1996 Coachmen Mirada Fuse Box Diagram Turn Signal Flasher Relay

Darrell C Tracy, CA Senior Member Joined: 02/07/2004 View Profile	Hi folks, haven't been on here in quite a while. Our RV is a 1995 National Class A, 535, with the Ford F53 chassis. The RV worked fine last year when we put the rig in storage. Pulled it out this year and did our usual electrical check. Found both (L and R) turn signals don't work. Brake lights work fine. When you active brake lights, and then turn on turn signals, both sides brake lights go out. I figured the flasher went out, or internally shorted. Open the Chassis manual and found the flasher unit is on the fuse panel under the dash. Located the fuse panel, and guess what...no flasher installed. Now I'm confused. Can somebody enlighten me....literally and figuratively? How do I start tracking this down? Call me confused in Tracy. Darrell Darrell, Ann and Blackie (lab mix) '96 National Dolphin 535 Banks with TransCommand Blue Ox Aventa II '03 Jeep Rubicon Toad
livingaboard Everett wa Senior Member Joined: 09/06/2006 View Profile Offline	maybe somebody took your flasher..put one in Dave Everett, WA 2000 Itasca Suncruiser 35U, F53 Triton V-10 Firestone air bags with Quad control air gauge Pressure Pro tire pressure monitor Banks Exhaust SuperSteer rear trac bar Olympian Wave heaters (Wall mount and portable)
96Bounder30E America is my home! Moderator Joined: 11/21/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline	While you are replacing the flasher..........put an electronic one in......a bit more $$ but, works much better than the old style.......
sch911 Rochester Hills, MI Senior Member Joined: 04/13/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member	Did it fall out and is laying down on the floor somewhere? OEM Auto Engineer- Embedded Software Team 09 Holiday Rambler Endeavor 41SKQ Cummins ISL 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Toad
livingaboard Everett wa Senior Member Joined: 09/06/2006 View Profile Offline	A mouse took it

Jerry B Lake of the Ozarks Senior Member Joined: 06/11/2001 View Profile Offline	Mine will do this after sitting a while. Try flipping the turn signal lever back and forth a bunch of times with the ignition on. The contacts get tarnished or something. Jerry B Mobile Suites 36TK3
helgi Rosthern SK Canada Full Member Joined: 12/01/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline	Hi Darrell C, The exact thing did happen to me, I have a 1997 Georgie boy on a F53 chassis looked hi and low for the flasher and finally located it close to the floor beside the steering column on the right hand side. Replaced it with a electrical one the strongest one I could find and is working again check on how many directional lights the flasher will support in case of towing toad. Good luck, Dan.
webhannet Southern Coastal Maine Senior Member Joined: 08/09/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member	My 1994 was stored over the last two Winters, and the thurn signals and some switches didn't work when Spring came. As another writer said, switch them on and off repeatedly - they do get corroded in some way. You may also have a bad ground in your rear lights - remove the light bulbs, clean and replace them. Also, my rear lights were grounded by a wire screwed to the frame - check for a rusted or broken chassis ground wire.
Darrell C Tracy, CA Senior Member Joined: 02/07/2004 View Profile	Tracked down the problem, thought I'd share for future folks with same problem who search here for answers. First, despite what the Chassis Manual states, the turn signal flasher is not mounted in the fuse panel. The Chassis Manual is wrong. On my rig, the flasher is mounted to the side of a dash support panel, under the dash, left side of the steering column. The flasher was fine, as was the fuse. Problem was corroded contacts inside the turn signal switch unit (turn signals, 4-way flasher, wiper and washer controls all controlled from this same unit). I determined good voltage into the switch unit, but no voltage out. I took the unit apart and found green, tarnished and corroded contacts. Completely disassembled the switch unit, cleaned all contacts to bright shiny smooth, reassembled with a liberal coating of dielectric grease, and reinstalled. Unit works perfectly. Not sure what that switch unit would cost, but I'd bet better than a $100 from Ford or a local RV dealer. Money saved for upcoming trip. Darrell
subford Easton, Kansas, USA Full Member Joined: 03/24/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline	My 1995 Chassis Manual states that the Flasher is located at: LH side of steering column support (C1) / 95 F53 460 E4OD COACHMEN SANTARA RV CLASS "A" 86 E250 351W C6 VEHICLE CONCEPTS CORP Class "B" 83 E350 460 C6 DIAMOND CLASS "C" SOLD subford@gmail.com