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We have the Cruisair RVAC central system in our coach. Have had continued trouble with the board and have sent it to Flight Systems 4 times. They continue to try and keep it pieced together but it never last and fails again. We are now searching for another board.

The techs at Flight Systems advised that Newell has sent a number of boards in for repair and that it may be possible you have one we could acquire. We need part# 305-2547 for the dual compressor unit.

We had to opportunity to meet many of you at the rally in Ruidoso and hope to see you again soon.The unit in functioning with jumpers by-passing the board, but I need a more permanent solution.

Thanks
Raymond Norris

is there any advice I need . I will cut a vent in door for the vent . I have electric now and we do a lot of boondocking so I don't wanna use generator just for water... I wish I had ordered ventless but I didn't so cutting hole is solution I guess..any other suggestions ... I haven't opened box yet , we'll im not even home my wife says it is home now

2008 Quad Slide owned by NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson originally. Rebuilt title according to ad. Listed as a 45' 2000i but actually a 47' P2000i.

http://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2008-New...-120049236

I have a detailer friend that is going to help me spruce up the outside. The sides of the coach paint is in good condition, very glossy. I ha d waxed some of it with zymbol cleaner wax and it looks great. However, from the ground the roof paint looks very oxidized. My detailer friend wanted to know what material the roof was made of and what type of painting was used. 2000 model. Is the roof aluminum with imron paint and lots of clear coat?
Thanks Mike

Hello gang!

My wife and I are proud new owners of coach 427. We purchased the coach from my uncle Bill Knowles, the original owner. The coach is still in excellent condition mechanically and we are excited to begin updating the electronics and minor interior bits. I have been trolling the site for a few weeks and have found an invaluable amount of useful information while working through various minor issues. I thank you all for that. 
My work takes me coast to coast for months at a time and we plan on staying in the coach instead of hotels. A Newell was the only real choice for such an adventure.
We are looking forward to our new mode of travel and hopefully meeting many new Newell friends along the way.

I currently have 2 used stackers for sale if anyone is looking.. one is 28 ft champion with air and generator, the other is a renegade 30 footer....

Can anyone who owns a pre-1990 Newell, especially around a 1983, tell me where they found a VIN plate on their coach? On my 1992, the VIN plate is on the side wall by the drivers left foot and the VIN is also on a plate in the engine compartment on the passengers side. On newer coaches, at least by 2000, the VIN itself is in the side dash viewable from the outside through the drivers window. As I recall, in the 1960's the Serial Number was stamped on a metal plate and attached to the outside of the Newell.

If anyone can help locate here the VIN plate would be on a 1983 in particular, I would appreciate it.

Yes     [attachment         =4223]camping at pawtuckaway state park . Plenty of trails and lake views . Woke up to 38 deg . Camper working perfect for boondocking ! I just love this ole girl!!!

I had a water separator installed and now when I drain the water a black substance like oil comes out.
The compressor is dry not oil. I bought a rebuild kit to do a rebuild. Pulled the air water separator apart and it looks like grease inside.
The compressor has 2 air fikters, one for each cylinder. Looked at one and pretty dirty. Was changed in 07. Maybe the dirt is coming through and mixing with the water to make what looks like grease and oil.

Brad

Gang,

Please forgive me for the length of this post.  Skip to the bottom for the answer.

So you see what had happened waz......

I had a very strange thing happen to me today, and wanted to share in case someone else has the same situation.  I'm going to give you as much information as what I had, and then give you a chance to figure it out before I share with you what I *think* is going on.

My coach is 653 (2003).  It has disc brakes on drive axle.  As you know (or in case you don't) the emergency brakes work on the drive axle only.  They become active in the absence of air pressure....like when you pull the E-brake handle.  I had an issue with the e-brake valve and it was replaced at Newell last week.  I have new brakes all the way around and new wheel bearings all the way around.

Let's start at the beginning.  About three years ago I was in New Jersey with the coach.  I had parked at Cracker Barrel in a very non-flat parking lot.  I leveled the coach and spent the night, and in the morning after a hearty breakfast got on the road.  My coach goes into travel mode as soon as you release the air brake.  About 15 minutes later as I was driving on the interstate, I started smelling hot brake smell.  I pulled over and found that my passenger rotor was hot and that the brake was smoking.  I sat there for a while and applied and released the brake several times.  I decided that I would limp to the next exit.  Once I got there, the wheel was cooler and the brake was not smoking.  I promptly forgot all about this incident until today.

This morning I was parked at Cracker Barrel (note the coincidence).  Last night, I parked against a curb and put two slides out.  Since the coach was leaning a bit, I manually leveled to get the floor a little more level.  I spent the night and again ate a hearty breakfast.  I cranked the coach, put it in travel mode and waited for the coach to raise to normal travel height before I brought the slides in.  I took off and in about 15 minutes, I again smelled the brake smell.  I pulled over and again, the passenger drive brakes are super hot.  I called a fellow guru and we talked  through the issue.  After the brake cooled, I released the e-brake and put the coach in drive followed by reverse followed by drive followed by neutral.  At this point it was clear that the brake was not stuck.  So I got on road again.  A couple of more stops convinced me that I was ok to proceed.

I did notice that my gas mileage was a little low this morning, and I also thought I had a weird feel on the brake pedal before I smelled the brake smell.

Thirty minutes later I figured out what the problem was.  (I think).

Here is what it is not...
1)  I did not fail to release the emergency brake.  My disc brakes will NOT let me drive off while the brake is applied.
2)  It's not the bearings.  They are new and once the coach was happy, the wheels were cool even after running for hours.
3)  I had plenty of air pressure the entire time.  (Front, Rear and the other air gauge were in the normal range).

=====================Answer below======================

On my vintage coach, there is a known problem where the leveling system and the emergency brake don't get along.  So, as I am attempting to level my coach, I have to release the ebrake from time-to-time to allow enough slack in the suspension for the air-springs to do their thing.  I don't understand the exact cause, I suspect it is some geometry problem between the wheel, the brake, and the bags.

If I leave the coach in auto level the brakes will creak in the middle of the night as the coach attempts to re-level after air has leaked out of the system.

I think in both the trouble cases, I had leveled in somewhat abnormal conditions.  The coach had tried to auto level during the night both times.  So, when I cranked up and left, the brakes where in a bind in both cases.  Both times, I simply when into travel mode, released the brakes and drove forward.  I believe that the brakes never had a chance to fully release because of the binding issue.  Thus, even though the emergency brake handle was pushed in, it did not fully release the emergency brake.

The reason it has only happened a couple of times....

I have gotten to the point where I rarely leave the coach in auto level mode.  The brakes creaking in the middle of the night is worse that being slightly out of level.  I now normally just park the coach, turn off the key and live with the travel height.  Also, normally I need to back up and least once time before getting on the road.  I suspect applying the brakes in reverse releases the bind.  In both the cracker barrel times, I simply drove out of the spot and got on interstate.  

From now on, I will ensure that the e-brake is fully released by putting the coach in drive to get a little roll going, then neutral to remove forward propulsion.  If I stop, I know my brake did not release.  If I glide smoothly forward I know that my brakes are released and I can go on.  Alternatively, applying the brakes in reverse will probably accomplish the  same thing.

TL;DR  On 2002-2003 coaches the brakes and the leveling can interfere with each other.  This can result in the emergency brake being partially applied resulting in frayed nerves and brake smoke.