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I'm looking for a nice set of easy to use wire strippers. Any one have a nice pair? Link? Almost all that I look at have poor reviews.

LiFePO4 with Yttrium to be exact. I picked up my crate today from my buddys shop where it was delivered. It had been sitting in Ft. Worth since late last week with the ice storm.
Just had time to pop the top and take a peek and yes there are 4 cells which will be 1000 amp hours when installed. Tomorrow I'll bust open the crate and take a few pictures then check the voltages and start putting the cells together. I expect it to take a week or two to get everything installed and working together. And I'll document the install here with pictures and prices. Hopefully the 1000 amp hour capacity will be a bit more than 6 8D's and should recharge much quicker.

Stay tuned!

Forest Olivier found this replacement gauge for the inside AquaHot temperature gauge and I put one in my coach too.  When I called Cyberdyne, the manufacturer of the original gauge, they did not offer much technical support.  I decided to use the Intellitronix  2 1/16" led digital water temperature that included the sender.  Part # is M9113R.  The look is almost exactly the same and fits perfectly.  I got mine from JC Whitney for $45.  Installation was simple and was able to use the existing wiring.  New gauge has a lifetime warranty.

Sending unit part #S8013

to welcome our new grand baby!
Scott just called and they're at the hospital, her water broke and they're keeping her. So hoping it won't be long now.

This applies to all Newell's from 1990. Late 1980 Newells are mostly, but not exactly the same.

VIN will be 17 numbers and letters. There are VIN decoders for Ford, GM, Chrysler, etc but they will crash when entering the VIN for a Newell.

The following applies for a 1990 or newer Newell:

First 2 characters: 1N = (always 1N for 1986+ Newells) Made in United States
3rd character: 9 = (always 9 for 1986+ Newells) Manufacturer makes less than 500 vehicles/year
Digits 4-6: xxx = three numbers (for 1990+ Newells), representing the length in feet and inches 458 is 45'8"
Digits 7-8: X8 = as with digits 4-6 this is up to the manufacturer, Newell has used X8 for digits 7 & 8 for all the VIN numbers I have seen from 1990 on.
Digit 9: x = a check digit determined based on the other 16 digits
Digit 10: x = year of vehicle (code begins with an A in 1980, and again in 2010, and increments 1 letter per year but skips I, so J is a 1988 and will be a 2018, skips O (so it doesn't look like a zero) so P is a 1993 and will be a 2023, skips Q (again to avoid confusion) so R is a 1994 and will be a 2024, skips U so V is 1997 and will be 2027, skips Z and starts numbers so a 1 is a 2001 and will be a 2031. This will ALWAYS tell you the year model of the Newell within a 30 year window (1980-2009 when it starts over for 2010-2039).
Digit 11: 1 = (always 1 for Newells) Plant Code (Miami, OK)
Digit 12-14: 011 = (always 011 for Newells) indicates the manufacturer is Newell (in conjunction with first 3 characters of VIN)
Digit 15-17: 281 = Sequence Number, which for Newell is the coach number for coaches through 815 and is the last three digits of the coach number for coaches number 1200 or greater which occurred in 2007 models (Newell skipped 816-1100 to catch up for the pre-1986 coaches since Newell started in 1986 with coach 1 in their 'new' numbering system.

Hope this helps when you see a VIN for a 1990 or newer coach.

Here is a guys that likes his toys! Nice shop at home and takes his garage with him.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-45ft-Newell...Vs_Campers

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/rvs/4226616686.html

i ran across this one this morning. not too far from me

tom

Has the same coach for sale twice, the original ad listed it at 279000.. Now an additional ad listing the same coach for 50k more.. But it now has 800 miles more on it..

Has anyone used this product? Another rver showed me how they work and it was quite remarkable how there was no smearing. But boy are they expensive!

http://www.amazon.com/MysticMaid-G718KC-...maid+cloth

Before anyone travels to Oklahoma..maybe to Newell PLEASE check the weather before heading this way. We are under severe winter warnings here and it's sleeting and snowing! So please travel safe!

Pam