Got all the Bird info on it, including the position if the light and switch.  Actually contained in the Electrical Installation Manual for a 56 Bird.  56 Bird kit is SK-FEF-15848-A

Rusty - no electrician, but I don't know if the small bulb has enough resistance? to operate a conventional flasher that operates 2  much bigger bulbs.






54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Paul,

I think that you may have meant "...small bulb [has too much] resistance..."; it can be made to work by paralleling some lower resistance across the bulb connections; have to know the rated load (in amps) of the flasher, though, to figure it out.

Regards, JLB

55 Ford Crown Victoria Steel Top

Doesn't matter now a days, they got electronic flashers that you run a ground wire for use with low load LEDs where the ground wire is what provides the draw to make the flasher work.

That would be a last resort how ever, I would try a replacement style flasher from the autopart stores as they are all variable load flashers so they flash the same speed no matter how many bulbs they have.  If that wont flash it then you need one of those electronic flashers with the ground wire out the top that is commonly used with LED bulbs.


1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan - 292 Y8 - Ford-O-Matic - 155,000 mi

I learned something new about T Birds today. Been heavily involved with T Birds since 1965 and never heard of this or seen one. Interesting.