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                While at MCC resort we got our coach outfited with Solar Fabric Shade for our windshield and side front windoows.
It turned out great ! and most important it works , cuts 95 % UV and it reduces how much heat gets in to your coach via front winshield.

The fabric they used is newer thicker and more webbier tehnology! you can still see out and that is nice!

it took about 2,5 hrs to fabicate and they put it on your winshield durring the hottest time of the day , so the fabric streatch due to the heat on the windhield.
I aksed then why they dont raund off the corners for nicer more stylish look.
They said that when others do they use velcro style corner and that tandancy to live wrinkles on teh shade over the time! SolBrella Cover Designs use 3 snaps on the top and two only on the bottom for the main windshield section, very easy to set it up ! need ladder and one person can do it! they have 3 years waranty on their product , also they made two wipers covers.
Not cheap for total of 3 covers : windshield & two side windows will set you back $450 but results are worth the money!

We tested on the same hot day running 2 AC unit and we got down some 10-15F inside the coach ! its good investemnent if you stay in sunny spot for lonf periods, as we did full month facing sun!! alos it will make your AC running not as hard as with out the shade.

I took few images.

Les

I am leaking air where the glass bowl screws onto the valve body. I have tried "O" rings but no success. Does anyone know what seal is required. Photo attached of the water separator.
   

steve bare,

while you are at newell, can you find out how the vacuum pumps are plumbed in to suck the air out of the slide airbags so you can post it?

i assume they use the standard 12v ford vacuum pump like i put in my 90.

thanks

tom

I'm not sure where I should have put this post - repairs, technical issues, tools... And I'm also not as mechanically inclined as Richard so could some one tell me exactly what part of Clarke's Newell or ours are these 2 guys working on today?

Hi all,

lets help each other and newbies with what are the operating parameters for our engines and trannys. once we get a kinda consensus and list of things and ranges, i will collate the data into a single post. no warranties implied, use data at your own risk, etc.....just our combined experience.

please add as you want, what you want to know and what you do know

also if you are referring to the gauges or the vmspc (ddec)

Engine Temp
Oil Temp
Trans Temp
Oil Pressure
Turbo PSI
RPM's



tom

Hi all,

lets help each other and newbies with what are the operating parameters for our engines and trannys. once we get a kinda consensus and list of things and ranges, i will collate the data into a single post. no warranties implied, use data at your own risk, etc.....just our combined experience.

please add as you want, what you want to know and what you do know

also if you are referring to the gauges or the vmspc (ddec)

Engine Temp
Oil Temp
Trans Temp
Oil Pressure
Turbo PSI
RPM's

Also how to operate the Allison tranny optimally.

tom

Hi all,

lets help each other and newbies with what are the operating parameters for our engines and trannys. once we get a kinda consensus and list of things and ranges, i will collate the data into a single post. no warranties implied, use data at your own risk, etc.....just our combined experience.

please add as you want, what you want to know and what you do know

also if you are referring to the gauges or the vmspc (ddec)

Engine Temp
Oil Temp
Trans Temp
Oil Pressure
Turbo PSI
RPM's

Also how to operate the Allison tranny optimally. the modes and how to check fluids via the keypad.

tom

        Heloo,
Want to ask anyone who has same Recaro Profi driving seat if thi seat swivel 180 degree ? I sen email to thsi German Co but no respond?

I love the seat but when park would be nice to spin it for more front views.
I did check and check under the seat and can not find any levers etc.

            After mechanic at MCC resort fixed our Bode door we all were thinking that plunger pin was sticking and that was the problem and partialy it wa sthe problem.

We hit the road and two days later , door stop working ! only way to open was to pull the air out using bay valve and push the door by hand.

I took the switch panel out ( by the door ) where inlumiantor,selenoid switches and other light switches are and after looking at two selenoinds I noticed that the far away one ( door switch ) black plastic casing was cracked. After talking to Newell they walked me trough the mercury sensors in the bay where the door opener relay i located, I did eleiminated mercury sensor and just spliced two wires together.

My wife and I figured that we can check the selenoid switches by reversing contact wires and witch the wires from door lock selenoid ( good selenoid ) to the cracked one ( door open selenoid )

We than tried the door and worked each time , we had no lock since we used now only one elenoid but it was good fest fix.
Cheryl ordered from Newell over night new selenoid ( dont ask me how much was it , I dont want to know haha! ) I found that those are no longer in production and I am sure Newell has stack of them , they have replaced with more sofisticated one and harder to wire to our older Newells that is what they said on the phone to my wife.

When i reference check they were at one time for $24-40 on line , but again, I tried several sources and they said they are out of production!

Even the one we got from Newell it hase aditional 2-4 more spade contacts, not sure what for , we just left them alone !

After getting new selenoid , i found out that Newell existing wire tip fittings are to big! quick trip to Radio S. and I got one ize smaller fittings.

We put both elenoids together ( same time I replaced blown red door lock light ) never works and it heat up !!! I replaced with new LED type red light, smaller size from Radio S. I just cut the bottom part of the original one , pulled ald bulb and tight fitted new one, now I have nice led bulb there , no heat and should work for some 50,000 hrs

Anyway, our door works flowesly now! It was great to look in to entire sytem and learned how things work and whye the dont work.

also, please notice that when you need new elenoid from newell , the Tyco Co who made them have changed the part number ( please see the photo with info )

If your door ever stop working you might have problem with selenoid switch at the panel like we had and its easy to check and test them.

Well, we have 2 more problems to work on: need to rekay our door lock ( put new code since it got confused after repairs and wont lock now ) and on our way to Redding Ca are from Palm springs some 700 miles out fuel tank gauge is shoing emepty, looks like ground wiring or another ensor of sort?

always something !!! hehe part of the fulltiming live!!!

Sorry again guys for my bad english!!!

Hello,
What is the advantage of having air conditioner units in the underbelly compartment vs. on the roof? Is there any? Seems like having air underneath decreases the cargo space...
Thanks!