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03-24-2015, 08:40 AM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 42
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New to us: 1999 Newmar DPDS3862
Lots of members were instrumental in our newbie confidence to purchase our first MH. 1999 was a few years older then we had intended purchasing but this Dutch Star had obviously been taken care of. And with only 55K miles on the 300 HP Cummins she still has miles too go. All the manuals, records, etc are on board. But I know I am going to have questions the manuals can't answer or I don't understand and I know this is the place to get the answers!
We are very excited to join the RV family and look forward to our first, mini, trip to get a feel of things. 
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03-24-2015, 08:50 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 30,785
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Well welcome to the Newmar forum and congratulation on your find and welcome to the Newmar family.
You say you have everything but here is a Brochure and Owners Guide that may answer some questions and below in my signature are links to many more for your new coach.
Good luck with it many safe miles in your future and enjoy your new adventure.
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03-24-2015, 10:34 AM
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Member
Tiffin Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 58
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Congrats on your purchase! We just bought a 2000 Dutch Star in January with only 65,000 miles and very well taken care of. We are anxious for our first trip this summer. Welcome!
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Steve, Karen and dogs Lexi & Addie 
2005 Tiffin Phaeton 40QDH
2015 Jeep Cherokee Latitude
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03-24-2015, 10:58 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 80
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Congratulations! 
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Coulter & Friends
2004 KSDP 3353/Cummins 5.9/Allison/Freightliner
Central California
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03-24-2015, 11:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Denton, TX, 76207
Posts: 2,160
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Congratulations and welcome!
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Steve Pinn
2008 Newmar Essex-4514
2009 Honda CRV
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03-24-2015, 05:32 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Michigan
Posts: 894
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Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the Newmar family.
Ask away and we will try to answer any questions. As you can see below we are partial to a 1999 DP with a Spartan/Cummins combo.
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1999 Newmar Mountain Aire MADP 4080, Cummins ISC 8.3L, Allison, Spartan MM IFS, Howard Power Center, Chev Trailblazer LTZ Towed w/ BlueOx rigging, Segway X2.
www.shaw11.com
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03-25-2015, 04:59 AM
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Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Valley City, OH
Posts: 64
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Congratulations and welcome. You picked a great coach and I'm sure you'll be as happy with it as we've been with ours!
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Valley City, Ohio
1999 Newmar DSDP 3862.
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03-25-2015, 07:08 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 1,724
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Welcome - wishing you may miles of happy cruising and Glamping !
Last October we bought a 2002 Ditch Star with 12k on the odometer - looking forward to lots of fun days and nights with the family.
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Glenn & Angie - my Guardian Angel plus "Haddington & Sophie The Airedales".
2017 Newmar Canyon Star 40', FMCA - Retired Army Sergeant Major
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03-25-2015, 02:51 PM
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Community Moderator
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 31,557
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Glad to have you here with us. Congratulations on your new Dutch Star. I wish you a lot of luck with it. Welcome to the Newmar family.
Best of luck, and happy trails!
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Tony & Ruth........... FMCA#F416727
2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
No amount of money can buy you an extra second of time.
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03-25-2015, 02:54 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Utah
Posts: 2,893
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Congratulations. I was following your thread about the Windsor and then the Dynasty but it sounds like you were able to find the right one for you.
Wish you many happy and safe miles.
Mike.
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03-25-2015, 04:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North East, Tx.
Posts: 219
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Welcome to the forum! I purchased a '99 DS with the cummins 300 and a Spartan chassis in December of 2013 . I'm fairly new to the DP scene but have learned a few things about this specific model (with help from this forum, of course). If I can help in any way, just let me know.
Roger
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Roger & Cris
2 Kids/2 dogs and too long until retirement!
1999 Newmar DS 3858 (Spartan with Cummins ISC300)
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03-25-2015, 05:34 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Wellington, Florida
Posts: 13,599
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Hi RV2015,
Welcome to the Newmar Owners forum. Congrats on your coach. There are many happy memories waiting to be made.
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Gary
2005 Newmar KSDP 3910 + GMC ENVOY XUV 37K lbs Moving Down The Road
The Avatar Is Many Times Around The USA
Nobody Knows Your Coach Like Somebody Who Owns One Just Like Yours
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03-26-2015, 09:35 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NC
Posts: 11
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Hot water heater question
What a wonderful support group...Alzheimer happened in my family, so I kind of dropped out for a while, so traveling alone with much to learn now...
I have the 2000 Dutch Star with a question about my hot water heater. When traveling to camp grounds on arrival my hot water is very hot....should I be turning something off that I do not know about? Anode rod in, de-winterizered, lines flushed of antifreeze stuff, bypass under sink on to fill the hot water tank after lines flushed. But water in tap hot and not plugged in yet? Should the switch outside by the anode rod be off/on when traveling?
Thanks for any help. Linda, NC
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03-26-2015, 09:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 852
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rascalsgirls
What a wonderful support group...Alzheimer happened in my family, so I kind of dropped out for a while, so traveling alone with much to learn now...
I have the 2000 Dutch Star with a question about my hot water heater. When traveling to camp grounds on arrival my hot water is very hot....should I be turning something off that I do not know about? Anode rod in, de-winterizered, lines flushed of antifreeze stuff, bypass under sink on to fill the hot water tank after lines flushed. But water in tap hot and not plugged in yet? Should the switch outside by the anode rod be off/on when traveling?
Thanks for any help. Linda, NC
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The hot water is coming from the engine. There's a feed off of the engine that goes to your water heater and heats water while you're driving.
If you open the engine compartment in the bedroom you can see the lines. Ours is red hose. It goes through the bulkhead in the engine compartment, through the basement and to the water heater. A nice feature that provides hot water for while you are driving without having to use propane. We've found we don't need to turn the water heater on for overnight stops either.
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1998 Newmar Dutch Star, 3126B Cat/ Freightliner
2003 Honda Element
" Don't let the same dog bite you twice " 
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