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  Overheated battery

Posted by: Guy
08-29-2020, 09:24 AM
Forum: Electrical
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Today we woke up to the dreaded sulpher smell of a hot battery. one of our house batteries was at 195 degrees , the other at 100 with the ambient temp being 85 degrees. I had recently checked water level and cleaned connections and all was good at that time.I used the battery disconect switch for the house batteries, and am assuming the offender will cool down. I still have 12 volt interior lights water pump . We are on a 50 amp site here in Virginia.  The house batteries are at least 6 years old, and I should have converted to agm last fall , when a good friend in Arizona offered to hook me up with his battery people. Other than a shorted out battery could I have other issues, or just head to Orileys and order the agm's ?

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  Tag brakes dragging

Posted by: bikestuff
08-28-2020, 04:41 PM
Forum: Suspension/Tires/Wheels
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Gurus,

So yesterday I was driving the coach in rural Ohio.  All of a sudden my tire air pressure monitor system told me that my driver’s tag tire was loosing air.   At the same time, I started smelling the unmistakable smell of hot brakes.

I pulled over and checked the air pressure.  It was fine but the tag wheel was very very hot.   My belief was that the caliper was jammed in the “on’ position.  I tried a couple of things to free it up.   1) I banged on caliper with a hammer And 2) I rocked the coach forward and reverse with the brakes applied.  This helped but did not solve the issue.   

I drove carefully to my destination 30 miles away.   I watched the temperature of the wheel all the way.  The temps were approaching 200f by the time I stopped.

It turned out that there was a truck mechanic right across the street.   They dropped what they were doing to come over to coach and take a look.   They pulled the wheel off and pulled the caliper loose.   It turned out that the rubber boots that keep grit from jamming the guide pins were missing.  The guide pins were completely dry of grease.  With the caliper loose and the pads removed, it was easy to push the guide pins out from the inside.  

Once they greased the pins and reassembled it was clear that they had solved the issue.  (The caliper moved easily in and out by simply pushing and pulling on the outside). The mechanics got new pads from the parts store and I was back in business.

I tell you this story to share a couple of insights.  

1). I never have monitored tire temperatures on a regular basis while driving.   If I had, I might have known that I had a problem earlier.

2). The mechanics said that this sort of failure is very common.   The tag wheels gets coated with dust blown up by the other wheels.   This contaminates the guide pins and causes them to jam the caliper movement.  

I am not sure how long the fix will work and will do more research when I get home.  Hopefully this story will help someone down the road.

Bill

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  Phone system

Posted by: Richard
08-28-2020, 04:21 PM
Forum: Anything else
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After 13 yrs of Newell ownership, we have finally used the phone.

   

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  1983 Newell SOLD

Posted by: newell83
08-28-2020, 09:22 AM
Forum: General
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Hello Newell coach owners,
We are removing our for sale ad for our 1983 Newell. We sold it to people who were in the Miami OK area a while back and toured the factory, never thinking they would own one. I gave them the newellgurus information, so hopefully they will join soon. Thanks to all on this site that helped us with valuable information through the past five years while we were doing an extensive upgrade. With new life, this jewel will have many more journeys ahead. Cheers, Andy Rausch and Holly MacRae.

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  Allison HT 741 electronic 4 speed transmission

Posted by: Doug Musick
08-27-2020, 07:37 PM
Forum: Drivetrain
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I'm looking at Newell with the Allison HT 741 4 speed transmission.  Can anyone share there experience with that tranny?  How does it compare to the newer 4000 series 6 speeds, how reliable was it, how smooth do they shift, etc.

It is paired with a DD60 series.

Any insight would be appreciated.

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  2015 Quad Slide for sale

Posted by: BobALou
08-27-2020, 05:54 PM
Forum: Coaches for Sale (Please read the info in the Category description)
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Don't have the coach number or pricing, but this 2015 front entry, 1.5 bath, Quad slide is incoming to Olympia Luxury Coaches in Nashville. Posted on their Facebook page.
p.s. Feel free to add coach number to thread title, Michael, when identified.

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  Anemometer blade

Posted by: Roger 1
08-27-2020, 06:50 AM
Forum: Replacement part information
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I have replacement anemometer blades with nut and they actually work unlike the original.  The original will spin on the shaft and not give a correct reading.

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  Tour of 2020 Newell

Posted by: Fulltiming
08-26-2020, 05:51 PM
Forum: General
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a5IkVxJghU

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  Grey Water Bypass

Posted by: Richard
08-26-2020, 10:26 AM
Forum: Plumbing and fixtures
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This subject has been addressed twice this year, but buried in otherwise titled posts. My purpose is to make a appropriately titled post for future gurus who could use the search engine to find the information. 

Here is a schematic of how the two valves are plumbed to the waste tank. 
   

The first thing to understand is that the grey water does not flow directly into the top of the waste tank. All grey water is plumbed into separate lines that eventually connect and flow into the waste tank through the bottom dump opening in the tank. Look at the diagram and you see how that happens. Compare the diagram to what you see in your wet bay. 

In normal operation, the manual valve is left open, and the air valve is closed. The grey water flows into the waste tank in this configuration. To dump the tank, the air valve is actuated. 

However, there is an alternative setup. Close the manual valve. Open the air actuated valve. In this configuration, black waste will accumulate in the tank, and grey water will continuously flow out the sewer drain. To dump the black tank requires opening the manual valve. 

I hope this helps in understanding a non intuitive setup.

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  Salon blinds just fell??

Posted by: rundlc
08-25-2020, 08:50 PM
Forum: Interior Things
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So my DW was letting the blinds down and the large blind over the sofa came tumbling down on the end opposite the motor, I looked and low and behold a plastic piece that slips into the holder was laying on the sill in pieces. So does anyone know exactly what the parts are called and where I can find them?

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