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  Upholstery

Posted by: PMCBR
04-30-2021, 04:33 AM
Forum: Suggestions
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Looking for a reupholster to do the seating area of a coach any suggestions?

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  Second key switch on dash?

Posted by: Mageeacres
04-29-2021, 12:17 PM
Forum: Electrical
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Has anyone ever seen a second key switch on Tha cockpit control panel? Please see attached photo (also photo 12 in my gallery) and see the unmarked key switch next to the steering wheel just below the oil temperature gauge. I have the key and have tried both positions left and right. Nothing actuates to my knowledge from what I can tell. Any ideas or historical information as to why it would be there and what it would be for?  I haven’t traced the wiring from it yet. I appreciate your comments.

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  AquaHot burner Eye Bolt Fix

Posted by: Jesse
04-29-2021, 04:51 AM
Forum: General Repair
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Was doing my first annual service on the aquahot yesterday after buying the coach, thinking how easy it was, when replacing the burner into the chamber one of the eye bolts snapped, ha ha ha. Its darn well impossiable to get a proper angle to punch out the pin to the bolt to remove it, i simply drilled it out with care and replaced it with a eye bolt from the hardware store secured by another smaller bolt through the eye. Tighten it down to 38 inch pounds and it seems to be working great, just wondering if anyone else had this issue before? 

Jesse White 2001 Newell 582

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  Dash removal / replace backup cam #485

Posted by: AlanJohnson
04-27-2021, 04:09 PM
Forum: Interior Things
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        I'm guessing there is already a post on taking the dash apart... but I haven't been able to find it. Feel free to point me in the right direction if this is an old question.

I need to replace my backup monitor. I think I have the original Sony.  It looks like if i could figure out how to remove that upper large piece of dash i could access everything in there.  But I'm not sure what holds that dash in place, and how to get it loose.  Any hints?  (See photo for my dash config)

Thanks,
Alan

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  Hello!

Posted by: SMorgan
04-27-2021, 12:28 PM
Forum: Please introduce yourself
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Looks like I am now a member of the Newell "family", thanks to Chris and the Blank family for allowing me to take over the care of #234.  I have spent a lot of time on this site the past week and WOW!!! What a great resource.  This unit will be traveling mainly between South Texas and Southeastern TN.  I hope to see some of you and your coaches in person sometime.

Spencer

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  Vintage manual Newell air leveling valves.

Posted by: Mageeacres
04-27-2021, 11:09 AM
Forum: Air Operated Systems and Leaks
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Big red button and four smaller valve actuators, one for each corner. Mike Ellis says that it was a Newell in house valve body used before they outsourced to another vendor part for automation in the mid 80s. 
Has anyone used this system and how is the best way to use it properly.  I’m putting together a parts kit for o-rings etc... any information you have would be appreciated.

FYI,  I included a picture of the part.

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  Oil Consumption in DD92 Series

Posted by: Glenn and Laureen
04-26-2021, 06:04 PM
Forum: Anything else
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Gurus,

For those who drive a Classic with a Detroit Diesel 6v92 or 8v92 series engine, what level of oil consumption do you experience? A quart every 1,000 miles? 2,000 miles, hardly any? Also, I assume everyone uses a 40wt oil, either Chevron Delo 100 or Shell Rotella. I have a 1984 6v92t engine and seem to have added about 2 gallons (8 quarts over the past 9-10,000 miles).  Did some heavy mountain driving out west, going over several 10-11,000 foot passes in Colorado. (Engine ran like a champ the entire time.)

(Delo 100 was put it at last oil change. Have another oil change coming up next week.)

So, is my usage in the ballpark or should I be concerned?

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  Six Pack

Posted by: HoosierDaddy
04-25-2021, 08:42 PM
Forum: Parts Swap/Giveaway/Sell
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    I’m looking for a six pack air manifold that accepts the round HWH style air solenoids.

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  Buying and Driving Coach#650 across Country

Posted by: Sfossell
04-25-2021, 07:02 PM
Forum: Please introduce yourself
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Hello Everyone,  I'm not completely new but its been a while since I had the pleasure of learning, cleaning and then translating everything Newell to my father who was and is the actual owner of both coaches. #506 around 2016 and tomorrow hopefully coach #650 a 2003 quad slide. Since he's not the best at forums but I know how just how valuable they can truly be offering an insight to a family behind the coach I wanted to reach out and say hello again.  And after spending last couple weeks trying to comb through so many of the threads about cross country journeys and what to look for in a new purchase etc. - wondering what insight or knowledge could be provided about that coach if any.

Or if anybody has made the trip from west to east coast lately - traveling from Portland, OR to SC.  Decent / cant miss stops along the way for a couple gear heads just heading backs towards the wife and kids.  Leaving Portland Tuesday 4/27 if all goes well. 

The coach has been in controlled storage for close to 15 months but was taking to detail a few miles down the road a couple weeks ago. Other than that, I don't believe it has seen much road time in last couple years.  I plan to purchase new tires in Portland before starting the journey because old ones are just dated out. But my biggest other concern was to how to do a pre road / journey checklist.  What would you consider to be most important before hitting the road ? 

Thanks again for any and all advice!

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  Air Conditioner Short Cycling Solution

Posted by: Richard
04-25-2021, 10:59 AM
Forum: Air Conditioning
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I have the basement SCS air conditioners driven by the PSG thermostats. In certain climate and sun load situations, the AC units will short cycle. Meaning they come on briefly, shut off quickly as in under a minute, and a minute later this behavior repeats This is VERY VERY bad for the compressors. It forces the compressor to start against a high head pressure. 

I investigated all manner of fixes and solutions. I looked for flaws and shorts in the control boards. I insulated behind the tstat. I checked voltage to the tstat. I built boxes around the tstat that helped but did not gain approval of interior consultant. I mounted a small fan to blow on the tstat, which helped but again was nixed by the aesthetics committee. I did observe the root cause to be the actual temp on the tstat as displayed was changing rapidly downward by a few degrees anytime the AC came on. This was happening on both the front and bedroom units. A replacement tstat of another brand did not help. 

In house based units, there is a common and easily obtained "delay on break" module that is inserted between the tstat and the outside unit that prevents this from happening. Once AC is called for, it keeps it on for a predetermined and adjustable time, before it allows the unit to turn off. The problem is those delay on break modules work on 24VAC. Our tstats are 12 VDC. Trust me, the 24 VAC delay on break modules do not work on 12 VDC. If you want two, I can fix you up. 

I was on the verger of using an Arduino micro computer to build my own thermostat. But I found this https://www.amazon.com/Multifunction-Mod...18DC&psc=1

What is this? It is a four channel, since you have four AC control wires out of the tstat, highly programmable timer module. I have set it up to run the fans and compressors for at least five minutes any time they are activated by the thermostat. I installed it in the cavity behind the tstat. It does not replace the thermostat or the SCS control board, instead it is placed between them. 

If you decide to participate in this malarkey, there are a few things you should note. One, the instructions are translated from Chinese into Chinglish. It took me days to figger out how to program the thing. I will include a link on how to program it. Follow the instructions to a T, or proceded at your peril. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ZS5...sp=sharing

The next thing to note if you look at the back of the board picture.

       

Is that I soldered some small wire from the 12V input terminal to the center runs on the relays to minimize external wiring. EXCEPT, you can generate an unwanted situation with the two speed fan when using a delay on break logic. If the lo speed is programmed to run for five minutes after it loses the signal from the tstat, AND the tstat ramps from 1 compressor to 2 compressors which automatically turns on the high speed fan, then the fan motor will be getting voltage to both sets of windings. NOT GOOD. The solution is to wire the 12V hot from the Normally Closed side of the HI Speed relay to the center post of the Lo Speed relay. That way, IF the high speed fan comes on, the power to the low speed is interuppted 

Here is the high technology test session under way.    

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