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Mine is not broken again.

However, while working on the blower a eureka moment came to me. It would be possible to remove the blower instead of the rear generator panel to jimmy the catch open. It might easier to remove the blower than the rear panel on a coach with IFS. Removing the blower opens an access hole on the same side as the catch. You might need a mirror and light if you can't crawl into the blower bay. A long pry bar will easily wedge in the catch like using a credit card to open a locked door. Thanks to Gordon Jones for that pearl.

I thought I would post this with a title that a likely search engine would find, in case someone in the future pulls the catch loose from the cable.

I know they are getting long in the tooth, and parts availability isn't what it once was - but after firing the coach up for a bit last eve - I sure love the sound of that Detroit....



marc

I thought I heard felt a unusual rumble through the night. Examination this morning revealed that the blower absolutely ate the oilite bushing last night. It ate it so bad that the shaft wore into the hard metal of the bushing holder and scored the shaft. Now this is a problem because one, no coach power while at my mothers, two can't sleep in her house because she is a smoker and it stuffs me up, three we are supposed to leave this morning as soon as the new air bag is installed, four Grainger doesn't have a new blower in stock and it will be another day to get one. Sigh.....the kingdom is lost for want of a nail story[attachment=2606]

So, it's off to the tractor supply to see what can be done. I was lucky and found a sealed bearing with a 1 inch bore, they also had the holder for the bearing but it was four hole mounting and the fan has three spokes. I used a u clamp to bridge two holes and one spoke, and I used J hooks to capture the other two spokes.

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And oh yeah, you are asking didn't i notice anything prior to such a bearing melt down. No. The pilot bushing on the side that failed split in two and actually pushed out of its holder. That why it failed so quickly.

HI There,
We'd like to introduce ourselves.
We are first time Newell owners (and in fact, first time RV or coach owners). We bought Dave and Marjorie's Newell (#423) and for the moment have moved the unit to Edmonton, AB.
Alec comes from a very wide range of experiences. From living and working in Italy in the 80's and 90's in the computer business, to becoming a heavy haul truck driver until 2005, then building passive homes, and doing home renovations.
Sara used to be in graphic arts, then ran a bed and breakfast in BC, and became a full time pilot car driver for our trucking company. She is now following her artistic pursuits and oil painting mostly full time.
Joe (our Golden Retriever) spends most days sleeping, as most dogs do. Of course his excitement is centered around the dog park and dinner time.
Over the next little while we will be doing some more renovations to the coach, carrying on from where Dave and Marjorie left off.
Should be exciting. We're not sure where the adventure will take us, but that's the whole point of an adventure, isn't it.

Best Regards
Alec, Sara, and Joe

My coach has been setting plugged in for a while.i decided to start gen today. It seems that I am not getting 12v to start solenoid regardless of which of the three gen start switches I use. Im not getting 12v to the switch on the generator side. When I try to jump the solenoid it seems stuck. Is there a fuse for the 12v supply to gen switches? If so where is it?

I don't know if you have read the Sept. Motor Home magazine, if not you should. You will love your Newell a whole lot more regardless of its age. They featured Thor's flagship 45' Tuscany and did they have problem with this $400,000. coach. Quality control was not there at all as they stated several times. It makes you wonder what it will look like a year after owning it. It probably want have many miles on it because most of the time it will be in for repair.

I've noticed that many of these new coaches use the ISL Cummins rated at 450 HP with 1250 lb-ft torque. The ISL is really a 400 HP engine with 1250 torque with a chip installed to bring it to 450 HP. The ISM Cummins is the 450 HP engine with 1450 lb-ft torque which can also, with another chip installed, be a 500 HP but with the same torque as 450. We are thought all out lives, because of gas engines, HP is the IT. As most of us with diesel engines know, we want torque. Torque gets us going and pulls those hills, HP is for speed. But these less expensive coach builders up the HP to try to impress first time buyers that think HP is everything. The 500 ISM Cummins does not compare to the 500 HP Detroit which has 1650 lb-ft torque. Anyway this is my thinking.

There is no doubt in my mind that my 99 Newell is worth a lot more than this thing or any other assembly line coach and is many times better quality.

Anyone know how many quarts of oil it holds?

Hello,

I found out about this forum from Rudy Legett. I have been posting for a couple of weeks on the Foretravel Forum and Rudy sent me a PM inviting my wife and me to come meet him and his wife and to show us his Foretravel. We had a wonderful visit with Rudy and Carolyn. Rudy is certainly an advocate for Foretravel but has excellent things to say about Newell (well, in general, who doesn't actually). One thing that Rudy said that struck a cord with me (among many other things he passed on to me in such a short time) was that, considering we are looking for an early-to-mid 2000s coach with slides that we should maybe take a closer look at Newell. We hadn't really considered a Newell due to cost but, given the price range we are going to be in anyway, a Newell is far from a stretch depending on the year.

The following is pretty much the same introduction I posted at www.luxurycoachlifestyle.com so apologies for somewhat of a double-post on two Newell sites. Also, sorry about the long, first post but if I can say everything that needs to be said in 50 words, 500 HAS to be mo' betta!

After 32 years of active service (prior Navy; retired Coast Guard in 2008) I am close to winding down my Coast Guard civilian career and hope to retire for good in 2018. Our current plan is to sell our house early (late 2015/early 2016) and to purchase/live in the coach we intend to go full-timing in until I retire. We have been members of Escapees since 2004 and had always thought that we would buy a Volvo and a fifth wheel (custom New Horizons or Continental).

Over the past year something has changed (can't really put our fingers on it) but we have become more interested in a diesel pusher than in a fiver. We have looked at several 2014 Newmar & Entegra coaches and like them. We have slowly come around to the idea of buying a very nice used DP rather than new so that we can get more bang for our buck and to enter full-timing with something that is not going to be losing 10's of thousands of dollars in depreciation our first few years out.

For the past 5-6 months we have been exploring and researching as much as we can Country Coaches and Foretravels. As metioned above, Rudy suggested that we take a closer look at a Newell. Sooo, now our research moves on to finding out as much as we can about Newells.

We will not be purchasing anything until probably Fall of 2015 so there is plenty of time to compare and contrast the different brands we are considering. In general, we are looking for a 45' with slides and with a 600+ HP engine but will look at a smaller engine depending on weight/HP/torque considerations.

I look forward to reading all the great information on this forum.

Regards,

Gang,

I have a Winegard in-motion Directv antenna. When I turn on the green switch, I hear a bunch of humming and whirring. However, I never get any signal to my receiver.

Since I also have a HD antenna set-up, the in-motion (dome) antenna never gets much use.

Are there any troubleshooting steps to go through? Has anyone had one repaired? Has anyone figured out some secrets that would keep one from working?

My little green switch lights up in the on position, and .... as far as I know, nothing has happened to the wiring. (There is a switch in the cabinet that will switch between yard sat and roof sat but that is in roof sat position.

I am at a loss and would appreciate any insights you guys may have.

thanks,
bill

We have our lot 319 in ORA FOR SALE .. Landscaped with palm trees and paver patio. Offered at $69k, reduced $20k. If anyone interested go to www.floridarvlotsales.com for photos. Very lively place in season Oct to April. Taxes, Utilities and HOA less than 5k a year total.