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Fun day

We recently spent 10 days at Quartzite, AZ to visit the annual RV show in the BIG WHITE tent.....you have to do that at least once, right?  While we were there we made inquiries of several glass places that specialized in RV glass repair as the driver's side windshield was hit by a rock back on December 30th on our way out to Ocotillo Wells for New Years and a small star crack developed, within hours, into a spider web of cracks on the left side of that piece of glass making it a necessity to have it replaced as soon as possible.  In addition to that each windshield had begun to pop out (lower left corner of driver's side, and lower right corner of passenger side).

We settled on Nomad Glass to do the work, and decided to replace both windshields since the right, although only 9 years old, had a lot of pitting.  Ironically the sales person we spoke with had just purchased a 1973 Newell at auction a couple of months prior and knew what kind of glass we needed.  It's pretty straight forward....The passenger side glass has a 'part' number of DW730, and the driver is DW731.

Rick, the salesman, assisted us in filing our glass claim with our insurance carrier, and then ordered the glass.  They received it last Tuesday (January 19th) and called to make an appointment to install the glass for January 22nd (Friday).  They arrived at our camp site on the east side of Quartzite just off Dome Rock Road promptly at 11 am, and were finished with the install about 1 pm.....they removed the driver's side glass first, removed the rubber gasket to thoroughly clean it before re-gluing it to the frame, then installed the glass.....same for the passenger side.  They (Marty and A.J.) really took their time working the glass into position.  Before they glued the glass they made sure each side was properly centered, glued each piece in place, and then cleaned up.  Having been a property and casualty insurance broker for over 40 years I saw a lot of windshields being installed over that time.  These guys really know their work, and we are totally pleased.  Below are pictures of the damage to the driver's side glass, the installation, and finished product.

They had us sit still for 24 hours after the installation before driving, which we did.....in fact we didn't move for 25 hours!

On a side note we were able to meet up with Russ and Debbie Davis, have lunch a couple of times, and tour their 1996 Newell while we were in Quartzite. As always, we hit it off immediately.

they got to our place today.  darlene and i even spread 50 tons of crushed granite for them to park on today. 

tom

I have a seal leaking on my 1995 tax axle.  Has anyone changed the seals?  I have the wheel off.  It looks like the rotor is bolted to the hub but I'm not sure.  Can the hub be removed with taking the brake rotor and caliper apart?  See attached pictures.
Thanks,
Bill in Thibodaux

http://www.climaterightair.com/

For those that want to get serious about finding air leaks here are the tools I found most useful.  The big leaks are easier.  The smaller the leak the harder the detection.  Every leak I found was either at a fitting, valve or a leaking component.

Have a soapy solution and a spray bottle.  I like a small bottle as you will be trying to spray in some tight congested areas.  For a solution I use the kids bubble solution

The ultra sonic leak detector is very useful, but don't be fooled into thinking you just wave this around and you will find all your leaks.  I find this tool is useful on finding medium to large leaks and in locating exactly where they are located.  Also good to use in those hard to see areas like under the dashboard.  Many different brands & price ranges.  This is just the one I use.

     

Leakdown tester was the most important tool!  It tells you whether you have a leak or you don't.  Points you in a direction, but doesn't locate the leaks for you.  Allows you to eliminate lines, valves and components as you go.

   

Piece of air tubing with a union.  Used this in tight places to get leakdown tester away from other stuff like tubing, hoses & wiring.

   

Capped off piece of tubing.  Very useful in allowing you to test single components and take them out of the overall air system.  I have two of these.

   

This tool is used to inject compressed air into a line.  In trying to identify where lines go that are impossible to follow, this tool is very useful.

   

All of the tools shown are for 1/4" tubing.  I also have a complete identical set for 3/8" tubing.

For those that want to have some one else find your leaks this is the most important tool.

   

Good luck in your hunt.

Our original INTEC Backup Camera with a CRT display on our 1982 Newell went out. I contacted INTEC to find out that this system is no longer supported due to the lack of parts. After searching this forum and advice from others;
http://newellgurus.com/showthread.php?tid=156


I decided on a System from Rear View Safety; http://www.rearviewsafety.com
The system is the RVS-770613 with a swap out for RVS-422 (U-Bracket) and a swap out for RVS-C01 (Round Camera that is closer in dimensions to the original Lens).

The challenge here was to get a new camera into the old housing because if not there would either be a very large hole in the rear to be repaired or covered or a useless housing with another camera mounted on it. The housing removed:
       
1st was to strip the mounting bracket of the original camera and lens:
       
Then I made a simple bracket to adapt the new camera to the original mounting bracket:
       
once back together it looks like it did before and I now have a color LCD display:
   
The wire-ways are behind access panels that run the length of the coach with removable panels inside of the cabinest and closets Running the wires was very straight forward after removing the access panels down the street side (along with everything in those cabinets and closets). I taped a wire to the original cable and then taped that to the new cable to help pull it through the coach cutting away the useless cable as I went.

hopefully this would help someone else

We were seriously considering a new Entegra, and now are thinking a used Newell might be the better way to go.

We are looking at a 2001 with Basement Air.  I've read various threads about the plusses and minuses of Basement Air.  We do not have an engineering background.  We like the unit, but am wondering if we should consider a newer unit with roof a/c

I've read Newell had sourced a potential replacement unit that would work for those who need to replace their old basement air.  Did that ever happen?

It sounds like we would need to rely heavily on the good folks of Newellguru.com! 

Thank you for your input.

Quad Slide, Bath and a half, $195,000.

http://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2002-New...-116880926

Hi all,

I was walking thru a Newell on a dealers lot a while back and noticed what appeared to be a cable pull which would open and close a "valve" on the dryer vent behind the washer dryer.  I didn't give it much thought at the time, but thinking back on it, it seems like a very interesting item.

I'm guessing a lot of Newell's came with this remote valve?  Seems like a great idea to keep hot/cold air, and bugs out of the coach when you're not using the dryer.

Do you find them useful? 

Do you know who makes it or where I can buy one?

(I've attached a pic from said dealer)
(Sorry if I posted this in wrong place)

Thanks in advance,