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Don't like to be critical, but the video shows a different coach exterior with this coach's interior. Or could it be that they repainted a coach that they had before & couldn't sell because of the paint job? If it is a repaint it is a nice redo. The interior window coverings are still a little dated.

Just got finished changing the air filter for the first time since I've owned the coach. Steve was correct in that it takes about 2 hours and about all the tools one needs is a 7/16 deep socket. The hardest part for me was getting the two bands back together that hold the filter in place. You can't see what you are doing and after bumping my head a gillion times I finally got them together. It seemed that the filter was about 1/4" too large. Of course I am an old man and don't have the strength I had when younger. I'm probably the oldest one on the Forum. 1938 was a good year.
It has been a year since MOT changed all filters and the old filter did not look dirty at all. Maybe I will go two years on this one.
My indicator that tells me when I need to change the air filter will go to yellow in 20 miles. I guess I need to get a new one. Any thoughts there?

Anyone have any neat plans? We are tentatively scheduled to go to key west for a week.. Depends on weather though.. We leave next Friday.

Elaine and I have been involved as beta testers on a new social media site that we are very excited about....a site that enables us to connect with friends, as well as like minded people while we are on the road. The new site is called RVillage and can be found at www.rvillage.com. When you have time, check it out and let us know what you think. I have created a "Newell Owners" group there. A very informative article about this new site can be found here.

I hit the clear plastic tube that shows the level of the coolant on the side of reservoir and it broke off about 4" up from the bottom. It was not bumped very hard. I guess that it was old and brittle. I managed to get the black rubber tube back on the part that was still there without much coolant lost. The tube is tapered down to a very small hole for some reason. So I called Newell to order a new one. They have it and it is $59.95 plus shipping. So be careful around that little clear tube.

I am taking on buffing out all the scratches and returning all my Corian back to shiny new with a variable speed orbital palm sander and wet sanding pads ranging from 1000 to 3000 grit. will use the 1000 to feather out the scratches and then buff and clean slurry through 1500 then 1800 then 2000 then 2500 or 3000 depending on how shiny Hedy wants them all. I hope the black edging doesn't present any buffing issues..
I have 6 areas to do in the whole coach....
Anybody have any tips for me from past experiences or am I going to be "schoolin" this time from my mistakes ???

About 10 months ago when we were visiting Todd and Dawn in Sioux Falls, SD Todd gifted to me 5 MAC air valves he had purchased in error for his 1984 Newell. About 2 years ago when we were visiting Tom and Darlene in Mesa, AZ Tom helped me rebuild the rear 6 pack which was leaking like a sieve. I knew at that time that I would need to deal with the front 6 Pack at some point, and what better time than when we are visiting Tom and Darlene again. I only needed one more MAC valve to do the front 6 pack and Tom graciously offered to pick it up for me when he and Darlene were running errands in the Phoenix area earlier in the week.

Wednesday I began the demo of the old six pack, but not before I had taken a picture of the old setup, printed said picture, and then made extensive notes on where all the wires attached. I learned this technique from Tom when we rebuilt the rear 6 pack. Once that was done I disconnected the 5 air hoses coming into the compartment, then cut the wires. The old 6 pack was mounted on a 1/2" plywood platform, which had delaminated over the years due to moisture incursion. The grounds were totally rusted, and compromised, which explains why the front leveling did not work very well.

While Tom removed the old brass fittings from the old valves and moved them to the new valves I prepared the rusted floor for the application of rust inhibitor, and a new coat of gray paint. The inhibitor required 24 hours to dry, so although we had the new 6 pack put back together Wednesday night we had to wait until Thursday afternoon to re-install them.

Instead of using plywood again, Tom volunteered what appears to be a 1/2" thick piece of Corian, which I cut down to fit the space. We won't have to worry about the wood if water happens to get in there again.

At any rate, I spent the afternoon re-installing the front 6 pack......and everything works!

Here are a few pictures for your entertainment.....one picture is the piece of Corian cut to size. Another is the photo I printed with my notes, but also shows the "before".....note the rust. Another is of the compartment with the rust inhibitor applied. Another is of the 6 pack rebuilt and waiting to be installed, and finally one of the final installation......came out great and it all works!

A special thanks to Todd for his generosity......the valves cost about $43 each, and to Tom for his invaluable help in making this happen so quickly!

In my 2 Prevost I had water softener salt systems. They were great as we never had water spots on the glass showers or the dishes ect. Newell does not do this currently. How has this issue been handled as the water quality changes from location to location?

Has any added a RO system for pure water? This is also a item that we had previously?

Since I don't own an Outback Inverter, I was somewhat surprised to read in the new issue of Newell News that they have air filters on them that require annual maintenance. Just a heads up for owners of Newells using Outback Inverters.

Have we seen this one before posted by anyone? I could not see that it had been posted anywhere. Sweet looking coach.
http://www.autobossrv.com/1988-newell-40...z-i1129280