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Old Jun 4, 2022 | 02:44 PM
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The big cylinder is the turn signal flasher, the green guy is the headlight buzzer, but what is the small cylinder?


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76?? What color wires are going into it?
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Yes 76, 2x pink and a black. I double checked the pinks, they are both just plain pink (no pink with a stripe.) Pink is the key-on 12v that all kinds of stuff is connected to and I assume black is a ground, but I don't know what this is and I could not find it on the wiring diagram I have. All the cylinder says is "Made in USA."
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Probably hazard flasher. On the 69’s there’s 2 flashers. One under passenger dash for turn signal and then one mounted in the fuse block for the hazards as they work independently I assume they changed fuse blocks and moved the flasher.
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Good guess, but the hazard flasher is on the fuse box in 76 as well.
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I don't see this gizmo on any wiring diagram I can find

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77 has a courtesy light timer that sits between the speedo and tach that looks similar to that. Not aware of the 76 having it.
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Not a courtesy light timer, but you made me think in the right direction. A 76 has no push button on the dash for the seat belts like an earlier C3 has - it's the "Fasten Seat Belts" light timer.











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