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Had some spare time yesterday and decided to change the old type tank drains and run 1/4" tubing with 1/4 turn ball valves to a location that is accessible, this was recommended to me by senor gurus and it makes sense and wonder why Newell didn't think of this. Before doing all this I put the coach in raise then put the 20 ton jack stands underneath the rear and front then hit the dump so I'm assured the coach will not squash me like a bug but I still get nervous when I was dumping the air from the tanks laying on my back watching for any movement. I've lost enough weight that it makes it much easier to get between the drive and tag wheels and scoot myself to the desired spot not as quickly as Richard but I can get there. The hardest tanks are the front tanks most certainly the one dead center of the coach, another what was Newell thinking. One thing I noticed is I had no more than a couple table spoons of water in all my tanks combined and think this is because my Junair compressor has a automatic water dump on the output air side and we replaced the air dryer soon after we bought it. Pictures will follow as I'm waiting for the sun to come up and finish the job.

Okay POR-15 experts.  Have a project, not Newell related, but wanted to ask....what is the best way to applied POR-15?

Hello all,

I feel like this should be relatively straightforward, but I'm in the engine bay trying to figure out how to remove the air filter.  The filter minder is close to the red line and I'd like to change it before heading to AZ but I'm not sure how to get it out.

Well as everyone knows I have rebuilt everything in the suspension on this coach except for replacing the tag axle rotors. after a quick call to newell I found out that these rotors are no longer available thru newell or meritor. Meritor part number 3218t1138.  I have been calling around to different makers of air disc brake rotors and get the same answer  no longer available and no cross reference available.  Has anyone else ran into this issue ??  Mine dont need replaced yet but trying to stay ahead of the ballgame if and when they do need to be replaced. I called newell enginering and they are looking into this as well. The shop at newell says they have not experienced this yet. 

So what are we supposed to do if we get a cracked tag rotor ?

I have the specs on the rotor and will continue to search for one that is close and might need some machining done, but I was hoping someone might have already run into this issue.

Does anyone know what this part is called? I placed a call to T.H. Anderson Pump company in Texas who rebuilds these Bennet Shifters but they think I would need a whole new harness. I believe this plastic nut can snap over the existing connector. I discovered this today while doing my perusing under the bus. It's cooler under there than it is outside.

Hello all, my wife and I recently purchased coach 525 and I am trying to work out a couple of bugs on it.  Last night our aquahot was not coming on so I went to check it out and it was leaking diesel from around the burner and all over the bay floor. 

Our previous coach, a foretravel grand villa, did not have the aquahot system so I'm not familiar with the system at all.  On top of that the unit in our coach has been modified with the "becket system" which I am also not familiar with, adding to the complexity of diagnosis. 

Between getting ready to move to Arizona from Florida in two weeks, trying to figure out how to remove or rear ac system and trying to get someone to look at it and a number of other things going on, it's been difficult for me to keep everything under control.

If anyone can point me in a direction on how to diagnose our Aquahot issue I would be very grateful.

Thank you,
Tyler Phillips

Hello,

We are Brad & Heidi from Scottsdale. We have a 2016 Entegra Anthem 44B we are getting ready to trade into the Motorcoach Store for a 2014 Newell P2020 Chassis #1498. Look forward to becoming a member here and sharing our experiences. Any insights or advise is welcome.

Brad & Heidi

Greetings.  I am not a Newell owner but hope to become one.   I am considering buying a 1988 Newell Classic that has been stored inside its entire life when not in use and is still owned by original owner with 120K miles.  Very well kept coach for a 1988.  Has the Silver Detroit 8V92 rated at 475 HP at 2100 rpm.  

I am a very handy person, build many motors, suspensions, and enjoy fabicating as an engineer.  We are replacing a 5th wheel toy hauler after a hail claim.  And getting away from our toys (dirt bikes mainly). We have owned many RVs from toy haulers to various class Cs up to a 2002 Country Coach. 

Is there anything special about the mid to late 1980s Classic models?  Basically, why would you want to own one versus buying a 2002-2008 Monaco/Beaver/HR/Safari w 3 slides?  

Any special or rare options that I should try to identify?

We own a custom furniture business and I have always loved the idea of doing a custom interior within a coach build on very, very, very good bones.  However, I am not retired and do not have tons of freetime so I would need to overall the interior over time.

I have another significant leak in my air system and am unable to locate it.  I have an appointment in 3 weeks to resolve the issue but I’m trying to put in place a temporary fix with an auxiliary compressor.  Right now I have all air turned off as the Thomas compressors were coming on in less than 5 minutes and frequently shutting down due to excessive run time.  I purchased an appropriate compressor and think I have it hooked up properly but I’m getting no air to the coach.  Would really like to be able to operate the door! I can live with slightly out of level for the time being. I have attached pictures and would appreciate any ideas!

The compressor shows 120 psi and the gauge in the picture shows the same.  Is there another cutoff I’m missing? 

Thanks!

I have replacement air bags that have composite piston/base in lieu of the originals which have aluminum pistons . 
Question: are any of you using air bags with composite piston ? 
I'm afraid the $950 per bag option is not feasible for me. 
Thank you, 
Chris