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Check the hydraulic pump and PTO connection. It is a known problem that the splines on the pump shaft can be worn off and the coupler does not allow the pump to deliver full hydraulic pressure to the fan motor. Result is over heating such as you described. This happened to me earlier this year. Chet P 2004 SIG

About 50-60% of the time when ever my DW or I go out the coach door and close it, the door automatically locks. Luckily the keypad still works so we can easily get back in. However, I sure would like to stop the unintended door locking. Does anyone have any ideas on how to prevent this door locking? Chet P 2004 SIG, CASTLE IV

I don;'t know why the photos didn't load. I click on "ATTACH" after choosing the files, the upload bar progress, I click insert, and nothing happens. Chet P

The attached files are the coach in prep at Elkhart Sales and Service, and the finished coach at a campground. The rear cap was done, both colors. You can see how good the color match is since the bottom color on the slide is the original. The top cap color was redone all around the whole coach since the clear coat had pealed in the front and on the sides. There were two 14" tears in the fiberglass right on each side of the exhaust pipe. The repair of these was perfect so you can't tell it ever happened. Chet P 2004 SIG Castle IV

Yes it was the upper. Chet P

We arrayed in Elkhart on July 10 for an 8:00 Monday morning appointment at Elkhart Sales and Service to have some fiberglass repairs, pealing clear coat repainted and the rear of the coach repainted. The job was scheduled to be done by Friday, so 4 nights in a motel. As not expected, the rear painting turning out to be a bigger job that planned so it wasn't quite finished by Friday evening. The crew came in Saturday morning to finis it up so we could have the coach Saturday afternoon and not hae to spend the week end in the motel. Certainly above the average concern for the customer. I should add that the quality, and appearance of the paint and fiber glass work is excellent. The color match is perfect. As we left ESSI and headed to the local campground for a couple of days of catchup of laundry and other chores, one of the radiator hoses decided to fail and start leaking coolant. After 4 days in the campground, I had stopped in at the local truck dealer, "truckcentersinc.com", who services the Detroit engines to get the coolant leak. I was surprised, they took us right in the shop and found the failed hose with in 10 minutes. Turns out this was a special hose 90 Deg. elbow that was 2" on one end and reduced to 1.5" on the other end. There was none to be had in the area so they had to have one shipped in. We spent the night in their lot. The new hose arrived and we were back on our way by 9:00am. Truck Services in Elkhart is a first class operation and is th Freightlinner dealer in Elkhart. Chet P 2004 Monaco SIG

Elkhart Sales & Service does paint and body work. They are going to do some fiberglass repair and painting on our coach starting Monday. Coach is sitting in their lot right now. The surplus near ES&S has closed. Bontrager's in White Pigeon, MI. is the one I always go to. Will scout around Monday and see if there are any more in area. Chet P 2004 Monaco SIG

We always schedule a stop at Elkhart Sales & Service whenever we are going from AZ to PA to see family. Tom Bumpus is one of the best Monaco/HR techs around. We're on our way now to stop there next Monday morning for some body and paint work. We have stopped there 6 times in the last 10 years. Always very happy with their work. Chet P 2004 Monaco SIG

X2 on the Henderson Trim kit with my Safe-T-Plus. I have it and came accost Kansas 4 weeks ago when the wind was holding the flags at 90Deg to the road. The trim kit makes all the fight to hold the wheel go away and makes the drive much less tiring. See: "https://designrr.page/?id=93494&token=5644860&type=FP" Chet P 2004 SIG Castle IV towing a Tesla in a Haulmark trailer

Same frame members broke on our SIG in 2018. Here's a link to my post and fix. https://www.irv2.com/forums/f115/our-broken-frame-393124.html We put 15,000+ miles on the coach since the fix and everything is still looking good. Chet P 2004 SIG Castle IV Towing a Tesla MY in a 20' Haulmark trailer.

It's just a st'd truck muffler. Any NAPA parts store can supply you.

If you want to get a good reading of all the engine and transmission data, invest in a VMSpc interface, and with your laptop watch what is happening in real time. VMSpc "https://www.silverleafelectronics.com/node/5868" Here's a screen shot of my laptop. The VMSpc is on the left and I run the last version of TOPO for navigation on the right. This screen is always on whenever the coach is moving.

This has sure been a costly experience for me. The first diagnosis was stuck thermostat, then water pump, then wax valve, then fan motor and finally the hydraulic pump shaft coupler and pump. Turns out the pump and shaft stripping was the whole problem. I now have a complete rebuilt fan motor, a hydraulic pump, a wax valve, and a Detroit 60 water pump. as spare parts. After 10 days in the shop, we hope to get back on the road Monday or Tuesday next week.

Help!! Last Saturday when we started out from Erie, PA, the coach started to overheat. I managed to limp to Buffalo, NY to Pacific Power products, the Detroit engine shop in the area. (I have a Detroit series 60 powering our Monaco Signature.) First the thought was stuck thermostat - wasn't a problem. Then the water pump was suspect - wasn't a problem. Then we replaced the wax valve that controls the radiator hydraulic fan - wasn't the wax valve. It turns out the fan hydraulic motor turns at slow speed when the system is cold, but will not speed up when the system gets hot. This was after 10 days on the road in route to Rochester to see our son and PA to see daughter. Naturally Monaco used several different hydraulic motors, so the failed one must be removed to get the part numbers off it. Calling around and talking to some knowledgeable folks hasn't been encouraging. Seems the main source of these pumps has been England. Colaw in MO says they have no used pumps. They are always getting calls for them. Visione says maybe,( have some on the shelf) but wants a photo and part number, which means removal of the existing pump. For the record, the coach is a 2004 Signature that has the 500HP Detroit series 60 motor. If anyone has had a similar experience, I'd sure appreciate any comments, thoughts, or ideas where we might get a pump in a reasonable time. I would love to hear from you. Chet P 2004 SIG towing a Tesla in a trailer

Our Stone Vos covers are now 8 years old and are just as good as when they were new. We're full timers, so the slides are out and covers are exposed to the Arizona sun most of the time. Chet P 2004 SIG Castle IV