Turn signal flashers

[Lscr1]

Since I've got the dash pulled apart and I seem to be rewiring, replacing or wiping down everything, i thought i'd address the slow turn signal issue. I noticed behind the headlight switches two mini barrels. Those look to be the Turn Signal Flashers? Whatever they are I don't think Ford painted them a bottom of the river rusty sludge color Or are they somewhere else? (I have an 87).

Inexpensive, thought i'd start there before checking for corroded bulb sockets and who knows what else.

 

[Elessee]

Just this week I noticed my right turn lamps didn't blink at all, and the left side is very slow.

So, I looked in one of the manuals and the signal-flasher is mounted on the corner of the fuse panel, above the driver's left knee. The flasher is a white plastic can about 1 inch dia., two pins, and plugs into the fuse panel, like a fuse.

Why one side flashes (albeit slowly) and the other doesn't had me thinking there may be two flashers... I thought there were supposed to be two..

Anyways, I'll buy a new one tomorrow and see if that gets both sides flashing as normal.
'88 LSC..

 

[Elessee]

A new $3 flasher cured my troubles.. So, there is only one turn-signal flasher. ('88 LSC)

There is another flasher... the Hazard flasher. According to this electrical/vacuum troubleshooting manual, it is mounted: "Behind the I/P (instrument panel) connected to the back of the fuse panel."

There are two relays, LH and RH Cornering Lamp Relays, both mounted "LH side of I/P, near fuse panel."
Maybe these are what you describe as "two mini barrels"..?

..good luck with it..