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Thanks for all your input but after talking with several other Diplomat owners, they have the same thing going on with their solenoid. The voltage is the same across the solenoid & there is no drop in voltage anywhere. Everything seems to be working ok. Thanks for all your comments.

I have a 2008 Diplomat & after changing the 4 house batteries. I noticed that the relay from the battery cutout switch was hot. This is a Trombetta 12 volt solenoid or relay located in the battery compartment. By hot I mean the brass bracket that wraps around the solenoid to hold it in place is so hot that if you put your finger on the bracket for more than 2 seconds, it will burn. If you only touch the solenoid itself, it's warm. I just replaced it with a new one & it is just as hot as the old one. Can someone out there physically go out & touch your bracket & solenoid to see if it is hot as well ? We have been parked on a site in Florida for the past 4 months so the batteries are on flow charging. Thanks for any help. Paul

There is some justice. I was contacted by the company who runs that Flying J & they are sending me $960 as a refund towards new Goodyear tires with the H load range.

I bought the tires at a Flying J in Beaver, Utah. When I contacted Flying J, they said only the fuel in their tanks is owned by them & had no control over an independent tire shop at one of their locations. Looks like there is nothing I can do now.

Brett; After reading my post it looks like I got the 2 tire load ranges mixed up. The original Goodyear tires had a load range of H. The 2 new BF Goodrich tires only have a load range of G. The chart in the motorhome behind the drivers seat GAWR/frnt of 13000# I think that means that the tires you use on the front need to 13000# The Goodrich's list the G rating as 6175 # each. The Goodyears with a H rating says that they are good for 7100# each. It is looking like I will have to trade the Goodrich's in & replace them with the Goodyears.

My Diplomat came with Goodyear 275/80R 22.5 RV tires. On a recent trip through Utah, the front curb side tire started to separate. The tire dealer only had BF Goodrich ST 230 truck tires 275/80 R 22.5 available. I replaced both front tires & later realized that the original Goodyear tires have a load range of G & the Goodrich's have a load range of H. There is almost 1000# difference in the two. Any suggestions as to how safe is it driving it this way? I was thinking of buying 2 more Goodyear G670 tires & putting them on the front & putting the 2 Goodrich's on the inner duals. Would there be any problem having 2 rear tires with different load ranges ? Thanks for any help. Paul