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Q & A: 1953 MGTD turn signal flasher

I am the proud owner of a 1953 MG-TD, and was one of John Twist's first
customers back in the Stone Age, when all of us were younger....
My car is slowly being restored to its original condition, and I finally,
after 34 years, have the original turn signals working!
The flasher unit that was installed works ( it is a three-post,
purchased
from a local auto parts store) but the turn signal indicator light stays
on
all the time (it does flash when the unit is "on"...
Do I have the wrong type of flasher? What voltage, wattage, etc does it
require, or did I wire the thing the wrong way? I have moved all three
wires
on the unit around into different configurations, and it only works when
wired one way. The lights still flash on the car, but the dash light is on
constantly. Any ideas?
Also, my flasher indicator has a green lens - I have seen other MG's with
red lens. Which is correct? My car was built on July 14th, 1953, and we
figure it has a green lens due to its late production date. Moss Motors
catalogs indicate the unit is the same one used for the fuel indicator
light,
so it is green.....any ideas?

In advance, thank you for your assistance..

John L. Russell

John!

Nice to hear from you!

The turn lense, mounted in the centre of the dash, is supposed to be
green (I think). I know the ignition light is RED; I know the fuel light is
GREEN.

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