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I find it disturbing and frustrating to hear of a fellow Newell owner who can't find a new Mach8 A/C anywhere in the country!
This nightmare just continues on, and on, and I hate admitting defeat.  So, even though they've tried "everywhere", I'm sending out a distress signal for any leads they may have missed.

They have an older 2008 rig, and those units have heat pumps which they don't care about.  They found one unit but it's a non-HP unit and are researching see how much of a compatibility issue it woud be to swap.

Feel free to Contact me via text or email, if you have any info...
626-922-6428
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Hello Gurus,
My clearance light panel has been repainted in the past but the paint has not held up very well and is fading and starting to crack. I inquired about buying a replacement when I was at Newell a few weeks ago but the original supplier for the panels no longer has the molds so they are currently not available. I bought some chrome vinyl wrap and am going to try that for a fix. Have any of you done this type of thing in the past? If so, did you remove the clearance light panel or just leave it in place and wrap it? I am sure I will learn once I get into it but wanted to check in for any insights from the forum to save any potential "breakage".  Thanks, Paul

Magnum inverter and 6 Battleborn Lithium batteries.  It seems like I don’t have near the time I would expect before batteries are drained when boondocking.  Ok, so as some of you know I’m still electrically challenged but here is what I’m seeing.

As soon as I come off of shore power or generator my inverter controller reads 13.0 to 13.1.  From what I could gather from looking around online it seems like they should be closer to 13.6 if fully charged?  On the chart I have it shows 13.0-13.1 to be around 35% capacity?

Rhonda said, Oh h888 no. For you non southern speaking gurus, that is a hard NO. A non negotiable, don’t speak of it again kind of NO. But so cool. 
           

I went and bought some RV sewer hose parts but they do not fit on the black tank output connection. Seems as if it is too big for the newer stuff to fit onto. I really do not want to replace the valve at this stage. Is there an adapter that goes from the Thetford to the Rhino line of hoses? The thetford connection has four rectangular nodes rather than the small round type.

I am repowering  
with an isc cummins so have a low mile low (17k)hour non pump truck 6v92TA for sale. I also have the allison 5 speed from my old coach that can go with it .  I paid 8500 will take 6500 for both. Direct drop in replacement for most of the early 80s classics! Located in NH could deliver for free in North East or ship at buyers expense. I can be reached through DM if interested . Thanks SJ

We're looking, although remotely, at a 2006 Newell that fits what we think we want... Mid-entry and a Murphy bed.
This is #766 with both features and if anyone knows anything about this coach I'd love to hear your thoughts, either privately or publicly.
One thing I know is that three VIN searches find nothing in the way of a history.
In the past I've uncovered two coaches (not Newells) that were represented as being in perfect condition, A search through CarFax revealed that both were salvage jobs.
Thanks gang...hope to hear from some of you about this coach, #766.

FYI, we've been delighted with our Monaco Exec 43DS-II. It has taken us all over the eastern US and racked up some 61,000 miles on tp of the 40k it had when we became its second owner. It's now all-electric with new dishwasher, refrigerator, overhauled AquaHot  and upgraded Splendide.
As much as we like the Exec, we'd like two more slides and a little more room. Plus, we've drooled over Newells for six years...Just ask Brian Pitts.


   

Launched a website for people interested in Vintage RVs and getting into the hobby. Constructive feedback is welcomed.

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While my 701 has been towed back to the repair shop last week, I'd like to seek some input on some questions 1-7 below,

Background:  the saga was posted here http://newellgurus.com/showthread.php?tid=6843, before that, the coach had just done the 1st repair (since I owned it) by the shop, that repair included replacing 2x airbags on drive axles, 1x VALID control panel, and 1x VALID leveling sensor.

   

   

   

   


Now the coach has been towed back to the shop several days ago for further check and they came back with findings and suggestions, the email from the shop says

(a) "...it seems like the rubber grommet for the passenger side rear leveling valve came apart. This caused the rear side to fall".*
(b) "...replace all remaining airbags" (2 airbags already replaced during the initial repair).
© "...replace all 3 leveling valves". 
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I'd like to see if someone could help me to understand a few things.

(1)  the "leveling valves" the shop was referring to, is that the same thing as "ride height valves"? 
(2)  how many in total such "leveling valves" are there on a coach with ZF suspension/steerable tag? My coach is 2004-701
(3)  how many "ride height control rods" exist on a coach with a ZF suspension & steerable tag?
(4)  I read some thread mentioning "travel solenoid", is this the same as the "6-pack valve"? How many "travel solenoid" or 6-packs in total in a coach?
(5)   If you have pictures of the above, and part numbers (with ZF suspension & steerable tag) would you please post them. 

* earlier, while tow drivers were working hooking up the coach and his semi, the tow driver told me (also he told the tech at the shop upon arrival): "Found the problem was the riding height rod was not fixed or loose...". so they fixed that problem on the spot. Since they couldn't restart the engine (dead batteries) they had to tow it.



     

But the repair shop manager rejected what the tow drivers were saying, he says instead: it's unlikely a loose leveling rod would cause the problem I was having - coach height drop. It's most likely something else has failed, which they came back with the above comments (a), (b), and ©

Now, here are my additional questions:

(6)   a loose or unsecured rod as shown in the photo, will it cause the coach to height drop in normal driving mode? 

(7)   how many the total number of such height control rods on 2004 or later models with ZF suspension w/steerable tag? 

(8)  those height control rods, function only in riding or travel mode,  and do not play any role when the coach is in park/stationary level mode, is this correct?

1994 or 1995 Coach# 381, Series 60 DDEC III, Allison HT741

Hello all, last night my family and I were about 20 miles from home, and we hit a dip in the road (I knew it was there and slowed down to about 55mph). After passing thru the dip, the cruise control shut off, the low coolant light flashed, and the coach immediately began losing power, I thing the engine was actually shutting down, because a few seconds later, I lost power steering and was able to fight it to the shoulder of the freeway. Now long story short, we towed it home, pulling it with a heavy duty tow strap with my F-150.

Problem: Engine spins over but will not fire off, Trans Check (Amber) stays on, cant get it to flash codes when holding the Trans Check switch. I check the flash codes on the Engine ECM and got (Red Light) code 25 and (Amber Light) 54, 46, and 43. We have the coach home now so my family and it are out of danger, only now I cant move it without towing it. Any help is appreciated. I'am a Heavy diesel mechanic by education so I have a little bit of knowledge but this problem has me stumped.