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Hmmmmm.  When you hear hoofbeats think horses. Or did the last thing you touched have any link to the problem you are having ? Or how about Occam’s razor, what is the simplest answer?

This is entertainment at my expense, and also intended to dissuade any notions that I am a a Newell shaman.

Most of you are familiar with my extreme OCD when it comes to the handling of the coach. Some are familiar with the extremes I have gone to in order to fine tune the steering.

On our way back from the outwest trip I started to feel a very disconcerting sensation in the steering wheel. I first felt it in a fast sweeper of a curve, then as I was attuned to it, I could feel it in the straightways. It was subtle, but it felt like the steering was sticking and releasing. In a gentle flat road input, I could feel the stiction.  

My first thing was to grease the front end. Really no fun in a pee flavored rest stop parking lot.
That didnt help.  But we uad to hurry home and I pressed on with my little squirrel brain in overdrive imagining what were the potential causes. Let’s see. Hydraulic pump starting to fail or worn out bushings in the upper and lower swing arms or loose wheel bearings or perhaps something amiss in life the rebuilt steering gear box. But the fall has been challenging and i didnt have a chance to work on it.

Today we are driving to SAVANNAH to see the older son. As I drive I am planning the methodical approach to finding the problem. Put the front on jack stands and unload the front wheels then check for the binding. Then slowly load the wheels while checking for the binding. Make a hydraulic fitting gizmo with a pressure gauge to check the hyd pump and so on and so forth. I was even thinking of how to handle the weight of the front end components if I had to disassemble it. You can do a lot of thinking while driving with a sensation that manifests every five seconds.

Then I remembered that I had lowered the telescoping part of the wheel sometime during the latter part of our summer trip. Nah it could not be that.  No way. I raised the wheel. Fixed!!!!!!  Seems my steering wheel at the bottom of the telescope has a “notch” in the movement. I really am not going to miss a couple of weeks under the coach.

Y’all have a good day now.




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I somehow locked myself out of the basement compartments.
Yesterday I crawled inside the electrical compartment to check on an inverter.
I think I must have bumped a switch on the spider panel.
Any idea how I get the doors open?
I must not be the first idiot who has done this. LOL!,

Hello,

I’ve never had a coach with a tag so I would appreciate some guidance on weighing it.

No individual scales available in my area so I would use a CatScale.

I’m unsure how to position it on the scale and what configuration the tag should be in.

I’ve attached a CatScale weight I took after topping off the fuel tank and probably 1/2 tank water & 1/2 tank holding. Driver only...

Steer 16520
Drive 32580
Trailer 3000
I’m sure I had tag switch in the center position. 

Obviously I’m trying to get a full understanding of what tire pressures I should use. 
Using the Michelin charts, based on this info, I’m coming up with:

Fronts - 100 psi for the 365s 16520/8260 (100 psi single 8780)

Rears - 125 psi for each of the 315s (125 psi single 8690 or dual 15820) or (130 psi dual 16540)

If I’m reading this correctly I need to run the rears at 130...??? 

Slightly confused.... 

Thanks, JK

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https://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/rvs/d...82229.html

It just seems cheap for 25K.
But got the VIN#

When in storage my chassis batteries go dead unless I have the battery boost switch turned on.
Is this normal?
My previous coach a Newmar had bi-directional relay sometimes called a bird relay which managed the charge from the charger or the alternator to both sets of batteries.
I don't find one on the Newell
Any idea if Newell has one ?

Gurus,

On my last trip I stopped at a parking space and turned the key off.  Guess what....the engine kept on running.  Hmmm.  I took key out of switch and then put it back in.  I turned to the right (accessory) and noticed that the dash lights came on.  That told me that the switch is probably ok.

At this point, I assumed that there was a stuck relay in the panel below the passenger feet.  I looked and found a likely candidate.  (DDEC IGN ST) .  When I pulled the relay, the engine died.  Success!

   

I then plugged the relay back in and tried to start the engine with the key.  No dice.  At this point, the engine was off and would not start with the key.  

I called a guru and ran the scenario past him.  He asked me if I had started the engine with the remote switch which is located in the cabinet on passenger side in the rear-most compartment.  I had not even thought about the rear switch.  Since the key was not working, I started the engine using the remote switch and drove home.  Of course the key did not turn off the engine...I had to use the remote switch to turn the engine off as well.

Today, I tried to install a new relay in the DDEC IGN ST socket.  No joy.  I could hear a relay click whenever I tried to start with the key.  That relay turns out to be IGN ST.  I replaced that relay as well and now everything works.  Turns out the IGN ST relay has some burned looking spots on it.  

   

I could not find exact matches for the relays that I had, but they are extremely generic.  I bought these relays from amazon.

Lessons Learned: 1)  The key controls relays located under the passenger's feet.  2)  If your engine does not turn off....0) Remember CTD...Check the Transmission Dummy. (The engine will not stop while the transmission is in gear) Next, think about if you started it with the remote start.  3)  The third step is to pull and replace these two relays (DDEC IGN ST and IGN ST).  4)  Think ahead and make sure you have a few of these relays on hand.  (I didn't but do now)

Cheers,
bill

A picture is worth a thousand words....................................

Our aqua hot froze last year.  We took it to a semi repair shop and they replaced all the coils.  We had a local RV service center put it back in.  Turned it back on for the first time on Saturday and water was leaking out of the top and down the side.  It is heating.  Can you possibly tell me what is wrong and how I can fix it?  Already spent $6000 to supposedly fix it.   Penny

Mid bath with shower that will accommodate a wheelchair, 34" wide mid entry door. Heated tile floors throughout, side mounted generator. $369,000 miles. Panterra Coach has it listed. 46' 8".