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Just checking to see what my options are for replacing several of the rivets on our 74 Classic.  Many are missing and some are replaced with steel and rusting.  I would like to stay original with the solid rivets.  The original rivets look like they are hammer pressed, not possible with out removing the finished interior.  Do pop rivets mean that those places have been replaced or repaired?  

What have other classic owners done and how do you like it?  I am looking at pure aluminum pop rivets unless you have other options for me. Would I need to silicone the hole of every rivet to keep water out? 

I also have some gold ribbon (stampped aluminium that is gold, about 6" wide) that is cracking I would like to replace it at the same time.  I'm going to call Newell and see if they have any extra stock.  Any other outlets for this material.  If you look at my pictures you can see it going all the way around the coach. 

Thanks,
Roy...  

I would like to get to the plumbing in the water bay behind the panel that houses all of the shut-offs for the various fixtures. That aluminum panel seems to be riveted to the frame work. Is there a way to access this area without drilling out all those rivets??

its party time in wittmann,

forest and cindy arrived last nite and larry and hedy arrived this afternoon.  

i dont have the gravel down yet, but all the hookups are working....

tom

Any Gurus at Bristol?

Saw this one in Montrose today.  At first I thought it was Roadappels.
The back says Longview, Texas.  
Anyone we know?

California health officials are investigating the second case of the plague in less than a month.  Yosemite's Crane Flat Campground, closed for 4 days, was reopened last week after treating it with insecticide.

Tuolumne Meadows Campground is closed for this week for insecticide treatment after two squirrels died of the plague.

The plague has been confirmed in wild rodents in those two campgrounds.  

The Health Department recommends hikers wear long pants and use bug repellent for fleas, avoid camping near rodent burrows and not feeding small rodents including squirrels.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/08/19...onal-park/

My 3rd transfer switch in the last 18 months has just failed. I'm perplexed at why they keep failing.. Does anyone have any ideas what could be the cause of a repeated failure.?

newell has covered every one under the 1 year warranty for repairs but I'm wondering if I am doing something ..

Hello from wonderful Gila Bend.  I think people here would gladly vacation in Hades to get some relief from the heat. Temps here have been 115-117 the last 3 days.  Since we have had the coach, +/- 5 years, the rear AC has always on occasion tripped the breaker.  Newell checked &serviced all AC's right after we got the coach.  I had assumed that it was possibly a weak breaker as it only happens when it is very hot. I would keep the breaker box door open to help keep breaker cool. What I have observed here is that it seems to be more dependent on outside temp than anything else.  Over 107-108 degrees it will trip in around 5-10 minutes.  Below 107 it runs continuously with no issues.  All night and throughout the morning until temps start to get over 107.   Both front and mid AC's work flawlessly all the time.  The breaker issue is only occurring with the rear AC and only when outside temps are over 107. Any guru ideas on the cause of this phenomenon?

Why is there not a product that you could plug an air line too and have an airline out of that we could then attach to the air chuck in the back of the coach that would send "smoke" into the airlines..wouldn't that make tracking air leaks easier.. Is there a product as such?

 The Becker's Summer Run 2015


Well, we decided on a whim to hit the road one last time before the end of the 2015 summer vacation.  The girls will be going back to school in a week so it's now or never.  Next week I'm starting the build for our Newell Shop and a production greenhouse for the girls.  We took of with no real game plan or set route.  We figured it was best that way.

08-12; pack clothes for the girls and us, get the food ready. Final walk around  for me, rechecking fluids and pressures on the 74.  Do people name their Newell? Jimmy did you have a name for this girl?

08-13; throw in the food in the fridge.  There's still room in the fridge and a couple empty pantry shelves.  Add more food just in case!  Mostly cookies, brownies, ice cream and candy.  For the girls of course, we have 6 but only four are going to make the trip.  
We take off around 11:00.  Heading north to a county park my buddy told me about.  Stopped to fuel up and gave a quick tour to a nice couple who wanted to see the Newell.  The classics are a head turner!  I'm a car buff and love this thing.
Arrived at our destination.
Fossil & Prairie Center, Floyd County Conservation, 1227 215th Street
Rockford, Iowa 50468, Phone 641-756-3490
We arrive around 14:00, the girls are ready.  We go through the interpretive center and it is cool.  Used to be the old Rockford Brick and Tile Company.  The clay pit is a Paleozoic fossil bed.  You get to keep any fossils you find.  We took a paint brush, three tine hand rake, hand shovel  and a bucket and we were off.  We found gallon pails full of fossils.  Our six and seven year old could name them all for you.  I'm not going to try.  I let them keep 10 each, plenty to add to our collection at home.
Called it a day around 19:00, found a city campground in Rockford, Iowa.  We were the only ones there and camped right next to the playground.  Girls loved it!  

08-14;  started out towards Wisconsin.  Got detoured to Spook Cave in NE Iowa, my wife's suggestion.  She went through it when she was in high school and thought the girls would love it.  Pulled into an awesome, small campground owned by the private cave.  Booked a year out!  We got tickets for the cave, and went for a walk around the campground.  Got back to the camper about 20 minutes later to find a group of ten or so looking over the camper.  Had a guy from Texas asking a hundred questions, super nice guy who was amazed by the condition.  His son was a producer from Disney, they rode motorcycles up together from Texas.  Long story short, we exchanged information and his son may be renting our Newell if a movie calls for a cool 74 motor home.  We would be going along to care for the Newell of course.  We went on the Spook Cave tour and spent the next hour giving tours of our motor home.  It was a blast.  Everyone was great.
Headed out and found a campsite in Wisconsin.  Sports Unlimited, over 375 hook ups. Huge place with a pool, golf course, several bars, restaurant, etc...  We pulled in and Kayla, our daughter said " Dad, there's some drunk guy coming over here, he looks like he wants to talk to you". It was a fire fighter buddy of mine who recognized the Newell from half a mile away.  He brought all his buddies over to see it.  We parked for he night and socialized with new and old friends.

08-15;  got up this morning and it was warm out with high humidity.  We left the camp ground and stopped at the Prairie DuChien Cabela's, nice and cool inside with lots to look at.  Spent a couple hours looking and some buying.  Got a deal on shotgun shells.  Stopped for fuel, did the math and we averaged just under 11 mpg, 10.68.  the generator had ten hours of run time and took just over five gallons of gas.  Then we headed to the Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque.  Spent the rest of the day exploring there, too much to see in one day.    We went down river to Bellevue, a small beautiful river town.  Staying at the Bellevue State Park tonight, we pulled through and you could see heads turning.  One old boy followed us in his truck till we parked and requested to see our rig.  I think I could have sold it to him for $50,000 right there. 
 I got lazy tonight and we made s'mores over the gas grill.  Too tired to walk up and buy firewood.  

08-16; Tomorrow were heading south along the river  to Highway 30 and home.  Been a great trip so far.  Stay safe in your travels, from the Becker Family......

Roy, Cari, Chrystal, Courtney, Kayla, Claire, Chloe and Kinley...