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Greetings fellow Guru's,

I have had many failures of the Southco catches which Newell uses on many of the interior doors and compartments.

The weak spot is the plastic catch which breaks just inboard of the mounting screws. One of these catches which is used on the Sub Zero refrigerator door went unnoticed resulting in the door swinging open while underway. Luckily no broken eggs.

I had machined a few aluminum replacements which have worked out very well so far. If I can get enough people to be interested in obtaining some, I will make a run. I think the cost would be very reasonable.

Let me know your thoughts and interest.

Regards to all,

Mike

Hi to all !
I am newell & greyhound bus collector from germany and looking for "well taken care of" classics out here which are for sale.
Thanks and wish you a great day!
kai

New arrival for this bath and a half at NewellCoachSales.com
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Newellcoachsales.com has #1639 for sale. Quad slide, front entry, tile floor throughout, browns inside.
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Hi Everyone,

I've got an interesting issue with my 1983 restoration.  I'm in the process of repairing a bunch of floor rot and with all that old sub floor out of the way and some heavy rain, I can now see that a lot of the water is coming from the windows.  So with that in mind, I decided to focus my attention on the windows and start looking in to removing, rebuilding and resealing them.  All the felt window channel is worn out, but all the windows still slide decent except the driver's window is kind of tough.

This coach has the parallelogram, or "go fast" windows as I've heard some say on this forum.  I'm trying to determine what brand they are.  I'm pretty sure they are not the Peninsula windows that lots of folks have. The only thing I can find is the glass specs and on the latches I think it says Le Van.  Google search indicates that this was a window company that made some automotive sliding windows but there is very little info on that.

       

I pulled one out and found some interesting things.  I know that these windows are supposed to have weep holes, but this particular one out of the bathroom has some "extra" holes in the bottom corners.  It almost looks like they were drilled after the fact.  If I am looking at this right, this is just going to allow water to run right down on top of the frame underneath the window and cause water to come in pretty much exactly where mine is rotted out.  Wonder if anyone has see this before?  Maybe the old window track seal was supposed to seal it?  I'm thinking I'll probably just caulk them shut when I put the window back but just wasn't sure.

           

So that brings me to the last dilemma - window channels.  If my research is correct, this stuff is called window run channel and comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes.  I found some at Steele Rubber that I think might work. Here is a link. https://www.steelerubber.com/uchannel-70-3572-256.  My channel width is around 7/16 wide by 7/16 high and the glass is .220 in or about 7/32 in thick, so that falls about right in line with the specs on that stuff.  Also they say the below statement which really sounds like what I've got here: 

"Use where a mohair-lined channel is needed to eliminate rattle and provide a smooth sliding surface to protect the glass. Ideal for mid-1970's GMC motorhome channels for sliding glass windows. Replaces originals that were rubber-coated mesh metal."

The description and the fact that they mention GM buses (This thing has a lot of GM parts on it including apparently the windshield), makes me think it might work.  Also LeVan windows were used in GM vehicles back in the day apparently.

Anyway,  Anyone have any experience with trying to use this stuff?

Here's what the current channels look like:

       

I called Newell today and started working with them on trying to get some info on this coach so I can maybe order a windshield and some other parts as well.  If they get back up with me before I receive my stuff from Steele, I'll ask them about it too.

I'll let ya'll know what I find out and thanks in advance for any info!

I saw a classic with a double passenger seat. Do they swivel? Where would one be sourced?


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I have a 1987 Newell coach and the Mirrors are less than stellar as they are old and in need of new glass and a better set up for the convex mirror attached with a bracket which causes the mirror to get out of adjustment as it catches in the wind and moves downward.  

what can I say they are old.

So I decided to do some shopping for new to me Mirrors, first stop, Amazon, nope not a good choice, 2nd stop Ebay, after several weeks of shopping I managed to land a pair of Ramco 9000 Series mirrors for my coach. the bases may work or may not but that's the small stuff. as bases for my coach are still available from Ramco.

I reached out to Customer Service at Ramco and Preston was more than willing to assist me with wiring diagrams and support as these new to me mirrors are remote mirrors as well as heated both mirror and convex mirror.

to make a long story short the customer service at Ramco is top notch, having be in a manufacturing business for the last 20 years and having to deal with customers I feel I have the judgement to say what is poor or exceptional support and I just want to give a shout out to Ramco engineering for above and beyond customer service.

Who here has a caterpillar 3208 diesel, I’m looking for the dip switch code on back of the Stewart Warner rpm gauge with pulse generator. Some are wired to the alternator but mine has a pulse generator that works off the cam. The PO replaced the rpm gauge and didn’t set the dip switches properly. I’m getting 700 rpm at idle and 1600 rpm at about 60 mph. It doesn’t seem correct. (4 speed Allison tranny). Thanks in advance

Front entry, quad slide, bath and a half, Available Spring/Summer 2022, may be purchased now.

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HI all,
I was messing about in my engine compartment this afternoon after I got back from a short drive. I heard air coming from somewhere so I started looking around. My air dryer is located there and I found that the air was escaping through what might be some sort of release valve on the top on the dryer. I don't know much (anything) about the air dryer so I'm hoping for some in put. I have attach a pic of the air dryer and the valve. Can this be repaired?