I appreciate all your info. Yes I plan on taking the MH over to mentor RV sales and service in Madison for a once over. I think I saw on the id plate in the engine bay "M40" I could be wrong.
The RV actually was my brother in law's who was an over the road trucker. Has no wife or kids and was 38 at the time. He bought the motor home in Lincoln Nebraska with the intent of living in it when he was home. He didn't even get to use it because in November he suffered a brain stem stroke that made him immobile at that time. The dude couldn't move but nod his head slightly, blink and give us an "elvis" smile now and again. he now can move his right side somewhat and is on a long road to as much recovery as his will and body will allow. he essentially gave the RV to my wife so that someone can use it. So that's what we're going to do. There is a TV show on Travel Channel where rocker Brett Michaels restores RV's for people. I've tried to contact the show's producers to tell of my brother in laws situation because i'd love for the show to make the RV handicap accessible with a wheel chair lift and other mods so he can enjoy the darn thing. Maybe that will happen someday. But until then we'll just work away at it.
Thanks again!