larry.jervis@att.net

Karl, Digikey.com is great site to find Rocker Switches from numerous manufacturers. Larry, 2004 Diplomat 36'

Jim, My 04 Diplomat takes 4 Gallons of 75W90 Syn Gear Oil. As others have mentioned, most cost effective way to purchase the oil is in a 5 Gallon Pail. I use a fluid pump rated for fuel and oil, using 1 quart bottles is a real pain and causes a lot of a mess. Best of luck to you either way you chose. Larry 04 Diplomat 36', 07 Dodge Dakota

Larry, I had the same issue on my 2004 Diplomat for about 3 years drove me nuts. Replaced the switch, pulled the wiper motor checked all the wiring and still the wipers still cycled every time I started the engine as you experienced, Then one day while driving south on 395 from Bishop, CA the fuel gauge needle started to move all over from empty to full. I stopped and opened the dash access cover over the driver side of the dash to see if there was a loose wire or ? and found a loose White Ground wire way down on the gauge cluster that connected from the wiring harness to the gauges. I tightened up the loose ground connection (nut on the gauge) and the fuel gauge was working correctly. So I started to wonder if the ground issue was the issue with the wipes and when I turn the coach on after fixing the ground on the gauge the wiper issue was also fixed, no more having to cycle the wiper switch on/off to turn them off when starting the engine. You should take time with a flashlight and check all the connections on the back of the dash gauges to make sure all the nuts holding the wires onto the studs are tight. If any are loose make sure to tighten with a 1/4" Drive Racket and 3/8"Deep Socket ( if I remember correctly) so you can get to the nuts. It is a tight with all the wires crammed behind the gauges just take your time and check all the connections. The White wires are Grounds which have to be tight since they are daisy chained from gauge to gauge, if one in the middle is loose all the gauge down stream from that point at subject to intermittent operation. Good hunting, with all the abuse these coaches take going down the roads we drive it a wonder the stay together as well as they do, but connections do loosen up over time and vibration so it a good maintenance practice to check and tighten connection every few years to have a piece of mind that things are going to work (hopefully) when your on the road having fun. Larry Jervis 2004 Monaco Diplomat - 36' Triple Slide 2007 Dodge Dakota - toad

Jason, I have a 2004 Diplomat that has a factory installed Carefree Fiesta Awning that had manual arms when purchased the coach new in 2004. Got tried of walking into the arms and had the arms replaced with Carefree electric arms. What difference they make not having to go outside to put the awning out or in. So contact Carefree for your local dealer to order and install the upgraded arms. Larry 2004 Diplomat 36'

Bob, That is the correct relay to use, when the engine is not running or the Alternator fails there is no 6 volts from the Alternator to energize the relay. When the relay is not energize the dash light and alarm sounds. Larry 2004 Diplomat 36'

Steven, My Magnum MS2012 (2000Watt) normally charges in Bulk and Absorption mode of 14.6 to 14.8 so the voltage you seeing seems to be correct. Now remember that every time the power is disconnected and reconnected the Magnum Inverter/Chargers starts the programmed charging cycle. The default charging cycle is 120 Minutes but can be changed through the Setup keys on the remote. If the charge cycle was interrupted by either loss of power (turn generator off if on that power source or shore power) the charge cycle when then Magnum is powered back up will start the 120 minute charge program but the Bulk Rate charge will be less as the % charge of the batteries will be higher. This just extends the Float rate charge after the Absorption rate is complete. As I look back on the first post photo showing the Aladdin 14.1 and Scangauge 13.8` Battery Charge Voltage they are .4 volts . Now the Aladdin voltage information is coming from a different connection than the ScanGauge. I would check all the Ground connections in the dash, battery compartments, Chassis and all run panels (front and Back). I chased a issue with gauges in the dash and turned out a loose ground. After that incident I went through the entire coach and tightened every ground, even pulled most on the Chassis and cleaned the connections then put dielectric grease on the connections to make sure there was a good ground. After that exercise my issues with the dash along with correct voltage reading between the Batteries. Alternator, and ScanGauge were correct. Note: The Charge Voltage on the Magnum remote is showing the state of the House Batteries not the Chassis Batteries as when the Generator is on the Chassis Batteries are isolated from being charged from the generator, that is why there is a difference in the dash voltage and the Magnum remote. There is also a 'Charge Fault Relay' that is powered from Aux Terminal on the Alternator that turns the 'Alt Charge' light on the dash. The normal mode is when the Alternator's output is at normal voltage 13.8 -14.5 the Aux terminal is outputting 6 volts (that is the normal output voltage). This 6 Volt output energizes the coil in the ' Charge Fault Relay' that turns the 'Alt Charge' light on the dash off and when the engine is not running but the key is in the run position the 'Alt Charge' is Lite. In the situation that the first photo shows is the Alternator is outputting 14.1+ Voltage but the 'Alt Charger' Light is on. This means that either the Charge Fault Relay is bad (mine went bad this last summer) or the Aux output on the Alternator is Bad but I would not bet on that or the 14+ volt on the dash gauges would not be correct. Now the wire on the Aux terminal on the Alternator may have come loose or it is just the 'Charge Fault Relay' have failed. Note: The Charge Fault Relay has a (6 Volt Coil) not a 12Volt, as the volt from the Alternator to the relay is 6Volts. This Relay is not going to be available at the most local parts houses, I will try to find the part number for the relay I purchased (purchased from a Cummins dealer as used in Diesel trucks) so to help you location a replacement. Once you find the relay just remove it and the light will turn out until you find a replacement relay, the part # and coil voltage will be marked on the top or side of the relay. The relay is a Black square plugin style relay, mine was located in the Front Run panel (Driver side) on the right side wall when looking into the bay, Yours may be located in different location so you will need to hunt for it. Loose grounds can cause numerous issues and with the amount of bouncing and movement our coaches receiving going down the road is hard enough on the connections (just imagine putting your house on a trailer and towing a thousand miles what kind of shape it would be in) now add all the environment issues (rain, heat, cold, humidity) it is a wonder at times these coaches don't have more issues. I have spent many days being proactive with my coach (original owner) checking and rechecking and always seem to have sometime that needs to be fixed or adjusted. I worked for years as an electrical controls design and troubling tech on high speed production equipment and loose connections were one of the most common source of failures or those phantom failures that drive everyone crazy. Sorry for the long post but since there is not a lot of documentation around for the coaches (I was lucking mine came with a set of electrical diagrams - these are not complete as they cover many different models but are helpful 90% of the time). If I can help you with any questions please advise. Larry 2004 Diplomat 30'

Steven, I have had this issue s couple of times over the 15 years that I owned my 2004 Diplomat. Each time the issue was the voltage regulator in the Leece Nevel Alternator. The last time I had this issue I changed my alternator out to Acdelco Reme , it was a direct swap and got rid of the issues with the Leece alternator. Voltage is now a continuous 14.5 at idle all the to 2200. Larru 2004 Diplomat