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I need to under-extend the slide (thanks Tom for the article links) to do some work around the seal.  The slide room worked perfectly this morning in both directions.  I extended the slide room fully and then retracted it about 1/2 way so I could get to the limit switch to make the slide room under-extend.  I removed the limit switch and attempted to retract the room.  Nothing, nada...  I can hear the pump running so I checked the fuses 85,86,87,90 as suggested in the Rosetta Stone of HWH diagrams.  The fuses were good (tested with an ohm meter).  I checked at the solenoids to make sure I was getting 12-volts to them - the unlock wire is energized when the retract or extend button is pushed (and the locks themselves are open/retracted).  The extend and retract wires are not getting anything... 
So I decided to jump the unlock wire to the retract solenoid just to check it but still nothing - a test light confirmed that there was 12-volts through the wire to the solenoid... 
Any ideas?  
BTW, does anyone have the diagram showing which solenoid does what?  I can’t find it in the search... I think mine may be backwards now :-(  
Thanks! Adrian

hi all,

i looked and didnt find another post about this so i thought i would share what i had and did.

my coach has not seen the road in a while.  it stays inside my shop and stays cozy in there...

when bob was here with his 07, he graciously helped me put back together my grohe shower valve and filters.  i had it apart and got new parts but with my bum knee and being the size of sasquatch, i just couldnt kneel or stoop in that small shower to get it back together.  

after it was all back together i turned on the headhunter mach pump and no water.  turn on the 12v backup pump and there was water.  

i did the prime like headhunter says.   no go.  

so today i went out to play in the shop.  i turned the pump on and went to the water bay where the pump is.  it was buzzing and the pump was not spinning. after a couple of minutes it would shut off and flash the alarm red light on top of the pump.  then it would cycle every few minutes doing the same thing.   

i called headhunter and talked to a nice tech.  he said there is a plastic plug in the end of the pump opposite the inflow plumbing.  take it out with a flat screwdriver.  it is plastic with an o ring.  in my case the pump is facing such that i could not see the plug.  fortunately a short stubby screwdriver would get it and i took it out.  next he said inside the hole is the shaft that spins and it has a flat screwdriver slot on it.  it should spin freely.   i used a boroscope to see where the shaft was.   i put the stubby screwdriver in and it was bound up.  with some gently force, i was able to spin it back and forth until it was free.  

i assume the sitting didnt help this thing.  

i put the cap back in, turned the pump and and wallah......there is water.  

he said if that didnt fix it, that it was likely a starter cap which is under the top panel of the pump.  

later

tom

Hello, 
We have flown to Pittsburgh, PA to check out the 2009 Newell p2000i coach #1274 and really need a RVIA Certified inspector with experience. Newell is backed up and cannot spare any tech to fly here, so they suggested posting a call out on this forum. 
If any of you know someone with these qualifications in this area or someone with these qualifications who can fly to Pittsburgh to do the full inspection, please post or direct message me with the contact information ASAP. 
Thank you!

when clarke and bob were here a few weeks ago.   clarke outside and bob inside.  and my 02 inside as well.  

always fun to have guru visitors.

tom

We are wintering in the Rio Grande Valley at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort and saw coach 1472.  No one was home as Winston and I walked by.  Beautiful coach had to snap the attached picture.

Hello everyone. Happy spring (at least in my part of the world).
I should start off by saying that the only reason I am posting this in the General area is because I couldn't find the "Stupid or Oops category to post in.
Now I debated whether or not to keep this little secret as my secret or or to share it. You will probably understand why the self-debate after your read the rest of the post.

So Saturday morning rolled around and I had all kinds of plans for 300 over the weekend. I was going to start by doing a complete wash and wax job and work on some leaking bay doors. Plenty to keep me busy for the next couple of days. Got up early and went to the storage facility to pick her up and bring her home. So far so good.

Got her home and right as I pulled up to the house my phone rang (reminder to add to the check list: Do not take a phone call during this time). But hey I am here so what can go wrong. I answered the phone and had a conversation with my wife (even though she was just inside the house). Fast forward. I shut everything down, got out and did a quick walk around to make sure everything was as it should be and headed up to the garage, which is about 60 feet or so away from where I parked. Right before I went into the garage, I had the thought that I may have been parked too far away from the curb so I ducked around the corner to give it one more look. It was in this moment that my heart just about jumped through my chest. Now is where I tell you that I live in a cul-de-sac and the road is very flat in front of my house (or so I thought) so you can imagine the shock when I realized that my coach is slowly rolling backwards. Yep, that is what I said. Just slowly rolling backwards with no one inside. 

I am pretty sure that I set sprint record (for my age group) running after the coach. I got the door opened and jumped inside just as it came to a stop. Like to song says, I ain't as fast as I once was, but I am as fast once as I ever was, or something like that. Fortunately, my neighbor two doors down has a slight up slope in the corner of her yard with some bushes and the coach fully stopped right at the base of the shrubs. I quickly started it up, pulled it back up in front of my house, shut it down (SET THE PARKING BREAK),  got out and checked for any damage to the coach and my neighbors yard. Thankfully neither. I had to pull a little dirt and mulch from the bottom corner of the coach but no body damage. 

I am very lucky and I am thankful that nothing was damaged and that no one was hurt. My neighbor has kids and typically there is a car or two parked in front of there house.  

Long story with a short point. Please do not forget to set you parking break and use your wheel chocks!!! Don't be like me.

Can someone tell me what this stainless covered box is? It's covering something electrical with a toggle switch on the side and I., think there are 4 of them on the rig. If you flip the toggle it sounds like it releases air.

Just discovered this in a drawer today. Where has it been the past 4 years and 30 thousand miles? I don't know.
Anyone know what it is? For sure a "back in the day thing with "THE NEWELL" logo. Has to be 38 years old I believe.

Can someone share the steps to equalize the  Valid Slide Motors?  I’ve done it a few times, but so infrequently, I can never recall how.

Last time, I learned that after rebalancing, you must retract and then extract.

Too bad we won’t have a FAQ section to answer questions like this.

After the 5 day freeze in Austin, Laureen and I recently discovered that we have a couple of leaks in our water bay lines. I had gambled that I would not need to drain the pipes this winter here in Central Texas but the unusually cold spell proved me wrong. The electricity went off at our storage site (causing the elec heater in the water bay to go off), which created 2 problems. (1) One of the check valves in the outlet line from the water pump developed a crack. I can replace it once I figure out how to get the various manifold parts taken apart.

(2) The other issue is that there is a hole in a metal "box" farther down the same line. I don't know what to call the box but a couple of water lines pass through it. The hole is kind of ragged and about 1/4 inch by 1" inch. I have attached a photo. The hole in question is right below the gauge in the photo. The question is whether or not to use JB Weld WaterWeld to patch this hole as a temporary fix until I have more time to replace the unit. Is there a different product you would recommend?

I will take what appears to be the cover off the box later this week and see what it looks like inside.