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I noticed my coach was leaning right (not in a conservative way) … I went through a bunch of threads and found Richard’s most useful information and a list of questions.  I have included the questions and my answers below.  
Can someone please point me to a thread that shows how to adjust the FRONT ride height? 

With the engine running, and the coach in travel mode: 
Does the coach come to the proper ride height? No, rear both 12” front: 14” (need to come
What pressure do you read on the pressure gauges at the front? 100 on Supply; 115 on Brake
If the coach does not come to the proper ride height please describe what it does. 

• The front is too high in the front on both sides (14”) 
  

With the engine off, but the key in the on position. 
Starting with the coach at ride height. DONE
Does the coach stay level? If not describe what happens. Travel mode level, yes (front high, back correct height); 
What happens with the air gauges in the front? Important to comment on all both the brake and supply. Supply dropping about 1lbs per minute on average (I’ve got a leak in the rear but have not located it yet) 
Do you hear air escaping at any location. Not with my normal hearing - need to check with Infinicon later… 

With the engine running and coach at ride height, place the coach in LEVEL mode, but don’t press any other buttons. 
Does the coach stay level? 
What happens with the air pressure gauges? Supply shot up to about 110lbs; and exhausting air from the front; the coach leveled and will stay level; 

Last data. 
Leave the coach in level mode and turn off the ignition. 
What happens with the pressure gauges? 110v pump was on so everything good; turned off 110v pump and waited 5 minutes: Brake: 115lbs Supply: 100lbs 
Does the coach stay level. Seems to be staying level - will see how long it takes to leak down :-( 

The following pictures show: pass side view dumped; driver side view dumped; pass rear height (at the square tube in front/behind the wheel just above/inside the fiberglass trim); driver rear height; pass front height; driver front height; coach pass side in travel mode; driver side in travel mode

i helped a fellow guru today on the phone and i thought i would share this.

he called me and said that he had lost power for one of his 3 air conditioners (it is a 80's classic with roof airs)  and several plugs and things were dead.  

all of us have power meters for both legs of the power (voltage and amperage).  when this happens you just need to look at those and see if you have voltage of 120v on each leg. 

if not....it is most likely a power at the pedestal problem.  or in his case it could have been one of the contactors in his manual transfer switch.   

it ended up being a transformer at the park was losing power on one leg.  

if you are handy and experienced with a volt meter just check the power at the pedestal.  or get one of the 50a units that plug into the pedestal and then your cord plugs into it and it will tell you if your incoming power is ok.

tom

Any Gurus in or very close to Mesa Arizona?

I am bidding on a bunch of miscellaneous stuff from a Starman Bros auction. Nothing very large.

Two part Question:

Is anyone Near there and can pick up, maybe ship for me?

Or, if you are coming to the No Rally, Rally at the end of the month/first week of October could bring it there?

Just putting out some feelers. I trust you all far more than the auction and shipping folks!

Thanks!

Good morning gurus!
After lots of looking I found a nice 2002 coach to purchase.  I’m running into a minor problem I’m hoping the vast knowledge on this forum migh be able to answer.  The seller has the coach in an approved Newell facility in Michigan to take care of a few things.  The two most serious are drivers side salon slide seal replacement and what was initially a burning oil smell that turned into something more serious.  It turns out a tag brake hung up and over heated everything to the tune of having to replace all seals, bearings, caliper, pads, rotor, and plastic site glass.  The problem I’m running into is trying to get the repair facility to let us know how long it takes to get the parts. I’m trying to book airfare, which seems to go up exponentially every day and all we need is a call from them telling us whether they will have the parts before the end of the month when I plan to fly there.  They said normally, they can have the parts in a few days, but occasionally they will be back ordered for weeks. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to impress upon them how great it would be if they could just make a phone call and let me know.  Does anybody know if these parts are rare or hard to obtain? Ig the answer is no, I will take a chance and book airfare. FYI, they have the slide seal parts from Newell. 
   

I know there are very few coaches here that have propane. I love having it due to the way we use our coach. Silent. We do not have to run the generator in the winter for heat and the solar system keeps the electrical loads more than adequate to run everything we desire. I had a company come over on Saturday and had them replace the main valve on the tank. The original would leak slightly when opening or closing it. New valve in and all is good. Today I drove to the filling station about 40 min round trip to put in 50 gallons of propane. It should last quite a while for our two heaters and one dual burner gas cooktop. The location of this place is in a weird area next to a landfill, concrete plant and truck repair. I had to navigate some odd dirt roads to find it. Felt like I was in another country yet within the city if that makes sense. About $700 total for repairs and fuel.

I am having a mobile wash company come and clean the coach today. It's dirty from the typical Arizona dust storms that get topped off with just a slight sprinkle of rain to set it in.

We sold our house and will be moving stuff to a storage facility in MO. One of the big headaches is dealing with the motorcycle and this compact trailer I do not want to sell. The trailer is made of heavy steel which originally was used for a DitchWitch trencher. It can easily handle a pallet of pavers with its load H tires. I added a motorcycle chock to support my little Duke. We will be headed to the Newell Rally in Michigan this week with a stop in MO. I can't find any definitive laws other than the states we plan on traveling through DO allow double towing but we will be around 76' in length. Has anyone done this and have experience to share? Coach will tow Jeep and the Jeep will tow the trailer with bike on it. I took the assembly out on a test run yesterday to see how the weight balance worked out in various conditions.

Google Maps has a "layer" for "Air Quality". Just as an example, I've chosen to show current air quality for the Pacific Northwest because of all the wildfires.
   

I’m looking at possibly getting a 48v 15kw DIY battery bank and want to know if I can start off charging it with my old Freedom 2500 charger/inverter or would I need to upgrade? I would use the 24kw genset to charge it up … I have watched a couple videos so I’m now an expert! lol

Before I take more involved actions, I wanted to make sure that I have taken the right troubleshooting order.

Normally I start the generator, engine, and aqua hot monthly and warm up a bit even though for much of the year we start at 100F and go up from there in Phoenix.

I have never had an issue with the generator starting and it always fired right up.  This generator has seen moderate use prior to me purchasing and has about 1500hrs on it.  I have not really used it much, and now even much less now that I have 2400W of Solar on the roof.

But this month, the generator does not start.  It cranks fairly well from what I can tell, and the batteries have enough juice to start the main engine. I have the generator hooked up to the engine start batteries since the 48V lithium house batteries have been installed.  I have had it that way for over 2 years now, and it never presented any problems.  

The generator is the 20KW Kohler, 1998 coach 500.

Here are some of the things I have checked so far:

1. Initially tried to bleed/prime the fuel system on top of the fuel filter.  However I found out that the prime switch electrical connections to the fuel pump were intermittently connected at the "snap on" wire splice (I always hated those).  That that is right before the fuel pump electrical connection.  I have removed the splice and soldered in new wires.  The prime function now works and I could bleed the system consistently.  I am not going to say the pressure in the system was high, but fuel did flow with the screw backed out about 1 turn. No air came out, only fuel.  This did nothing for my start problem.
   
2. I changed the fuel filter and the air filter.  I did not change the water separator filter, the viewing bowl seemed clean and I did not have a spare.  All fuel I have seen looks good and has no odd smell, even though it is 9 months old.  The tank is full.   After changing the fuel filter, I bled/primed the system at the filter housing screw on top until no bubbles appeared.  I am guessing I pumped out 2-3 oz out of the bleeder screw.  The air filter was dirty, but not horrible.  Again, engine turned over, but did not fire at all.  I cranked longer than usual, just in case there was some air trapped above the filter.
   
3. I took a short cut to verify that the all of the safety systems were not activated  (overtemp, oil pressure, fire extinguisher) by hooking my volt meter up to the fuel pump electrical connection.  When I crank the generator, the fuel pump does get power.  With cranking noise I cannot tell if pump is on, but I imagine that it is since it has power.   Again crank but no start.
   
4. The voltage to the fuel pump during cranking was about 9.8V.  Maybe that is expected while cranking but it did feel lower than I had imagined
   
5. The fuse to the fuel pump is good as checked with continuity
   
6. Radiator is full
   

My current thought was to replace the fuel pump, but wanted to ask the crew if I missed any obvious troubleshooting steps.  Possibly I could hook up a fuel pressure gauge to verify pressure, but I am uncertain if the pressure at the bleed screw is what is delivered to the injectors as it may be on a line back to the tank???

Thanks for reading the entire post!

Today i have purchased coach number 435. Im now a proud Newell owner. This coach has been located in Anchorage Alaska since 2014. I saw this sscreaming deal on FBMarketplace and had to pull the trigger. That said, this coach was broken into about 5 years ago and the inverter was stolen and wires were cut undeneath. I have already sourced and ordered the new inverter and its on the way. I might need som assistance in figuring out the rest of the inverter wires that were cut.