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when i got my truck all of the wires under the dash were eaten away . i bought a wire harness from classic parts of america and installed it two years ago. it took awhile but i got everything to work. now i want wire the turn signals but one of my problems is i can't follow the old wires. under the dash there was a three prong flasher and plug but i don't know where the three wires go they are marked X,L,and P i think the yellow wire from the switch(also new from classic parts)goes to L, and black bulb wire goes to p but i don't know where the X wire goes. please help, brian

Brian,

These instructions are for 54/55st panel-body truck. However, the 55st wiring for a regular-cab truck is generally the same.

thanks tim . but i dont see where the X goes. what is it wired to on page 5? its listed as pink wire

There appears to be a pink lead that goes from power (?) on the rear of the gauges (page 5) to the flasher (page 4)?

There is also a pink wire that goes to the flasher harness (page 5) to one of the rear lamps (page 7) - pink to ribbed black rear wire (driver's side rear lamp - page 11).

Is that confusing enough?

what would be the power on the back of the gauge? i can't look at it now, but i'll look tommorrow. while searching for answers i saw a diagram with X going to the head light switch middle end terminal. thanks

That lead goes to an ammeter hot lead (on the gauge or on the light switch).

thank i'll hook it up tomorrow,brian

everything is working now. the tech from classic parts told me to remove the #22 wire replace with the # 33 wire , remove the white wire at the brake lights and use the pink for left and purple for right. the X is power from the igintion switch. P is an indicator light and L is the yellow wire from the turn signal switch. i waited until it was dark and that made it so much easier to work it alone. thanks for the tips tim but i used the power from the ignition because it was easier.

Good work/persistence, Brian