Hello all,

Stuck a battery in my barn find bird and i have a couple electrical questions.

The right turn signal doesn't work. It doesn't light up on the car front or back or on the dash. Also when I turn the emergency flashers on only the left side works.
Left turn signal works on front, back and dash. Emergency flashers work on left side only. Signal stalk goes into position for both left and right just nothing happens on right.

Also only my high beams work for headlights. Low beams don't work but rear lights come on when I turn on low beams just nothing up front.

Thoughts on both of those?

I think the turn signal switch might be the issue. The common point where the front, rear, and dash on that right side meet is in the turn signal switch within the steering column.

You might have something a simple as two bad low beam sides of the outside bulbs. That could be the bulb or corrosion on the socket contacts on the low beam side of the bulbs. Are all four high beams working?

Do you have a '68 wiring diagram?

Yes i do! Is there any way to test a turn signal switch or should i just buy a new one?

First, I assumed you meant the right side signals stay dark when activated? I ask because a dead filament in a turn signal side of a bulb will keep it light up the bulbs but they will not blink.

I have not seen a diagnostic for the switch other than pulling the steering wheel and examining it. For example, mine broke twice, once I found a broken spring for one side and replaced it. The second time, I diagnosed it from a strange set of rear lights issues. That time I replaced the whole switch.

However, (thinking only) using the wiring diagram to find the +12 input and right and left output, you might be able to unplug the switch from under the dash by the column and, using an ohmmeter, check the continuity on both switch sides. If the left side circuit closes when activated and the right does not, it's in the switch.

There are many discussion in this forum about that part, you may want to research those first.

Note that there are different switches for various different '68 Firebird options.

Attached are the two pages from the '68 Diagnosis Manual on the directional signals subject.

They don't do much testing, mostly just replacing parts.