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I'm sad to say that 390 is for sale.  Send me your contact info for information.
Bob

Safety Alert ! Always crib or support the coach before crawling under any part. 

During the recent HCV replacement incident, a moment of clarity appeared out of no where. For years I have been adjusting the Ride Height using trial and error. Well almost trial and error. I would measure the amount of movement I wanted between the coach and the ground and attempt to move the rod the same amount in the rubber P that attaches it to the HCV. It's a time consuming process starting with raising the coach for access, cribbing the frame, making the adjustment, removing the cribbing,  lowering the coach below normal, and then allowing it to settle out in travel mode. Rinse and repeat till it's good enough. 

There is a better way. One shot !

Use the leveling mode to set the coach height exactly where you want it, side to side, and front to back. If you disconnect the rod at the axle, not the HCV, the control valve (at least the King of Road) has a spring loaded neutral position. If you are lying between the duals and the tags, pull the rod to you until you can reach the hose clamp that tightens the P around the arm. Now this is the magic. Adjust the control arm so that the hole in the bottom of the arm is exactly aligned with the mounting stud on the axle. Tighten the hose clamp, slip the bottom of the arm over the stud, and you are done. When you think about it, setting the height where you want it, and then simply adjusting the arm length to keep the HCV in neutral at that height is bone simple. It really helps to lube the rubber grommet that slips over the stud. 

The front one will be a little tougher, only because it will be hard to get under there with the coach at travel height. If it's over a pit, no problemo.

Perhaps all of you have been doing it the easy way, you just kept it a secret..........

I don't know why I didn't think about this before. It kind of reminds me of earlier days in the gun hobby. It's possible to zero a scope with one or two shots. Put the crosshairs on the target and shoot.  Now clamp the rifle with the crosshairs on the bullseye and then adjust the scope until the crosshairs move to the bullet hole.

I blew an inside drive tire on the passenger side. The flailing tire took out the forward airbag and destroyed the Height Control Valve. 

Getting a roadside tire fix was as straightforward as it normally is. But with the airbag gone and the HCV wrecked there were two other problems that needed a hack before we could leave the emergency lane. 

Lucky for me I had a handsaw on board, so I cut two pieces of the 4x4 cribbing I carry to put between the frame and the suspension to replace the airbag. The piece for the drive axle should be 8 inches tall, and the piece to put between the tag suspension and the frame should be 7 inches tall. Cut the pieces so the end grain carries the load. I had pressure treated lumber but I think oak would be stronger. 

Next, I removed the air supply to the HCV and capped it. Of course this was easier with the tires removed !!!

The point of this post is to hopefully help a guru in the future if you have this incident. So, cut these two pieces of wood before your next trip and put them in the coach. Second make sure you have the fittings to cap and seal both 1/4 and 3/8 tubing. That's a handy hack for many airline problems.

I spent yesterday installing the bag and the HCV, and the new tires went on this morn, so we are good to resume our journey south. 

Now for the Thank You's. The gurus are a remarkable gang. @"encantotom" Tom had me the airbag info in minutes. @"ron skeen" Ron Skeen had a spare bag at his shop less than an hour away. @"bikestuff" Bill Johnson offered to overnite me a bag. I took Ron up on his offer and plundered his shop even though he wasn't at home. This forum is a fantastic resource with a fantastic bunch of guys.

Next, David's Commercial Tire in Knoxville deserves kudos for the initial rescue, crediting me for the temporary tire when I chose to install two new Michelins, and helping me get warranty coverage for the failed tire. These were really nice folks, and epitomized customer service

I chose to replace the outside dual for two reasons, the first being I did not know if the inside leaked pressure which would have overloaded the outside for some miles, and the tires would have been different diameters putting more load on the inside tire which already carries more load due to the crown in the road. I didn't want to wonder about potential tire damage whilst driving in hot weather

       

The item is in the right front basement compartment.  It is plumbed in with a 1/4" air line and the pressure switch for the 110V air compressor.  It has a slow leak coming from behind the large plastic nut.

What is it?

What is its function?

Where does the 1/4" line go?

i recently got my rapidaire fast pipe system and am laying it out for the shop.  

i will be putting a port for the newell to be on shop air.  

the question is this......should i put a check valve inline to the newell so if a massive air leak happens in the newell that the shop air doesnt deplete and run for however long i am out of the shop?

thanks

tom

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Dear Fellow Newell Gurus,

Finally we are getting #277 in really good shape after the sideswipe repair and some time at Newell.  However, Mike at Newell
did not wish to undertake the conversion of our coach from R-12 to R-134A for what we wanted to afford.

We can now highly recommend A & H Automotive of Del City, OK (east side of Oklahoma City) at 405 672-2385 for air conditioning
repair.  For less than $800 A&H checked the dash air system over, found some loose fittings, vacuum checked the system overnight, and then converted it to
an R-134A system, all in 24 hours!  They advertise a 24 month warranty on their work.  For older customers, they can expect to see a new facility which will hold
even 45' coaches so all work is now done inside.  

Danny and Marilyn Goss
1991 # 277 w/2009 Dodge P/U flat tow

Just got to Brownsville. Drove 300 miles this morning. Slides were out yesterday.  Started to put the slides out...bladders wouldn't release, took them about 5 minutes to release and now the lights won't go solid indicating it's safe to extend the slides.  Any ideas?