it's "year-week", doesn't work either.

The 62nd. week of the year "7", or the 76th week of the year "2".

Only 52 weeks in a year.



Chuck