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We are considering whether or not to paint our coach. The paint is faded and is so busy that we are not sure we want to keep it. I have a company looking at it now who has a paint booth big enough to handle it who is calling me today with an estimate.

I am wondering if any of you have had your coaches painted and have tips and or suggestions for us as well as prices so I have something to compare this to. Not sure if I should be calling some place else in the Midwest that An possibly drive it to to have this done. This place does this for the local RV dealership as well as trucks. I assume that Newell must have someone in Oklahoma who does this for them but that is a full day drive for me. That might be ok if it were a place we could do things via emailed pics and such to plan things out etc and I just am driving it to have the work done and not just looked at.

hi all,

i had a problem that i fixed earlier this summer but thought you might be interested in it.

my genny would run all day long sitting still. however, on startup it would start, then pause like it was choking, then it would rev back up and be ok.

however, as soon as i would drive off with the genny running, it would shut power down. as we watched it more (thanks michael) it would come back on in 50 seconds (the power that is) and that was the time for the power monitor/protection system in the transfer switch would wait before starting the power back.

we found that the gennymotor was stalling just enough for the power to drop below the voltage level that was set in the power monitor such that it would turn off the power to the coach to protect it.

for both issues it ended up being the electric fuel pump mounted on the genny that has an internal check valve that was bad causing fuel to drain back and choke the genny for a brief moment.

i got a new one from powertech and took about 15 min to install and it fixed everthing.

http://powertech.myshopify.com/products/...-fuel-pump

i ordered it directly from powertech.

tom

Here is a product that I have found useful for several years in doing rv repairs. I have never had a repair fail when I used this product. I use it when soldering is inconvenient or I don't want the heat of a solder gun. It is easy to use. The link is to ThinkGeek, but others sell the product.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/b70c/?r...MgodjEsAgg

A few weeks ago while we were in Forks, WA I noticed my right rear trailer tire's tread was separating, so I took it down to the local tire store and got the tire replaced for $120 (tire, balancing, labor) and reinstalled it. I, apparently did not tighten the lugs enough...I should have used the torque wrench at 90 foot pounds, but I was in a hurry, and then forgot about it. Well, your mistakes never forget about you, and this one reminded me this morning on I-84....we had just passed the intersection of I-84 and I-184 when a motorcyclist passing me on the left indicated I should pull over...I assumed something was wrong with the coach, or trailer, so began to pull to the shoulder....as I checked the right side view mirror I saw the passenger side trailer fender flopping in the wind, so I thought I had a tire had blown. The next exit was only 1/4 mile, so I exited and parked on a side street and got out to see the bad news. Well, it wasn't a blown tire, the entire wheel was GONE! The lugs had sheared off at the brake housing...all six were gone with the wheel. Half the fender was bent up, and the dust cover was gone.

I decided to call Good Sam ERS to send a mobile service out, and as I walked back to the coach to get my phone a guy drove up in a public utilities truck (can't remember the name) and asked if I was missing something...I wasn't sure what he was getting at, so I just said "Yes my trailer wheel".....he said "well, I saw it come off and stopped to retrieve it from the roadside brush, and then tracked you down". I said, "wow, that must have taken a while" (we had been stopped for about 15 minutes at this time) and he said he just got off at the next exit and drove both directions looking for the coach (it's hard to miss, right?). His name was Royce, and I will be eternally grateful to him for his Good Samaritan gesture.

Anyway, I decided to take off the brake drum, and take that with the wheel over to Big O Tires just a few blocks away. The rim was ruined as the lug holes where all oblong now, but Big O had the same rim for $30, so they just switched the tire to the new rim, and then ordered new lugs form a local parts store. The parts store did not have the right dust cover so the service guy, Brant, modified it to somewhat fit temporarily, and I used duct tape to be sure it doesn't come off before I get the right one. I reinstalled the brake drum with the new lugs, and the wheel, then used my torque wrench set at 90 foot pounds to torque down all 6 bolts this time. 90 was what the tire shop recommended.

All is well that ends well...it could have been worse.....just let your imagination run wild for a couple of minutes....I did. Well, that was my adventure for the day!

The shower quit while we were at Yosemite. I took it apart but it was only 30 years old and worn out. Off to Sonora to the Lowes and we have a new one installed.
The valve and the plumbing is located in the closet behind the shower. Ours was a Mohen and so is the replacement. Good news is it didn't take much change although the plumbing to the shower had to be replaced. I was able to use brass pipes and coupling but did need to sweat piece of copper.
We have alot more water coming from the shower head now, loks like all of that Arizona hard water took it's toll.

hi all,

i have seen 3 of you now that have the alternator on your series 60 show low voltage.

on the last leg of my trip home a few weeks ago the voltage registering on the vmspc was 12.9-13.0 volts.

so, it is not where it should be.

but....my coach has the 300amp 50DN oil cooled alternator on it. it weighs a little over 100 pounds. and actually is a generator with a delco remy separate voltage regulator.

richard send me some documents on how to troubleshoot but i have not stepped through it yet. anyone have any experience with these big monster alternators?

thanks

tom

I had a conversation with Tom when he was visiting about venting a dryer. For some one wanting to add a washer/dryer to their Newell the venting is an issue. My Country Coach had a very attractive vent that I have also seen on Bluebirds. The outside is chrome zinc. The inside is black plastic & has a flap that opens when the dryer is on. The dryer vent hose attaches to the vent. This vent would be easy to install & be attractive. Below is a link to the product at West Marine, but others sell it.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/sto...DwKtMFlQf4

Guys,

I have been moving some insurance around and it made me start thinking about coach insurance. I have mine insured with Geico right now since Progressive was almost three times as much. Currently I pay around $1100 / year for a 2003.

Am I missing the boat on RV insurance? Are there other companies that you guys have had good luck with? What happens if you have a claim...I doubt I would let anyone other than Newell work on a broken coach...but I am not sure the insurance company would agree with me.

Geico gave me a significant discount for taking an online safe driving course. (Complete waste of time, but did net me another 10% discount).

Anyway...I would love to hear your good experiences!

cheers,
bill

With Isaac coming, please be careful out there. We are praying for minimal damage and no loss of life.

Tuga, it looks like the storm path just keeps moving closer and closer to you.

Remembering Katrina 7 years ago, this one seems to be less dangerous but still capable of causing a lot of damage.

Today as we drove back from our maiden cruise to the Black Hills we spotted another classic Newell heading West. I only caught a glimpse of it but the driver waved at us as he definitely saw us and recognized another Newell. It appeared to be around the same age as ours and was gray and red color. I was also pulling a vehicle of some kind. Let me know if that was you (whoever you are) or if anyone else knows who that may have been.