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A friend on Facebook sent me the attached images of an interesting article....

Michael,
There is a 1986 Newell Coach listed on eBay. This is the same Newell that I sent you some pictures.

Reese

Well we are in savannah ga . We met a fellow Newell owner Dave and Lauren they have a beautiful 85 classic ! Temporary s are great and savannah is great . Here is pic of theirsz

For several years I have had a small fluid leak where one of the HWH solenoids connects to the HWH fluid block.  I recently cleaned the area and placed an pad under the system.  There seemed to be no leaks when the slides were retracted, but this solenoid leaked when the slides were extended.  I am not familiar with how these solenoids are attached and if it can be tightened to stop the leak.  I will appreciate any suggestions.
   

I recently damaged one of my single tire hubcaps.  Photo of a good one attached.  Does anyone know where I can buy one?
   

http://www.dieselduck.info/historical/01...NHC3_nyvcu

Have noticed that the diesel aqua hot roof exhaust smokes pretty good when I first turn it on.  Does so for around 5 minutes then ultimately clears up.    Any ideas??????

Rhonda is planning another loop of the west for this summer. You know she plans everything down to having every reservation before the coach rolls. She is finding lots of popular RV camps BOOKED. The reservations people she is talking to are commenting that it looks to be their busiest season ever. I suppose the economy has been good long enough that the RV business has rebounded and fuel is still relatively cheap. 

Just sayin that if you plan on traveling this summer, it might be good to make some calls.

not much info, and no interior pics

https://littlerock.craigslist.org/rvd/6027836425.html

On March 7, 2017, a Van Hool transit bus was hit by a train in Bilouxi, MS with devastating results, 3 dead and 35 injured. Most of the passengers were from communities near Austin, Texas. 

Why would I mention this on a Newell related forum. Simple, what happened to that bus could have just as easily happened to any driver of a Newell, a Prevost or any RV with a long wheelbase and a low ride height. The bus came up to an elevated grade train crossing. He was following the GPS (rather than the instructions provided by the dispatcher but that is an issue not related to us unless you aren't following your wife's instructions). In attempting to cross the tracks, the driver hung up the center of the bus and could not get the bus to move off the tracks. Unfortunately, within about 5 minutes a train using that track was unable to stop (they rarely can since their stopping distance is measured in tenths of a mile rather than feet) and hit the bus broadside.

What can we learn from this? Several things:

First, we must be aware and cautious of grade changes in the road. it is very easy to drag the underside of your coach on uneven road sections such as drive approaches, drainage swells, and grade transitions. Most of the time these are not sufficient to stop the coach but they hold the potential for serious issues if you are not vigilant and mindful of the potential to get hung high center or have the drive wheels drop into a lower surface leaving the rear end of the coach hung up with the drive tires barely touching the ground.

Secondly, once the center (or rear) of the coach starts dragging, we have the advantage of being able to raise the air suspension manually to gain a little extra clearance. This is important to remember. Trying to brute force your way off a high section of road without raising the coach may work or it may take enough weight off the drive axle that you don't have the traction to get moving again. Another alternative assuming you are going slowly when you first hear scraping is to back up and see if there is a different angle you can take to reduce the high portion of the road/driveway or a different route you can take to avoid it totally. 

Thirdly, this is another reminder that although GPS is one of the greatest innovations to aid the traveler, blindly depending on GPS can get you into a world of trouble. Ever follow a GPS route that leads you on worse and worse roads until after miles and miles you find yourself staring at a locked gate? I have, in a long wheelbase one-ton van towing a 34' Airstream trailer. Ever taken a short-cut route that GPS shows will get you to the highway only to find that the road they show turns into a dirt 4 wheel drive path before it gets to the main road? I have, fortunately that was in a car rather than an RV.

Fourth, railroad crossings are not to be taken lightly. 2665 people were killed in 2015 at highway-rail grade crossings. 76% of those occurred in 15 states https://oli.org/about-us/news/statistics...s-by-state . California, Texas and Illinois lead the pack with 52, 22 and 22 deaths respectively. Mississippi was number 10.

In the case of the bus in Mississippi, there was a warning sign "Low Ground Clearance" which I have never seen before. Be careful out there!!!