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Not often I get to camp next to another Newell

Even better when it is the same year! (Even if theirs has new paint    )

Amazing how much is different between the 2 coaches.    

Hello ,
 I  have been on the Guru site for awhile now , and bought an older Newell a few weeks ago. 1986 , vin 007 , coach 89 . Fulltiming has been very helpful both before and after purchase , and I have learned a lot from the site.  Having said that , I have much to learn about the coach . I will try to post questions in the appropriate locations as I encounter the challenges ahead . 
Thank you,  
Chris

We have agreed on the land and have the preliminary drawing for the site.  We are now in the process of getting the zoning completed. Once that is done and permits are approved we will close and begin construction.hoping for an opening in March.

I have no problem with it getting up to temperature on electric or diesel. But my hot water has started to run out. Boiler antifreeze is within levels. Return hose from aqua hot and cap are hot. I have just adjusted the mixing valve see if that helps.. I have been running off of shore water and it is colder now obviously due to temperatures dropping. Does any one think having a starting temp from the tanks versus shore water would be the issue. Or what else could it be?

Hi, any advise here would be great!
my power tech genny won't start from any of the remote switches, either the switch above the drivers area, from the silver leaf panel or direct on the genny.
If i hold the switch on it flashes the green light 4 times which states that its not seeing AC, i have no idea what this means!
the oil and water levels are good so i don't think its a safety cut out.
I can hot wire the genny from the solenoid with the stop arm cable tied open to keep it running, it then runs fine and operates correctly. the only problem is i have to leave the coach to start it up and shut it downs it would be much nicer to use the internal switches again!!
any help or direction gratefully received!
thanks
Rob

My new 2017 coach has been stored for about 6 weeks.  It is plugged into a 50A service and I don't know exactly how much fuel I had but if I recall, maybe somewhere around 1/4 tank or slightly less.  I thought I had the aqua hot turned off and my thermostats set at approx 82 degrees so I don't believe the generator had been running.

I just went to the storage to check things and put some items away.  I noticed a tremendous amount black soot inside the storage unit particularly in the back area. (Not inside the coach).  Additionally the diesel fuel tank was completely out!!!!  My assumption is the aqua hot was still running but if you have another thought please tell me.  

Also, when I can put about 10 gallons of fuel in the tank, is there anything special I will need to do in order to start the engine?

Thanks for any help or light you can shed!!!

Gregory

Have any of you ever replaced the Nylon/Delrin pads that the slide rides on? 

I found one reference where @"RussWhite" said one had to be replaced. 

I have two questions. Do you have a part number from HWH? And more importantly, does the room have to come out for the pad to be replaced? That's the biggie.

I noticed my salon side trim was not lining up on one end. Hmmm, investigation shows the pad is worn thinner on that end. Makes sense on the trim not lining up now. Not sure if it's worth taking the room out to fix an aesthetic. 

No, I haven't called Newell. It's early in the morning

Our coach has a single forward Girard awning.  This is the previous generation model that comes straight out, is integrated into the fairing, and uses the wind sensor to auto-retract.

We will be replacing the awning with two newer ones, because we prefer awnings that run the full length of the coach and because we want them to match.

If anyone might need one used awning that works just fine, please let me know.  It will be in Miami and available some time in the next four to six weeks.  It is painted black. It has the standard light-colored fabric.

hi all,

thought i would share what i did to rewire my hot rod for led turn signals.  

my front and rear turn signals worked, but the 4 way flashers did not.  

there was a large load resistor in the circuit that was getting very hot and in fact had a wire with insulation melted stuck to it under the dash.  

in the old school flashing circuits it is a mechanical flasher.  it takes quite a bit of resistance or load to make it flash.  when we put led's in, they have very little load since they are such low current draw.  so you have to trick the old flashers and some new flashers to work right.  

load resistors are a common cause of hot rod fires.  

so, i took out the load resistor.  it was hooked in parallel in the 4 way flasher circuit.  

i put new electronic flashers in both the turn signal and 4 way.  they have a dedicated ground unlike regular 2 pin flashers.  nothing worked.  

the old flashers are not polarity dependent.  electronic ones are.  so the pins were reversed on the flasher sockets.  i reversed the pins.  it worked right away but the lights were flashing strangely.  

it needed even more of a load.  so rather than a load resistor, i put in a common 12v relay in parallel in each turn signal circuit.  now it had enough load, and the lights flashed normally.  you say, huh?  a relay?  well, you just wire in the coil and dont use the rest of the relay wires.  when the turn signal comes on, it turns the relay coil on, and with that much load on the flasher, it worked normally.  

the relay coil does what the load resistor does only with zero heat and fire danger.  

the nice side effect is that the relays now tick when it flashes as the coil turns on and off, making the sound that the old flashers used to have and that the new electronic flashers dont.  

now all is well.  

a couple of lessons from this.  

1.  know how things work and check voltages.  that is how i found that the flasher power wires were not in the right place
2.  be willing to experiment.  everything worked properly with the new electronic flashers, but they flashed funny.  so that is when i experimented with putting the relay on the circuit.  


many of us have put led lights on our newells.  turn signals.  mine worked with the old flashers.  probably some of you have had to put load resistors on.  if i was you, i would try replacing that load resistor with a relay to see if that works for you.  those load resistors are nasty things that get really hot.  

later

tom

Quad slide, rear bath, front entry, dual couches in front, murphy bed in rear salon.

http://www.newellcoach.com/newell-coaches/coach-1448/