02-15-2015, 07:24 PM
As many of you know I have been fighting a hydrUlic leak for the last two months. For those who did not know I've had :
1. control box leak and a loose filter in November.
2. A bad hydraulic pump that pushe hydraulic fluid into the engine oil last week.
3. Friday on way to down stream casino with my wife in joplin missouri we sprang a leak in the main hydraulic line from the pump to the control box.
Well yesterday we were getting ready to leave the casino and when I started the coach it would not go into high idle and the stop/check engine lights would not go off. I shut coach down looked in back and noticed a large amount ( couple gallons of hydraulic fluid on the ground) . Today Had a mobile repair guy come diagnose and it seemed that the hydraulic filter had either been blown off the gasket or the gasket let go. Called newell Sunday to see if there was a check valve or something that might have caused the filter to have been pressurized. We also could not locate a filter for the coach it seems it is a little bit unusual. The guys at newell met me on Sunday morn so that we could get replacement filters and a new filter housing and check valve in case that was the issue. And get it fixed before we got blasted with 6 inches of snow.( yes Doug only 6 inches..) lol
So if anyone at the rally needs a hydraulic filter, filter housing , check valves, fuel filters , oil filters hydraulic fluid ,cooling fluid, oil, 110 air compressors, hydraulic pump, spare tires (365's are currently all that is in inventory )or zip ties. Let me know we have replacement parts available
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Seriously just wanted to give a special shout out to the guys at Newell for meeting me on a Sunday.
One last tid bit. On the older coaches like mine they use a vickers filter housing. The current filter housing and check valves newell has in stock DO NOT fit the vickers in our coaches, you must get the whole assembly..
1. control box leak and a loose filter in November.
2. A bad hydraulic pump that pushe hydraulic fluid into the engine oil last week.
3. Friday on way to down stream casino with my wife in joplin missouri we sprang a leak in the main hydraulic line from the pump to the control box.
Well yesterday we were getting ready to leave the casino and when I started the coach it would not go into high idle and the stop/check engine lights would not go off. I shut coach down looked in back and noticed a large amount ( couple gallons of hydraulic fluid on the ground) . Today Had a mobile repair guy come diagnose and it seemed that the hydraulic filter had either been blown off the gasket or the gasket let go. Called newell Sunday to see if there was a check valve or something that might have caused the filter to have been pressurized. We also could not locate a filter for the coach it seems it is a little bit unusual. The guys at newell met me on Sunday morn so that we could get replacement filters and a new filter housing and check valve in case that was the issue. And get it fixed before we got blasted with 6 inches of snow.( yes Doug only 6 inches..) lol
So if anyone at the rally needs a hydraulic filter, filter housing , check valves, fuel filters , oil filters hydraulic fluid ,cooling fluid, oil, 110 air compressors, hydraulic pump, spare tires (365's are currently all that is in inventory )or zip ties. Let me know we have replacement parts available
..Seriously just wanted to give a special shout out to the guys at Newell for meeting me on a Sunday.
One last tid bit. On the older coaches like mine they use a vickers filter housing. The current filter housing and check valves newell has in stock DO NOT fit the vickers in our coaches, you must get the whole assembly..
Marc Newman
Formerly Newell 422, 507, 512 701
