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Hello, we plan on purchasing either a Newell or Prevost within the next couple of years. I've researched both quite extensively and lean more towards the Newells. Been to the shows and always ask the questions which handles better, which are more reliable, easier to maintain, ease of towing for repair, caging brakes, disconnecting drives, tandems, etc. Working on house fixtures, wiring, plumbing and all the things that go with Luxury Coaches. Of course it has always been talking with sales folks. Each always has biases towards their Coaches, one thing has always been don't drive either unless your planning to purchase.
Currently own a CC Affinity for the last 8 years and love it but will be moving up and tired of having a Coach that is no longer manufactured. Replacement parts get harder to find and replace. Not new to having an RV (Repair Vehicle), first was a 1971 Champion, didn't even have a house battery or water pump, all wood and was like driving a sail. Have been through the gambit of replacing and fixing things, some of it a labor of love.
All suggestions and thoughts will be welcomed, love the site and enjoy reading the posts. Hopefully one day will have a Newell in our signature.
Thanks!
here are the documents for wiring and reprogramming the keyless entry. it is on my 2002 newell
tom
Well good afternoon to anyone who is interested in the journey of my coach.
I purchased 1218 back in December last year near Salt Lake City with the intention of bringing her back to the UK.
The purchase went smoothly and i flew back home to plan the trip.
I had a agent drive the coach the 2300 miles to Baltimore for shipping which also went ok. It had to come through some nasty weather and snow but made it to the docks. Once in the docks the power steering failed as the drive cog on the power steering shaft sheered off but at least she had made the big trip ok!
Fortunately the driver who took it to Baltimore managed to arrange a replacement pump and a mechanic to replace it so finally it could drive onto the ship.
I have to say though a fee of $50 per day to allow the Mechanic into the port to replace the part was a little harsh!
She arrived into Southampton Three weeks later having visited Jacksonville before the trip across the pond, The ship then passed through the English channel and went into Zeebrugge in the Netherlands first and then on to Bremerhaven in Germany before finally coming back through the English channel and into Southampton. All the way through this trip i was tracking the ship in anticipation of its arrival. You can imagine the frustration watching the ship pass through the English channel and past Southampton on its way to Zeebrugge and Bremerhaven knowing it would be another week before it docked in the UK.
But the day arrived in late January and the call came that she was on the dock and had cleared customs, At last!!
I went down to collect her and found her looking rather sad on the dock, she obviously has a air leak as she's was sat down on one side with a fairly decent list to the port side! either that or she was getting her land legs back after Three weeks at sea, Im guessing its a air leak!
With the duties paid and a slip of paper in my hand that released her from customs i went to fire her up with a fair degree of excitement and nerves! will she start?
Well i turned on all the batteries and she fired up straight away, hit the travel button on the jacks and she soon levelled up and off we went.
Well i can tell you a 47foot Newell on UK roads is a big bit of kit and she draws a lot of attention and i have to say the price of fuel over here makes it a scary trip to the pumps! its £1200 to fill her up or just under $1500!
But all that said she is now back home and undergoing a electrical conversion to 240volts on the ring mains and hook up through a transformer so she can be used over here.
Part of this job is easy due to the very good labelling on the fuse boxes and the fact that some 110v items which have to remain 110v like the fridge, A/C, water pump, microwave etc are on separate rings to the plug sockets,
So we can bring in 240v through a step down transformer to 110v then use a step up transformer on the power socket ring mains, a fairly straight forward job to be honest.
A difficulty has occurred though in that in the States the electric supply is at 60hz and in the UK and Europe we operate at 50hz and the Silverleaf system has identified that the power is at the wrong cycles so won't allow it to enter, very clever! So now i am having a 20kva transformer built with a frequency converter built in, (this is normally used for marine or aviation purposes) and we will be installing this in the next couple of weeks.
So there we are, 1218 is in the UK and will be visiting the race tracks of Europe in the not to distant future. With this coach spending its life in the USA traveling around in the Nascar Championship with Jimmie Johnson and now over here about to visit the race tracks of Europe it could end up visiting most of the race tracks in the world! She just needs a trip to the Middle East to make up a full set!
Anyway, happy travels and i will update how things go over here and I'm sure as before i will be asking for advise with little problems along the way!
cheers
Rob
Good afternoon,
could alone help me with programming the keyless entry pad on a 2008 coach,
in the internal cupboard above the door there is a door code reset button but i just don't know how it all works. i don't have the original code either.
the code panel in the door lights up when its pressed so it has power.
Thanks in advance
Rob
In my forward curb side air conditioning compartment is a 12v relay system. I found it clicking on and off today. I think it might have failed and have no idea what it controls. I pulled a wire jumper between the red relay and the silver one, and the clicking stopped. Picture attached. Any ideas?
Hi all,
The chrome on our bumpers is shot. I just dropped $400 on having my grill rechromed and he wants $1100 each to do the bumpers. Although we could spend the money I'd like to know if anyone else has a better idea. I stopped by the fabricators that built me our aluminum fuel tank and they can build us some boxy bumpers at $700 each but I'd like to keep the curves if possible.
Thanks!
Dear Newell (and Wander Lodge) Owners, In working on our Newell (#277), I need to fix the PMMI clock in the bedroom. I need a couple of old clocks to make a bench test jig. Once I get mine repaired, I'll be happy to repair as many of the others that I can. They appear to have standard components, so I think repair is possible in many cases.
In the meantime, I'd like to gather as many old clocks as I can. If you want it repaired and returned, attach your name to it. I'll pay shipping as a minimum. Please mail your old PMMI clock to:
Danny Goss
1508 S Ebeling Drive
Mustang, OK 73064
Thanks!
Danny & Marilyn
#277
09 Dodge P/U towed
Dear Newell (and Wander Lodge) Owners, In working on our Newell (#277), I need to fix the PMMI clock in the bedroom. I need a couple of old clocks to make a bench test jig. Once I get mine repaired, I'll be happy to repair as many of the others that I can. They appear to have standard components, so I think repair is possible in many cases.
In the meantime, I'd like to gather as many old clocks as I can. If you want it repaired and returned, attach your name to it. I'll pay shipping as a minimum. Please mail your old PMMI clock to: Danny Goss
1508 S Ebeling Drive
Mustang, OK 73064
Thanks!
Danny & Marilyn
#277
09 Dodge P/U towed
A while back, I had someone replace the upper radiator hoses. in the process, they didn't get the wires to the radiator level sensor properly secured and the fan ate them. The coach still runs fine, but I really need some help & guidance to check out the complete shut down circuit & get it back to proper operating condition.
Does anyone have any kind of a schematic for a non-computer diesel?
Pictures and/ or part numbers of the sensors would be a big help too.
Electrical trouble shooting is NOT something that comes naturally to me.
Any help will be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
We have a 1983 Newell with an original magic chef slide in gas top, over a micro/oven unit. Suburban, Wedgewood and Atwood are models I have found so far. Could not find many reviews on internet. One said the stove was made poorly and had cheap grates, think that wa an Atwood. Suburban seems to be cheaper option, but don't want to compromise quality.
If you have replaced your cook top, would appreciate any information such as:
1. what brand/model did your purchase and are you happy with it?
2. suggestions regarding installation. was replacement bigger or smaller and how did you retrofit.
3. suggestions regarding where to purchase.
THANKS!