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I see my ole' 74 Classic is for sale. Interesting he used my old photos? Must not have a camera..
http://www.rvregistry.com/used-rv/154472.htm

Not sure the condition.. It was great the last time I saw it!

Yesterday after we left Stuart, FL we stopped at the Flying J at exit 131 off I-95 to get propane and a $100 of diesel....it was $4.29/ gallon there so we wanted enough to get our tank above 1/4 and then head up to Melbourne where we were going to spend the night and Gas Buddy showed a good diesel price at $3.95/ gallon.....not bad right now.

We arrived in Melbourne around 12:30 and headed to the station shown on Gas Buddy. We spied the green handled pumps and pulled in. Right away I noticed the price on the green handled pump was 4.09....much higher than the reported price, so I decided just to get $200 worth, which would put us up over 1/2 tank and then look for a better price on our way up to St. Augustine.

We finished fueling and headed back down the street to the Lowe's to park for the day. We planned to have lunch with friends, and spend the afternoon with them.

About a mile down at a stop light the engine stopped. I've never had that happen before. It did restart, so we continued down the road. About a mile later at a stop light it stopped again.....hmmmmm....did I get bad diesel?

As we were pulling into the Lowe's parking lot the engine died again, this time for good. Fortunately it was a slight down hill and we were able to coast to a stop in a decent parking position.

The engine would turn over, but not fire. I got on the phone with Good Sam and talked with a representative who said he would find a mobile mechanic in the area who could come out.....at this point I was thinking bad fuel....maybe clogged fuel filters.

I then contacted our friends to tell them we would be available for lunch.....Chris suggested they come over, bring some diesel so we could change out the filters (I have two extra sets) and see if that was the problem. So they came, and we changed the filters, primed the news ones and screwed them back in place. The DD fired right up and ran for about 5 minutes, then shut down again sputtering.

At this point Chris suggested I call the gas station and find out when they last filled their diesel tank, and had anyone else complained. I called and explained to the young lady what had happened after I bought diesel at their station......she replied "Sir, we don't sell diesel here"

I was stunned...I had just been there and used the green handled nozzle....she again emphatically said they did not sell diesel at that station......all of a sudden the realization hit both Chris and I.....I had put in 50 gallons of their mid range unleaded gas.....they apparently use green nozzles for that grade......doh!

Shortly thereafter the mobile mechanic arrived. I told him what the problem was. We needed to get the bad fuel out, and he was not equipped for something like that....there is 100 gallons to remove. Chris suggested (seeing a trend here?) I call a local marina to get a referral for a mobile marine mechanic....he felt they must have to do this kind of thing a lot with boats sitting for a long time and the fuel goes bad, or something. So I did that and got a referral to a guy who referred me another guy who has a waste oil truck which can pump out the fuel and dispose of it. I could have gotten the fuel out, but what am I going to do with twenty 5 gallon cans of bad fuel?

So, he will be here this morning at 9 am to pump out the bad fuel, then we will put about 30 gallons of good fuel in so we can drive to a station that actually sells diesel and fill up......a $400 lesson (just for the fuel....the pump out will cost $150....drive time, plus labor, plus disposal of the bad fuel).

I also talked to my mechanic at Choo Choo Express Garage and Don told me I shouldn't have any damage with only a few miles driven. I felt if I could get out half, 50 gallons, I could add 3 quarts of ATF, or 3 quarts of 30 weight oil to neutralize the gas, and then fill up with good diesel, but I feel more comfortable taking it all out. After all the price is the same to pump 100 gallons, or 50 gallons out, so an easy choice there.

I'll update later today after we have gotten the bad fuel out, and the good in.......always be sure to read what the pump says....don't go by the color of the nozzle. Part of my problem was I was expecting them to have diesel based on Gas Buddy, so didn't pay attention.....big mistake.

Only 78,000 miles, DD Series 60, Valid leveling & Valid slides. Ad says 4 roof airs and it looks like rear bath. Can't tell if it has 1/2 bath too. His asking price shows lots of owner pride.

http://www.greatvehicles.com/rvs/for_sal...s/19688676

hi all,

i talked to ron tonite and i have to say his buying the 04 was meant to be. if you know ron and how he likes yellow and if you look at the pictures of his 96 and his 2004, they have the exact same paint scheme with different colors. meant to be

look at the pictures.

tom

Please go to my website at www.danielmotorcompany.com and under inventory click, chevrolet 100. There you will find 23 pictures of my Newell for sale. I have reduced the price for a serious quick sale at 63,500. Its a wonderful troublefree coach that I have owned for 6 years. As some of you know...I am trrying to buy a 4 slide Newell so I need money in hand! Coach is great...lower cracks on both windshields (3-4 years ago) but has never bothered me. Thats the only issue I know of. Great coach!

http://www.us.grundfos.com/web/download....2005A3546/$File/Jpi&o.pdf

These older 110V water pumps were installed in Newells from somewhere in the mid 90s and into the early 2000s. They have been replaced with the Headhunter Mach 5. On my coach my owners manual says Grundfos JetpaQ and the pump says Headhunter JetpaQ. The JetpaQ water pumps have an accumulator tank that was factory charged to 30 psi. The newer Mach 5 does not have the accumulator tank.

I had never checked the accumulator tank psi. I did today and it only had 2 psi. I charged it back up to 30 psi.

I post this because if you have a JetpaQ 110V water pump you might want to check the accumulator tank pressure. Prior to checking & charging take all water pressure off the pump. Having the proper accumulator tank pressure should allow the pump to function more efficiently.

Since we started fulltiming my wife and I are thinking of moving up to a 45' newer Newell.
Not really looking for slides (unless a really great deal in nice shape comes up).
Got our eye on a couple already so want to post ours here before we put it at a consignment lot.
Our Newell is 39' in good shape, runs great, front tires new in 2009, rear tires new last year with all rear studs changed. Heated cork floor in bath. VMSPC with netbook. 32" Vizio in front, rear has 15" flat screen. In-motion KVH satelite dish. New recliner. 240watts of solar panels on roof. Progressive surge protector installed last year. New baseboard heaters in bedroom. All 3 basement air conditioners are upgraded to new circuit boards & digital thermostats. Batteries are about 5 years old and have Pulsetech conditioners installed. New Dometic refrigerator installed in 2011.
I do have oil analysis records.
PM me if you are interested and we'll discuss price.
Thanks

For those that have roof airs, this is a friendly maintenance reminder. There is a washable filter behind the interior a/c grills that need to be cleaned occasionally. If you don't have the ducted air with the hidden grills then the maintenance is very simple and straight forward. Some dis assembly of the ceiling is required if you have the ducted air with the hidden grills. Each a/c unit will have a grill cover that must be removed. On my coach the two bedroom a/c grill covers have two screws on each side & drop straight down. In the salon both a/c grill covers have one screw on one side and slide off away from the screw point. I was able to remove and replace all the a/c grill covers with the slides in.

Center bath, rear walk-in closet, basement airs, and only 95,000 miles. Nice looking paint job.

http://motorhomesoftexas.com/coachrv/new...-45--P1116