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Makes sense, and it's probably what I'm feeling.

Possibly, but I would think the TC would lock up at cruising speed, not hard acceleration. I liken what I feel to the 5R110W in our F350. Ford officially calls it a five speed, but it actually has six speeds. In different acceleration scenarios, and depending on the temp of the engine and tranny, the 5R110W “skips” a gear, thus giving you the feeling of five gears. IIRC, the pattern is 1/3/4/5/6 or sometimes 1/2/4/5/6. Every once in a while I can feel it going through all six gears, so my ASSumption with the MH2100 is that it was shifting the same way as the Ford.

Side tangent, just for clarification, the MH2100 officially became a six-speed in 2006, but I can tell you that ours goes through six gears, when I'm accelerating...two of them (2/3 shift) are almost instantaneous.

Opinions are like....well, you know the saying. If you want cold, hard facts, check out "Project Farm" on YouTube. This guy has tested all sorts of oils, pays for everything himself, and he isn't sponsored by anyone. His videos are the most objective I've seen.

At least you have redundancy, if one of your switches isn't working. For those wondering about year differences, here is the hallway panel, as well as upper and lower dash on our '05.

Ours sits below the radio, right above the wooden cup holders that sit over the doghouse.

Don Colton at Paint Tech, in Boise. He just redid the rear cap of our coach and did a spectacular job. All of the RV dealerships in the Treasure Valley use him, when someone brings them their coach. I found out about him from a friend who owns a Tiffin. The dealership he bought it from quoted him three times what Don charged him. My repairs came out to $2916.60....he repaired the fiberglass that was damaged, then he sanded the rear cap, from the middle down, and repainted. We couldn't be happier. His number is 208-841-5316.

You know, I never thought to ask, because I assumed the hardware to install the ladder was included…it was not. I still think that using longer and bigger aluminum rivets is better in the long run, since the rest of the ladder is aluminum, and galvanic corrosion is an issue.

I did, and I will tell you their customer service is second to none. I was originally going to have Christianson make a new ladder for me, but there were slight differences between the years, and I couldn't confirm that the numbers I had would have worked on our coach, so I opted to go the more expensive route and buy a Christianson ladder from REV....it fit like a glove. What I detested about the old Stromberg Carlson ladder was that it terminated on the fiberglass cap and not the aluminum roof, like the original ladder did. The replacement Christianson ladder terminates in the exact same spot on the roof as the original ladder.

I'm going to add to this, you DP owners don't know how nice you have it, with easy access to the wiring harnesses under the coach. One of the issues I've had is that the remote start button on the dash neither starts nor stops the generator. In looking at another post where someone cut the red wire and bypassed the plug on the harness and then reattached it on the other side, I decided to inspect my harness. Imagine my surprise, when I crawled under the coach this morning and found that either Workhorse or Monaco installed plates of sheet metal on top of the frame crossmembers. When you look in the crossmember lightening holes, you can clearly see the different harnesses laying on top of these plates, and there is approximately 8-10" space between these steel plates and the bottom of the RV floor membrane. In short, there is no way to get to the harnesses, unless you whiz wheel the steel plates off, but then the bottom of the floor is exposed to the driveshaft, as well as debris from the ground. I'm thinking my problem might end up being an RV technician's problem, which then becomes a problem for my wallet. Right now I'm okay with just going to the generator itself and starting it.

Given my dissatisfaction with Stromberg Carlson's aftermarket ladders, which was on our coach when we bought it, I'd rather call Christianson, one of the OEMs of our ladders. Aladdin was also an OEM, but Christianson now owns them.

I can't remember if I posted the pic or not, and I of course deleted it from my phone, but I have roven woving on top of the sprayed chop in the areas where the brackets are supposed to attach...I'm pretty sure it's thicker than 3/8".

I would think that Monaco was smart enough to know to avoid galvanic corrosion,,,SS and AL don’t mix well at all. My money is that they used AL rivets.

The worst problem for me was trying to fit our new 75lb triple steps into place, and I had no help. I dubbed it Motorhome Yoga, because my legs were in the wonkiest positions, trying to hold those steps in place, while I quickly tried to put the washers and nuts onto the bolts. Motorhome Yoga involves a lot of cussing, btw, it's mandatory.

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Even better news, and I have Walter (wamcneil) to thank. He PM'd me and asked if I had the build sheet to our coach, which I do.....the key codes for ALL the TriMark locks are on that build sheet and labeled accordingly. Walter, you are the man.

I have to agree with your paint shop owner, as the holes on ours are like yours. I was able to take the tail light out on the curb side and visually see that the original rivets never punched all the way through. I'm not saying it's right by any means, but I have no doubt that that's how Monaco did it.

Looks like it's a repo.

He’d probably be too busy, seeing as how he seems to always be redoing Winnebago roofs. 😂😂😂

Ditto. I wish James would be a member of this forum, because he has a vast wealth of knowledge he could contribute, added to the fact that he owns a 2001 Beaver Patriot Thunder.

If I remember correctly, there is an issue with the Delco part fitting, and I think it has to do with the hazard switch, but I don’t remember exactly, I just remember being bummed out because the Delco price was cheaper. The one thing I will say about Brazel’s is that they may be more expensive, but their customer service is second to none. I have never once had an issue with anything I’ve received from them.

I just got off the phone with both Brazel's and Dorman....Brazel's does not get their multifunction switches from Dorman. When I spoke with Dorman, they confirmed that they are not and never have been OE suppliers to the automotive industry, they make aftermarket parts, including this multifunction switch. They even say on their website that, "Since 1918, we have been the automotive aftermarket’s pioneering problem solvers. We have released thousands of parts and components that people could once only buy from original equipment manufacturers." There's a reason the OE part is more expensive. Caveat Emptor.

Tony, this is the part you need from Brazel's: W8000543 - Multi-Function Switch Asm (Indicators, Brights, Wipers, Cruise Control). I paid $221.56 last year. You can take your chances buying aftermarket junk, but I personally feel more comfortable with OE.

+1 on what Martin wrote. Brazel’s, AKA Workhorse Parts, has the stock OEM parts we need for our coaches. I replaced mine last year. The hardest part was getting those two screws out that you can see, when you’re sitting and look down the top of the column, where it flattens out, as it goes in toward the dash. Mine were a bear to remove.