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Hello all! 

Very happy I managed to find this forum. My name is Rick. I am in my mid-30's, eat sleep and breathe anything automotive related, collect Vertu cell phones, and am an old-soul.  

I grew up junior drag racing in Southern California in the 90s and early 2000s. My parents had a 1996 40 or 42 foot non-slide Newell that we used to travel around to the races. 

I am a little tired of the overall decline in Colorado, so it is time to find somewhere a little more sensible. I am planning on traveling various parts of the US and living out of the coach full time. I was initially looking at the Luxe Regent, as it was advertised as a four-season fifth-wheel; however, I think that a Newell or Prevost would probably be a better option. I am looking for a fairly trouble-free experience. And from the sounds of things, fifth-wheels in general are are known for needing maintenance and having problems. I also am of the impression that a Newell will feel like a real home on wheels. At least that's [pretty much] how I remember our old Newell! I think we put about 100-150k miles on it over 15 years. 

I would like to keep the coach price in the $300-600k range, but I am flexible. I am more concerned with finding the "right one" more so than the price as long as it's within reason. I am also not opposed to sending it back to Newell to have things modified to my tastes/preferences. I realize that each unit was custom ordered and specced, but I am fairly easy when it comes to paint/floor/upholstery colours. 

I have been watching a lot of youtube videos from Andrew Steele, but I still have a lot to learn...and a million questions. Looking to purchase one in the late fall or over the next winter. 

Looking forward to getting to know some of you folks!

BR
Rick

Would anyone care to share their thoughts on purchasing their Newell coach in an LLC for tax purposes? I’ve read some opinions on other websites that this might be questionable. FYI, I reside in Kentucky.

How much fuel would it take to run the generator for 24 hours? I will be running it for 6-7 days and I want to make sure I can run it that long on a full 200 gallon tank of fuel.
Thank you

Hi all,

Our headhunter water pump has gotten louder and louder, please see the attached vid (looks like it won’t let me attach a vid). I’m currently filling the water tank. It also seems to run a lot and make a noise to the left of the galley, so much so, that sometimes we just turn it off to stop the noise. Wondering if it needs to be replaced. Any advice is welcomed here! Thanks

There is a switch behind the passenger seat on the wall that says heater. Has a position for low or high. I presume that is for the floor aquahot heater registers ? If so mine always stays at the same speed when switched to either position. Is there a relay for this ? Or am I missing something.

            I have coach #145 and am getting around to fixing the starter circuit. Here's what I have. Previous owner said it would never start from the front since he had it. He always started it from the rear. It had quite a few other things that needed addressed first, so I am now ready to dive into this. It has since quit starting from the rear all together. It will start on the starter so no problem  there. I put up photos to show the rear. The red/ black wire that's disconnected from the terminal so far is the culprit. It goes to the solenoid, but has no continuity. My question is where does it go between terminal block and solenoid? That's where I'm losing power from rear start switch. I'm leaning towards the front start problem being in the neutral safety switch from some checking before it completely stopped.

Also what configuration does the rear switches need to be in for the front to work?

Thanks,
David Williams

I have a leak under my coach and turned off all four spigot valves in the engine bay to get the coach back home (thank you Newell After-Hours Service!). Luckily I was very close to home and had the SilverLeaf engine management running so saw the temps going up and only got up to 200f but shut down the engine when the dash lights came on… I removed the dash cover piece and I can see the hoses and heat exchanger under the dash - what controls the valve that connects the hoses to the heat exchanger under the dash?  How do I remove the dash to check the hoses?  It looks like the floor under the hoses is dry… Since I lost most of my coolant when the valves were open how can I test the system? I guess it’s a good time to put in new coolant (after the leaks are fixed). Do the coolant lines run under the coach?

Hello,

I am in search of a Newell coach with bath and a half.  Prefer mid entry but open to front entry.  Want wood tone cabinets, sleeper sofa, and a generous kitchen.

Anyone have anything not currently listed?

I saw this coach 1409 possibly for sale if anyone happens to have contact information for the owner.

Thanks so much!
Mark

We just purchased a '91 Newell 'project'. Going through everything trying to get it all working as it should.

I tried searching here and, in the manuals, and can't find the info I need.
I was tightening all the loose battery connections and the big fuse on the ground side crumbled in my hands.
Does anyone know the amperage rating on these? I will probably replace both and get a couple spares...

Next project will be the Primus system, lol! Wish me luck!


   

My sequencing came apart on the top thread, causing the water too keep running, the threads on both parts looked ok but the valve would not tighten  the top of the valve was 0.020 inches bigger than the bottom made a clamp out of some 18 gauge stainless and was able to compress the abs so the threads would not slip