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Hello all! I'm from... well that question isn't as easy to answer as it could be. I have a house in NM, my family is curently living in SoCal, and I'm in MD working, where I hope everybody will be soon. And I'm originally from OR. So, I'm from somewhere.

I do not have a Newell, but am considering one... or three? So here is the clue that I'm hoping you fine people with lots of experience can chime in on. I'm a mechanical engineer, so have just enough knowledge to be sure that I don't know anything...

There are three late 70's early 80's Newells available. I'm sure that many of you have seen the postings. I have an interest in at least one, but if a deal that makes sense could be made, thought all three could be interesting...

But that is all still a bit on the fantasy side until I figure out what I could be getting in to.

I have seen them in person, and all need tires and batteries. Not sure the tires would even make it on to a tow bed. There is a report that states one of them wasn't running, possibly due to batteries, but I've not heard any of the systems operate. What I was able to see is all over the map.

I could only get inside 2 of the coaches as there was a key issue with one of them. Outside, the units are all relatively complete, with some trim, paint, and odds and ends missing or broken. The odds and ends could be pretty expensive, or not, but that goes back to my knowledge gap. Several of the rail window seals are coming out, and many of the doors are hard to operate, or line up to get latched. I don't think I'm too worried about that though. Of the 2 I was able see inside, both had evidence of some level of past fire. One had a roof A/C unit that had clearly replaced one that had smoked. One has a pump mounted in the basement that had flamed... Those are a bit more disconcerting as the level of damage and replacement required to ensure safety could range from minor, to... well not minor.

Water damage and water damage repairs are evident in the overheads of the two units I could see. And the third has some loose or damaged components on the roof, so wouldn't expect much better.

The interiors are pretty much intact, but worn, and of course dated to the age of each coach. Overall the floors were solid, but did find a couple of spots that may indicate damage. The basements were also intact, but the structural elements appeared to have some delam and separation in areas. So back to likely water damage.

One of the coaches has significant cracking of paneling and cabinetry. Almost all the way around mid-ship, but spread out over about the middle 15 feet of teh coach. Cracks are several feet over 2 feet long in many cases and open in several places. Not knowing anything about buses, but looking at this from a purely structural perspective, I would think this could indicate possible strutural damage. But I suppose it could also be representative of a run that really flexed and twisted the coach. But again, I've no experience in which to base a reliable opinion.

The mechanicals all appear intact, no big holes in the blocks, big fluids failures, etc. But a simple visual inspection is far from sufficient to determine how much life is in any of the components. No compression checks, operating pressures, temperatures, ect. No idea the condition of the injectors or pumps, turbo bearings, etc. The amount of time they have not been operated is considerable, but unknown. Have no idea of the care of operation, cold (shock) starts/stops or other operator behavior that could crack pistons and wipe bearings. Not entirely sure that the air systems are all together. The brakes may be intact and what I see are disconnected service air components? But, would take time to sort for sure.

All of the coaches' suspensions have leaked down, but unsure if this is a realtively natural operating condition or if it indicates leakage of some type.

The price for all three is $35k, but I think that is too high?

So with much unknown, what do you all think? Is this too much? Or too much for a newbie? At what point is a coach not worth restoring?

OK, so what are your opinions?

OK so I goofed. I posted this in the wrong place so maybe I got it right this time so here goes:

Howdy from Syd. Just learning how to navigate so it is a learning stage. I have not figured it all out yet. I am having a Headhunter water pump problem. The pump cycles on and off. I was told it was a air lock. OK. I opened the faucets at all points and ran the pump then shut off the faucets and the pump cuts off at about 60 lbs. Great I said. I fixed it. Sometime later while taking a shower no water. Dang I go outside and sure enough the pump has shut down. However, if I use the aux. pump it pumps UP and then cuts off. (lIKE IT SHOULD) So I am thinking I have a leak in the suction line. O Joy. That is hard to get to. So that is what I will check next. What had happened before I had this problem was the plastic fitting on top split and I had to order a new fitting. I got two. I replaced them which was a chore. Newell uses some pipe dope that is like lock tite. Hard as steel so I broke the other fitting trying to get it off. So I replaced both. I guess I will have to undue the inlet fitting and see if it was sucking air. ANY SUGGESTIONS GUYS?

hi all,

i am on the hunt for the air pressure regulator for my drivers seat. richard has on in the middle bay on the wall, but i do not. i have looked in all the bays, nada.

any hints?

tom

i am looking for the air pressure regulator for my air seat. in doing so i happened to look at the regulators for the two slides.

does anyone know what is the correct air pressure they should be set at?

thanks

tom

Spent yesterday re-tracing all of our steps to fix my genny and still no luck. Checked for good ground and was not that...finally called the Kohler folks and they referred me to some folks in Des Moines. Will have it checked out on monday. Called the tech and he asked alot of good questions and basically said that the reason the genny won't stay running is due to the fact it will not transfer the load and carry the power back. He said it was a system design. So hopefully we will have gen capabilities monday sometime.. as it is beginning to warm up and driving w/o genny ac made me reminisce of my college days driving across country in a 72 Super Beetle one summer and I'm too old and fat for that!
Will keep you all posted.

Just spotted a 2008 Newell at Bow Riversedge Campground in Cochrane, Alberta. Talked with Milton ? the owner, from North Carolina.

We are still in Spearfish visiting friends for a few days before we head home. We really enjoyed the rally and the opportunity to meet so many Gurus that I felt I already knew based on their posts.

I am willing to start work on a rally in Austin at La Hacienda RV Resort (the site for the 1st Newell Mini-Rally back in 2009) if anyone is interested. As many of you know, deep winter and summer are NOT optimal times for rallies in Texas unless the potential for ice or sweltering heat are your thing. Therefore, Spring or Fall would be optimal.

If there is no interest that is fine. If there is, give me some feedback and we can see if we can work out some potential dates.

Yesterday whenever I'd press my brake pedal the rear camera would lose the picture. Today it would come on but no picture, just a white screen.
It looks like I'll have to pull the top of the dash off to access the back of the monitor to check the wires. This is the original Sony B&W.
How do I access the camera in the back? It looks like there is a panel in the center cabinet in the rear closet that might come out.
I know some of you have changed out your camera so how'd you get to it?
Thanks!

Cleaned up the coach today from Spearfish and drive it out to where we store it. Turned off the key and pressed the engine stop switch and nothing happened. Not sure if this is now also related to my rear electrical issues with lights working and then not etc which everyone believes to be a loose ground. I had to go to the back of the coach and depress the engine stop button there to kill the engine.

Ideas or suggestions?

A special thanks to Tom and Darlene for all the hard work and organizational skills, sewing talent and gifts. The rally could not have been any better.

Great place to stay, great cooks and things to learn. It doesn't get much better!! Thanks to John and Vicki Clark and Newell for all the support and the gifts as well as the information.