I install a new ref in my 96 this year. Be sure and use a counter dept and take measurement on what will work and replacement should be easy. The lock work with a little modification and getting in the coach was no problem. I did take the door offs. l don't remember what model but Jeff can chime in.
Or like my coach you can have drawer fridge and freezer. Has pluses and minusses
Hi guys,
Here on the forum someone asked the question “How many of you on the road full time? and of the people who answered the thread describing themselves as full-timers the ages of the Newell coaches are: 2001, 1998, 1982, 1992, 1998, 1988, 2002, 1999, 2008, 1984, making the average age of the coaches 17 years old.
I find that to be incredible and speaks volumes of the good maintenance preformed by the owners in combination with just how good the overall quality of Newell is... To think that you live in your motorhome full time and drive the country in a coach built in 1982 is simply amazing to me. Thats a 32 years old Newell motorhome... WoW!
I know that some take care of their coach better than others but the ages of the coaches I've seen on this thread alone is amazing. With the time I have spent on other forums before finding Newell Guru no one has motorhomes anywhere close to the age of the coaches seen here.
It really is something and I’m proud to be here with you guys and the Newell coaches you love as I try to learn more about them!
Thanks for making me welcome,
Harry
I just received the September issue of Motorhome magazine and it had a review of the 2015 Thor Tuscany 45AT. I read most any review of a 45’ DP because I always learn something from them.
The article told me what I already new “good bang for the buck with poor fit & finish”. But in the article it said “The interior was among the most quiet we’ve experienced; there were very few rattles from the furniture or appliances and the engine was practically inaudible at any speed.”
They also had an interesting conversation about having a handgun aboard your motorhome and a writeup on a system to inflate all the tires at one time called “2WayAir” by Rock Smasher Engineering for just under $400.00 bucks for the 8 wheel version.
But back to “interior quietness”... We’ve talked about being able to get around in the coach when underway but not quietness.
How quiet is the Newell coach when underway and are there some standard things you can do to keep it quiet? My guess would be that there is no coach out there better than a Newell in that regard but thought I'd ask the question.
I can’t imagine anything more annoying than driving down the road with a bunch of clinging and clanging and squeaks and rattles!
Harry
Watch the way you place dishes in the cabinets, use the rolls of waffle type shelf liner cut into pieces between the plates and pans to keep them from rattling.
Other than that, if there is a rattle, you will be searching for it to eliminate it.
this is a very interesting question. how quiet? when i first get a coach we drive around and darlene has a pillow and whenever i hear a noise she has to go find it and see if it goes away when she holds a pillow over it. after enough of that, we find most all the noises. but never all of them.
yea, my newell is quiet, but there are so many things that can make a noise that you generally find what you can and get used to the rest.
tom
Yeah, I remember your search for the noise that turned out to be the missing slide lock bushing.
No, it is not Rolls Royce quiet. I hear the generator running and in the bedroom I hear the soft drone of the Detroit but on smooth roads not much else. Rough roads finds all the bumps, bangs, and rattles. Some of my audio/video equipment obviously isn't as secure as it should be since I get it to bang on bumps. I suspect that the extra CD cartridges I have in the overhead are also making noises on bumps by hitting together. I also have my routers, external disk drives, printer, desktop computer, surge protector and printer on my desk that can on occasion rattle against each other. My basement air conditioners manage to mask the small noises although the newer models without the evaporator and blower inside the coach are quieter than mine.
I sometimes get a squeak from the valence on the slide. Or maybe that was the mouse?
Either way it's way quieter than any other brand motorhome I've owned or ridden in.
Hi guys,
Well that sounds good to me... If I read you right the coach is sound and not a noise maker. It's what we add to the coach that makes the noise if we don't take proper precautions. That sertenly makes good sense to me!
I know there will be many things I'll learn when I get aboard my first Newell motor-coach and I'm really excited about it. I'm happy to know more of whats in store from the maintaiance standpoint.
Its an exciting adventure and one I'm looking forward to!
Harry
Harry,
You will find in your search that any chassis that is monocoque or semi monocoque is far quieter than a motorhome build on a raised rail chassis. The house part of the monocoque does not flex nearly as much as a box set on top of rails. I have had both. On the standard raised rail motorhome, the whole thing was a squeak and a rattle. At the end of every day, I patrolled that motorhome with a screwdriver to tighten everything back up. I don't do that with the Newell. I would suspect that Prevosts, Foretravels, Bluebirds, and few other high ends build on the monocoque structure behave similarly well.