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Having retired and sold our Newell we have a very nice room that attached to the passenger side of our coach that we're offering at a fraction of the cost to have one built. It fit nicely on our 45' coach. When attached it is approximately 40' long and 16' wide, with roll up windows and a door at both ends plus skirting for bottom of coach and wheel wells. Constructed of the highest quality sail material with all aluminum rafters and posts. Would make an excellent extension of living space especially if staying in one area for an extended period. Interested parties may contact me at 386-679-2312
We have a 2002 Coach with the rounded Cessna Shower. We have purchased a replacement for the plastic piece that goes in the groove all along the top of the shower. We don’t see an easy way to install it. I have attached the assembly instructions with the part circled. It appears to show this piece getting pushed into place. This part is really stiff and does not want to push into place. We are definitely missing something, but are hoping someone can tell us how to get this installed without taking the shower apart. Thanks for any insight!
Hi Gurus. I am assuming that I have a slow air leak in the system. While I am parked at a campground, my compressor kicks on about every 90 minutes, day and night. While it doesn't bother me too much, I figure that this is additional wear and tear on the compressor and will wear it out prematurely. I cannot hear any air leaks, so it must be pretty slow. I know that the previous owner replaced all the air bags, so it shouldn't be coming from those. Any pointers on where to begin or what might be the best way to go about tracing this down? I figure I might save some time and aggravation by asking the Gurus first.
Hi all. I was wondering if some of you might be able to give me some pointers on where to begin with this. I have a U-line ice maker built into the cabinet that is not making ice or cooling. It appears to be original from 1986. I'll be honest, I don't need the ice maker, as I can make ice in the regular freezer portion of the main fridge/freezer. However, I wouldn't mind a little extra freezer space. Right now it's not really useful for anything. I considered pulling it out and putting on a cabinet door, but I already have more storage than I need in the coach. Can these units be repaired? I looked online at a replacement unit and they appear to be around $1400. I'm not sure it's worth spending the $$ on a replacement. Any input would be appreciated.
Steve
Well almost done with this rebuild of this unit and all the sudden the front slide rear locking pin solonoid has blown a leak. Love all that hydralic fluid all over the ceiling and dinette. So question is can someone who has done this repair give me some advice on how to access that little thing. I can see it obviously but cant seem to figure out how you are suppossed to get to it. Not much space up there. Any help would be appreciated. Coach 480
The Kitchen exhaust fan is an Evans Tempcon HV-207321 mounted on the roof and the Evans HV210022 motor was seized. The fan sucks air from above the refrigerator. Unfortunately it is always venting and is mounted beside a sewer vent. There are times the sewer gas comes down the vent which makes it imperative the fan must work. Evans Tempcon apparently sold out and that assembly wasn't available. I removed the motor which turned out to be a Unimotor HV033106. I searched and found a Unimotor 35576 at AutoZone listed as a Four Seasons 35576. The dimensions are slightly different but I was able to make it fit.
Not sure if Newell used this type of microwave, just doing a search on here seems like they may have used one similar. Figured this may help if someone has one like this:
https://youtu.be/LKEVXvcyZFw?si=euoUrEN-cRdWkMgK
Coach 647 2003 Newell
Can anyone tell me location of expansion valve for the dash A/C. Had to change compressor and dryer, thougnt i would change expansion valve if i can locate. Newell said it was under driver dash,but i have not found.
Thank you, James Price
Howdy Gurus! I just returned from Leavenworth, Washington and thought I'd just say a few things about our journey and some insights. Feel free to comment on any of it!
We are still relatively new to our coach, having purchased #125 in April and driving it 1300 miles from Arizona to Oregon. Because of a busier than normal schedule, we couldn't take it out until late June for our first actual vacation and we just returned back from our 3rd trip and are continuing to learn more about the coach as we go :-)
We live in Salem Oregon and the trip to Leavenworth "according to Google" is a 6 hour trip. Having owned RVs for many years, I know better. There are breaks to take, traffic issues, and the fact that our rigs don't generally travel at 80 mph like the passenger cars do. When I estimate my drive time, I generally figure my time at 60mph average and then add time depending on what I think the road conditions (winding mountain roads, etc) and traffic conditions (went through Seattle on this trip) might be, and I add in a little bit of time to stop at a rest area for anything over 2-3 hours of driving.
So on this trip, I figured 6.5 to 7.5 hours depending on traffic. Let me just say as a caveat... I haven't been through Seattle in a while. Haha. The trip up to Leavenworth was on a Saturday, so there was no rush hour traffic. But still very busy, with a slowdown of 40 minutes for the last 2 miles before I got to my exit. We were also traveling with RVer friends with a 5th wheel who needed additional fuel stops (2) and a bathroom stop. We got to our destination in 8 hours.
Leavenworth, for those who are unfamiliar, is a Bavarian town. All the downtown area buildings look like they are from an old town in Germany or Austria. They have many choices for German food, but also standard fare for those who have had their fill of European dishes. There are lots of shops to look through and spend money at, of course. Haha. There was also an outdoor amphitheater where we enjoyed an excellent live rendition of The Sound of Music. During the winter, this mountain town is filled with not only tourists, but also those who are in the area for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities.
We traveled back yesterday, a weekday, and I thought I would get through Seattle traffic prior to rush hour at 330 pm. Not even close. Haha. What occurred was a cascading of events that led to a 2 hour stint of stop and go traffic over about a 50-60 mile area and hitting rush hour from Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia.
I'm a pretty patient driver, so I know it's just a matter of time and I'll get through it, but with drivers who like to cut in front of "slower drivers", it's imperative to be alert and at the ready for those drivers who don't contemplate the stopping distance of a large vehicle. My father was a charter bus (i.e., Greyhound) driver for 25 years and taught me to always anticipate things ahead of them happening. I have to say, it's some of the best advice I have ever had regarding driving a motorhome.
We only took one 1 five minute break during the whole drive, as we were driving separately from our friends on the return trip. Our journey took 8.5 hours.
A few notable things during our trip...
My fuel gauge showed "just over 1/4 full" when I was filling up the morning of the trip. 119 gallons went in. My main tank is 240 gallons (per the dimensions) and the gen tank (I have them joined) is 60 to 80 gallons (I haven't measured yet) for a total of 300 to 320 gallons. It's clear to me that my fuel gauge is not a good measure of remaining fuel. Haha.
Along with that, I returned with over a half tank, so my MPGs exceed my expectations. I'll have a better idea when I fill up again, but I seem to have exceeded 6mpgs with an expectation of 5. I tow my 8k lb Ram 3500.
I filled the propane tank for the first time. I don't know the gallon capacity, but I was told it might be 67 gal? The gauge said it was about 1/4 full when it was parked and running, but once I drove it around, it was at about 1/2 full. I put in 25 gallons to fill it. So still not sure, but 50ish maybe? I know that will last me a very long time, so I'm not terribly concerned.
The Jake Brake is a godsend on steep mountain declines. I never once felt out of control of my rig. More importantly, my wife never felt concerned, and was relaxed during the trip. :-)
I woke up at 6 am on our last morning in the RV park to find that I had no electricity. As my wife was sleeping, I didn't want to make a lot of noise while investigating. So I waited an hour. I switched from the electric heaters (which weren't operating. The inverter is right by her side of the bed and I didn't want to disturb her) to the propane furnace to warm things up. Its fan seemed to run off the batteries just fine without needing to switch on the inverter.
I did check all of the breakers, having had tripped breakers on my last trip and not knowing where they were located until calling the previous owner. All the breakers were fine. I was a bit mystified. So I waited an hour for her to wake. When she did, I went outside and checked the 50amp breaker. It was fine. So I scratched my head a little in confusion, but turned on the inverter and made coffee, hoping that would give my brain a little more go-power to figure this out.
A couple of coffees later and no more answers, it was time to walk the dog. So we went outside and the "neighbor" was outside and asked if we had power, because he lost all of his. It never dawned on me that the park may have lost power! Mystery solved! I had been contemplating what it was going to take to figure out this latest issue and was so relieved that it wasn't the coach!
I turned on the generator for a while and let it run under load of the (3) electric heaters, outlets, etc. And after about 20 minutes it shut down suddenly. I then wondered "why?", "what's wrong with the generator?", and "how long is it going to take for me to figure this out?". It wasn't until later that I realized that the park electricity had turned back on and there must be a "kill switch" on the genny when that happens. I ran the generator the next day at my house with the AC on, and it ran flawlessly for about an hour as we were emptying and cleaning out the coach.
Home for a couple of weeks and then heading to the Oregon coast for a few days. More opportunities to learn more about our coach! Haha.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope it was entertaining! FYI, the gray skies in the pictures are smoke from the forest fires in Canada. It was mostly blue skies on the day we returned.
My coach has the 431 AquaHot with the 110VAC & 220VAC heating elements.
My Aquahot overheated twice in two days and caused the circuit breaker on the 220 degree VAC dual high limit thermostat to trip. After resetting the circuit breaker the second time my 220V heating element was no longer working-my voltage meters only showed a 10-12 amp draw on only one leg. The 220 degree VAC dual high limit thermostat is located behind the 4" x 6" stainless steel cover on the left side of the tank as you face the tank.
A call to Rudy Leggett-Mr AquaHot-helped me understand the electric flow from the on/off switch to the heating elements. Using a volt meter I found 240 volts flowing from the AquaHot relay to the 220 degree VAC dual high limit thermostat. There was only 120 volts coming out of one side of the 220 degree VAC dual high limit thermostat. Therefore only the 120V heating element was working.
Replaced the 220 degree VAC dual high limit thermostat and both heating elements are now working!
220 Degree F VAC Dual High Limit Thermostat (aquahot.com)
A special thanks to Rudy for his help!!!! For all Newell owners I would encourage you to attend the No Rally Rally at Sun Resorts in Orange Beach, AL. At the rally you can meet Rudy which will become an important asset for keeping your AquaHot running. I have owned my Newell for 14 years and with Rudy's help I have been able to keep my unit running doing the work myself.