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1527 3/12/2005 11:12:36 AM 3/13/2005 John J. Wright John.jwright@verizon.net Microphor Commode I have a Microphor vacuum commode. It works perfectly well on the main air system. However, it's backup is a Thomas Industries 12 Volt pump that, while it will work, does not put out enough pressure. This is according to the Microphor folks. I looked for an Internet address for Thomas and, while I found something, was unable to get a source of this 12 volt pump.

I would simply like to buy a new one and have it put in.

Any help will be appreciated.

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2005 Brian Williams Awrench99@msn.com Preowned Newells, through 1992 42' 220 k coach Newell 1978 Value??? It has a less than avg. recond. done aprox. 5 years ago. Please let me know ASAP. Thanks very much!!!! A
1529 3/20/2005 5:43:21 PM 3/21/2005 Alvin Bullock alvinpops872@wmconnect.com 1992 Newell What is Smart Wheel? Is it any good? If so, can it be put on a 1992 and is SmarTire any good? Thank you.

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1532 3/29/2005 8:45:11 PM 4/4/2005 Peter kentps@aol.com Repower Changing out engine in my 79 Newell. 555 gave up, installing 6V92TA Model 806 with HT747D Allison. Need help with axel ratio as Detroit will not develop RPM of the Cummins. Thanks Pete

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1533 3/30/2005 8:49:43 PM 4/4/2005 Jack Fortner jackfortner@charter.net Windshield wiper I have an 85 newell and the right windshield wiper quit working. How do I get to it. It's electric I presume and are new motors or parts available?

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1536 4/4/2005 8:18:41 AM 4/4/2005 Bill Moore newellbabies @juno.com speedometer quit I have a 74 diesel pusher and the speedometer quit. The speedometer has no cable connection. It's electric. Where is the cable converter located. It is not on the firewall.

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1537 4/4/2005 11:26:24 AM 4/6/2005 TechTalk Staff TechTalk@newellcoach.com speedometer quit The speedometer is driven by a pencil gear coming out of the tail shaft on the drivers side of
the transmission. Follow the speedometer cable from the pencil gear up to a gearbox and a mini generator. More than likely the problem is the gearbox. If you contact Newell Service (1-888-3NEWELL), we can arrange for you to send it to us, rebuild it, and return it to you.

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1538 4/7/2005 11:15:46 AM 4/8/2005 jim Gering jimg@newellcoach.com 750 data storm We have the data storm running great in coach 750

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1539 4/11/2005 10:02:15 AM 4/11/2005 Mike rasputinkiller@yahoo.com 1975 Newell Coach Hello, I am looking to purchase a 1975 coach. Aside from knowing that it has a Cummins V-555 engine and an
Allison MT640 transmission the broker could not give me any other technical info. Can anybody give me any insight on the 1975 coach? It currently has 177k miles on it.

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1540 4/12/2005 10:56:15 PM 4/13/2005 B. Johnston nmbjohnston@aol.com 1975 Newell Coach About the Cummins 555 (triple nickel) engine; When I bought my '79 2 years ago and asked for information about that engine my local Cummins mechanic, a nearby Newell owner (that had one with that engine years ago), and a friend that is a farm machinery mechanic and has worked on them before all said the same thing; it's underpowered, hard to repair, and recommended against buying it if it had one. A previous message in this web site from William Griffith, guzzi@bayou.com stated "We have a 78 Newell that "had" a 555 Cummins (214hp WHEN NEW). We felt that the 555 was sluggish on take off and terribly under powered. While it will eventually get up the hills, it will take a while and after everything else passes you. When we had problems (blown engine) we found that the 555 is an old out-dated engine, few machanics know how to work on it, parts are not readily available and to rebuild the top end would be over $13K."

Fortunately, when we inspected it we found that the previous owner had replaced it with the 903 Cummins and I bought it. It has had no problems so far, although it does smoke until it really warms up. I love my old Newell coach!
Hope this helps a bit.

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1542 4/20/2005 6:00:03 PM 4/22/2005 john leuenberger jeleuen@cox.net Preowned Newells, through 1992 1982 36' Classic/DD6V92TA/Allison/Jake. 160K mi. Many updates, very nice. Records. NW FL. $49900. 850 244 6150.

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1543 4/24/2005 8:58:01 AM 4/24/2005 Tim Durham timdur@cox.net 750 data storm I have had the Datastorm with DW4000 modems and D1 controller up and running in coach 539 since April 2004.

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1544 4/25/2005 1:19:07 PM 4/25/2005 Rich Farr toptin@cox.net Repower We have a 1979 Newell 38' with a factory V692DD and Allison 5 speed transmission (believe the model is a 654).
Coach has a Rockwell rear end with 3:55 ratio. Gearing is perfect and 2300 RPM = approx 78 MPH (depends on the wind). Here is a caviet - our Allison transmission is a 5 speed with a locking torque converter which actually acts and shifts like an additional gear (6 speed). If your new transmission does not utilize a locking torque converter, you will need a higher ratio. Newell should be able to make a recommendation. Hope this helps a little.

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1545 4/26/2005 4:33:15 PM 4/27/2005 mike birmingham birminghamm@rush-enterprises.com front brakes This is for the techs. I need orginal part numbers for front drums and shoes . The last brake job done on this coach was done wrong by another location so no telling what is correct.
Please help if you could. I replaced parts already but its not right. vin # 1N9446X87P1011330, 10/92.

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1547 4/27/2005 4:54:43 AM 4/27/2005 TechTalk Staff TechTalk@newellcoach.com front brakes In addition to the part numbers, the actual parts are most often available from the Newell parts support staff at 1-888-3NEWELL. Newell does not charge for telephone support or information posted on TechTalk, but keep in mind that selling the actual parts helps our salaries so we can be here for you. Call Newell and we can probably supply the drums and shoes you need.

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1548 4/29/2005 11:02:21 PM 5/1/2005 Mo DeGagne mdegagne@telus.net Preowned Newells, through 1992 '75 Newell with rebuilt 3208 Cat Turbo, rebuilt Allison 5 speed, newer Kobota 18KW gen, belly fridge/freezer; dc-ac inverter; newer rubber all around, aluminum rims, updated 3 tone exterior,recently updated interior, flat screen TV and surround sound stereo, CD, DVD, VCR, new radiator, new brakes. Located in southern Alberta. Priced at $60,000 Can. More info by e-mailing mdegagne@telus.net

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1549 4/30/2005 6:27:38 PM 5/1/2005 clay canaday orthodo@comcast.net 2006 newells How much weight is added with the new Cat engine and trans over the old Detroit/Allison setup of earlier Newells?
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1550 5/1/2005 4:32:17 AM 5/1/2005 TechTalk Staff TechTalk@newellcoach.com 2006 newells We actually weighed the engines and transmissions in our facilities to make sure we knew the weights accurately and the impact of the change. Good news! While the 625 hp Cat engine weights a couple of hundred pounds more than the Series 60 Detroit, the ZF transmission weighs several hundred pounds less than an Allision (primarily because the automated mechanical clutch of the ZF weighs less than the Allison's torque converter). The Cat/ZF combination weighs a couple of hundred pound less than the Detroit/Allison combo.

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1553 5/5/2005 9:31:12 AM 5/5/2005 Marc Hobbie lmhobbie@yahoo.com New Tires/Tire Pressure Monitor We are currently running the Bridgestone R293 (24,5's) steering tires all around on our '93. We are looking for new tires and are wondering if anyone has suggestions about our best options. Has anyone used the new Goodyear G670 RV tire? We are also considering putting on a tire pressure monitoring system all around. . .Have looked at one from Doran Mfg and one from Tire Century by Fleet Specialties. . .Does anyone have any opinions, + or - about either of these? In the reading on tires and tech talk, some have mentioned filling tires with nitrogen. We live in a rural area, and it's not available. Does it work so well that we should go to a big city to get it?

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1554 5/5/2005 2:54:42 PM 5/5/2005 Don Roberts dbr@fiberpipe.net New Tires/Tire Pressure Monitor I tried the Doran and the rear tire sensors did not connect with the receiver consistently. They had assured me not only would they work on the coach, but the tow as well. Not in my case.

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1555 5/6/2005 4:26:30 PM 5/7/2005 Rod de Szendeffy roddesz@aol.com Microphor Commode Try Grainger.com. I upgraded my 12V with a better one-same size and went to 110 at the same time. Microphor folks are great to work with, but no one else seemed able or willing to work on their products. Finally had to remove it myself-great fun that was-and ship the whole thing to them for overhaul. Good Luck. Microphor seems to make a great product until it needs service.