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Been here for 2 weeks and accomplished so many repairs to the coach. 
If he ever extends the invitation to visit you really need to accept. You'll learn so much about Newell Coaches and gain a friend or two. 

Thanks Tom and Darlene.

So far so good! Temps are in the single digits and dropping into the negitives at night. Couple of take aways so far is to ensure the front 110v compressor bay is heated and covered or it freezes solid . The water bay built in electric heaters are no way close to keeping the bay above freezing, requiring an extra electric heater down low. The rear slide below the head of the bed where the water lines enter the coach from below will freeze, requiring another electric heater under the head of the bed. So much ice has built on the sides of the slides that the coach will be stationary until breakup in spring. So I went and purchased a class B - 4 season coach by Xplorer a 228 model to get my RV and camping fix in this winter while in Alaska! 

Jesse Coach 582 2001

I installed new LED puck lights in my coach which fit amazingly perfect. I would like to be able to dim them however, the way Newell had wired these up, I only have two wires at each switch. I assume they break the positive line and ground the puck lights elsewhere. This would require me to run a separate additional ground wire to the lights from the dimmers I have seen on Amazon. Has anyone done this a different way?

Tried to leave this afternoon and the front passenger airbag is refusing to do anything.  I generally turn on the key (had the engine running) and on the HWH panel clicked the upper button to put the coach into leveling mode so I can raise the coach all the way up.  Then I normally let the coach go into travel mode.  This time when I tried to raise the coach all the way up the front passenger airbag refused to budge.  I tried different things with the HWH panel to no avail.  Any help is appreciated!   Not sure how to test the airbag for leaks - I don’t hear air escaping and the coach is really low to the ground.

    Sitting here in Michigan thinking I should head back to Texas soon. There is something wrong with this picture!     

Any driven nuts by the beep when using the turn signals?

I’m going to be replacing the old Freedom soon since the remote panel works sporadically and says my engine batteries are almost dead when I know they are not (tested them to be sure).  If I were going to ‘one day’ convert to Lithium batteries and solar panels should I go with something like a Victron system? 
I am planning to use my existing AGMs and program the inverter for them - would this be a good idea or am I missing something? 
What should I use to charge my coach/engine batteries?  

This is a system I’m considering (among other options): 
Victron Energy MultiPlus-II 12/3000/125-50 @X120V
Victron VE.Bus Smart Dongle
Victron Cerbo GX
Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor (OR Victron Energy GX Touch 50)
Victron Interface MK3-USB (VE bus to USB)

Any help or comments is highly appreciated!  
I don’t want to have to throw out anything later because I missed something! 
 

Hello fellow Newell friends with Allisons.

Upon request, I created this short video to walk through the Cold Check, Shift Panel Fluid Level Check, and Diagnostics on the Allison transmissions.

https://youtu.be/rDT3eDZXruE

I hope it's useful for you.  Please let me know if you have other topics you'd like covered.

Safe Travels!

Steve

As many of you know, I have been repairing my Aquahot for a while now. All is working (with the exception of the 120v element that will have to wait until next spring!) and the system is doing it's job quite well.

The AH and Newell manuals talk about the electric system working fine down to a certain cold temperature at which time we should turn on the diesel burner for supplemental BTUs. That's fine...

Why wouldn't the system be setup to do that unattended. So, let's say you are in a very cold climate and you leave the coach alone to do some errands or sightseeing or are gone for an extended amount of time. You leave the Electric Aquahot system running, but it gets cold enough to need the Diesel side. No one is there to activate it. So bad tings could happen.

What would it take, to sense the lack of temp in the boiler (with the electric on) and trigger the diesel switch to on until it's OK. Could avert a disaster!

I'm looking into it...of course, it may not be needed. The electric side may keep things warm enough to prevent freezing in the bays and pipes but not warm enough to be comfortable.

Just musings....

Is the paint peeling/blistering a big deal on our coaches?  I have a couple spots that look like the picture where the paint is peeling up in a little circle - I have not been brave enough to peel it back and look under it but have been told by an ‘aluminum expert’ that is may indicate an issue that needs to be CUT out… what say ye?