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I have a complete lithium set up ready to instal but I want to take a couple week long trips and dont have time before I want to leave to install it but my lead acid batteries are really in need of changing. What is the minimum number of house batteries I can run on if either the coach will be running, the generator running or I will be plugged in? Was thinking If I could get by on two house batteries I would just install two new lead acid till I get back if it would get me by and not hurt anything? Thoughts? Kent

2005 FOUR SLIDE front entry – Miami show coach model-Lots of upgrades-- $200,000 negotiable
4 roof airs with new covers, OTR air for front, 2000w solar, 3-300ah lithium batteries, new inverter, two new 48" OLED tvs, new automatic roof mounted Satellite dish with DishTV hopper, joey and wireless Joey (but can be used for DirectTv), macerator toilet, new 120v and 12v water pumps ,new Micro Air Thermostat with WiFi, new windshields, defogged many windows including driver and copilot, almost all windows open for fresh air, 2 roof mounted fans, new dump hose and dump gate, tan window covers, 240v 2 burner new induction stove top, 240v grill in bay, Sub Zero fridge with 2 freezer drawers, dishwasher, stacked full washer/dryer. Heated tile in kitchen and bathroom, carpet in bedroom and living room. Pullout sofa with airbed - very comfy. All electronic awnings. Tires are always covered with MagnaShade covers. New High and Low beam led headlights.
Recently did service work for the common issues on these Newells- New radiator, charge air cooler and heater Core replacement and new fuel line.  More than $16000 repairs. In addition to above new starter and heavy duty battery switch.
Newell installed a brand new Oasis Chinook hydronic heating system. NO MORE AQUA HOT ISSUES! The Oasis is similar in specs but has two 120v heating elements instead of the 240v. And, you can service anything by removing the front panel. Remote panel in the closet. I left the 10g electric in front of the Oasis so now you have 10g piping hot water then hydronic -Full redundancy!
Full communications system consisting of: Pepwave router with 2 sim slots (cellular, wifi, starlink ready), roof mounted omni antenna, 2-internal AP mini repeaters front/rear, Starlink cable routed to front extending bay. Installed quiet air compressor and newer Thomas as the second.
Receipts for last 15+ years, almost all service done by Newell in Miami or Indio by previous owner. Paint is in excellent condition and beautiful colors.
House batteries are Lithium 3 at 200ah 4-5 years old
Start batteries more than 4 years
Tires- will negotiate new ones
Located west of Denver
Link to photos
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ly3Pc83knNAanFW56
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LV38joXq4SmRSkxs6

So many know about the issues with the belts for some of the alternator and A/C pulley configuration that does not have much belt contact on the pulleys. I am working on a modification for mine and will see how it works. I am using an off the shelf pulley and a custom bracket in order to make the belt wrap around the pulleys more. 

This is the new pulley mounted and I am testing the belt routing to make sure its in line. I am also measuring for the new belts. I have ordered some longer belts and am going to see how well they work. Once I have all this working I will post some specifics on what I used. 

   
   
   

So I decided I wanted to be able to quickly check my battery levels in the engine compartment area. So I got a couple of inexpensive battery monitors. Added them and tapped them right into the terminal strip, there are terminals for the chassis battery and for the house battery. 


   
   
   
   

Hello all,
Looking to buy #665 and if anyone knows anything about the coach I would appreciate any cautions.
Thanks in advance ,
Bobby

Tom planted a seed in my brain after he showed me how he is using bluetooth temp sensors (Ruuvi tags) with his Victron cerbo GX which then make the bluetooth sensor available to be seen on your phone or computer via victron cerbo GX. We have had some extreme weather here with highs hovering 100 almost everyday and I run my AC for our bus off solar to keep it from cooking the inside so the inverters are making a lot of heat in a enclose compartment under hot conditions. One day I got a high inverter temp warning so I had to make something happen PDQ. The inverter bay is directly under where the kitchen cabinets are located and they have vents in the toe kick area so I drilled a 3.5 inch hole into the inverter bay from under the kitchen cabinets where I installed a 24v four inch fan to pull cool air from under the cabinets to the inverters then I put another fan in the floor pulling hot air out. Both fans are controlled by one of the Victron cerbo relays which is gets it information from the Ruuvi tag. You can program the temp settings that turn fans ON and OFF on the cerbo color screen. The system works perfectly, inverter compartment stays around 108 F. I liked it so well I bought 2 more Ruuvi tags, one turns on the 24v heaters for my lithium battery bay and the other shows me inside temp. With all this new information on my 5 inch screen it was difficult to see so its upgraded to 7 inch now.  This is just what I have done with the two relays on the cerbo, there are endless possibilities. Thanks Tom!

I'm adding a schematic that I drew up for a friend who needed to control 2 12v fans in his cruisair bay to help with his AC units.

I have a pair of mirrors hat I would like to get to someone who can use them. I'm not sure of the age but I would guess they are from the early 2000's. They are in pretty good condition and the part # is visible on the box. If anyone has an interest, you can reach out to me at [email protected]. I must say that I really miss my Newell but do have a ton of nice memories.        

Hello all, i just recently purchased a 1976 newell custom coach. This is my first ever RV.And as soon as I saw it, I wasTaken by the classic styling, it needs a lot of work.But first and foremost , the engine is seized. It has a Cummins 555, which from what my research has told me, is not an easy engine to find parts for.
The coach seems to be overall in pretty good shape. Couple of soft spots on the walls, which I'm assuming are from a leaking roof which I will need to reseal. My first order of business is going to be getting it running and checking the drive line and brakes so I can get it transported from Florida, where it is now to New Jersey where I will be working on it and restoring it. If anyone has any information or can direct me toward a running 555, that would be greatly appreciated. I am looking forward to this restoration and can't wait to see this classic coach back on the road.

Selling private coach #130. 1987 silver detroit engine. I bought it to drive to lake powell, which we did last year, but don't think we will use it enough. Mostly trying to make space in the shed before winter. Since I have owned it about a year I replaced the generator head with brushless, serviced everything 2,500 miles ago, and new drive tires 2,500 miles ago. Asking 40k open to offers not really sure what it should be worth I have around 47k in it but I know I gave too much. When I bought it I was told it was one of Johnny Rutherfords private coaches.

I have recently purchased coach 519 and the refrigerator does not work. I was wondering if anyone knows of a refrigerator that will fit in the compartment. I am having much difficulty finding one that fits in the 69 1/8 inch height. Your help would be greatly appreciated.