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(07-29-2017, 01:13 PM)encantotom Wrote:  i looked at this coach for fun when i was at the dealership for another reason.  for me this layout is totally unusable.  the bed is DINKY.  and even with the slides out, walking around the back of the bed to get to the rear bath is very tight.  granted, i am a big guy, but it would take 2 very small people to sleep on that bed.  very small.  from what i was told it was built for a single lady who traveled by herself.  

it is a pretty coach however.

tom

I just bought it's big brother #733 :-)  I have it in the shop right now as the Charge Cooler,header and turbo had small leaks. I joined the forums so I could see if others have found a good place to get replacements for the Charge Cooler?

This is the first Newell we have owned. My wife and I buy and sell RV's and have mainly dealt with the American Line. The Closest we have had was a Fore Travel last year. We are super excited to get this thing out on the road.

We plan to use it thru the summer and sell it later next year.

Ryan

I have a smalll awning about 3 feet wide over my entry door. I have a front entry. Due to rain I had it out in an attempt to cover the entrance during the rain. After returning and the temperature suppose to get below freezing, I decided I would retract the awning.. as a warning to fellow gurus don’t stand on the down hill side of the awning. It results in a rather chilling, but refreshing unexpected shower.

We stopped in Rodeo New Mexico , population 101. What a wonderful surprise. I wish we had a few days to spend here. All spaces are  200 ft pull thrus, 50 amp full hook ups.  Pretty level, with picnic benches and patios. Usable wifi, laundry, cafe , rally facilities ,and wonderful hosts. If you are a birder ,star gazer or hiker, or off roader, this is the place. 

It is rated as the 2nd darkest place in america, and I believe it. You can't see your feet without a flashlight at night. Many campers here have brought their telescopes with them.

 Rustysrvranch.com
 Rodeo New Mexico.

(BTW, Rusty is a lady )

Our "new" Newell will not start using the ignition switch on the dashboard.  It starts with no problem with the starting switch on the rear of the bus.  We have checked the neutral safety switch, however this has not solved the problem.  We are thinking it may be the override switch or??  Any clues out there?

We are in Van Horn Texas tonight, and as often happens, a fellow RVer  came over I assumed to take a look at the coach. Nope, he wanted to know if I know Clarke Hockwald !

Seems that he is a blog follower of Clarke and TLE and our coaches are quite similar. My ego is crushed. Clarke, Mr. Steve Killian sends his regards . 

We had a nice chat, and a coach tour ....

Gurus,

My 120V compressor is located in the bay below passenger seat.  It is a "standard" setup for this vintage coach.  There is a little solenoid that releases air pressure to the pump when the pump cycles off.  The air line then goes to a "spitter" to remove the water and then to a  T that feeds the wet tank and also gets routed to the pressure switch.  

Even though I drain the spitter and the tank on a regular basis, water can get into the pressure relief solenoid body. When it gets cold, the water freezes and chaos ensues.  I have had the solenoid fail badly which resulted in huge air leak.  Last week during cold weather, it froze up but did not fail.

Remember this solenoid is the first thing that the airline gets to after the pump.  

I have come up with two solutions...and would like to hear your thinking.

1)  Put a dryer / spitter right after the pump.  The idea is to get rid of water before it gets to the solenoid.

2)  Add an electric heater similar to the one in the AH bay to keep the temperature of the bay above freezing.

Has anyone made modifications to their air system to keep the ice out?

bill

Hello gurus, Bryan here with coach #599. I need new house batteries. I have heard talk about AGM, lithium, or the standard flooded batteries. Your advice and opinions would be greatly appreciated as to the differences between the different styles.

Has anyone used the ATT sierra hot spot to stream video?
I'm wondering about having one in our coach.
Info feedback will be appreciated

Good morning.  This is my first post on here.  My father who passed left me his 1991.  He loved it and I hope to make some new memories with my family.  Anyway, when I arrived to my shop this morning where the bus is plugged in the horn was honking as if it was an alarm.  I had no clue what to do, so I cut some wires going to the horn just so i could hear myself think, splicing back together is no big deal.  The horn was still "clicking" and I was able to locate a relay in the fuel tank compartment and unplugged that and the clicking stopped.  Is this an underlying issue of something else or just a relay gone bad??  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you

hi all,

i had my coach up at our cabin for two weeks to use while we are remodeling the cabin.  night time temps in the 15-25 degrees and daytime temps in the 32 to 45 degrees.  

i was plugged into 20amp 120v outlet.  

the coach was there for 14 days and aquahot worked like a champ.  i brought the coach home today and calculated fuel usage just for the aquahot.  it used about 4.2 gallons of diesel a day.  no problem with the 20amp keeping everything going.  

coach started right up no problem in 40 degrees.  

i didnt put the slides out up at the cabin as the driveway was so sloped i couldnt get it level enough.

a few pictures of the newell at the cabin and then tonite as i put her to bed in the shop after getting home.  where she is nice and warm now and not freezing....ha

tom