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You are welcome! Yes, we will be at the rally. Site D7, right by the dog park. Mossey

No wax ring involved, but there is a light weight rubber donut that fits on the toilet in the same place a wax ring would fit. It has the look and feel of a car door gasket, but it is shaped just like a wax ring and it is solid. The gasket that fits in the tank hole is a very dense rubber compound. Good luck and just ask if any questions come up! Mossey

This was the biggest PITA that I have had with my Oliver. The 4 screws are 1" long and maybe #12. I did drill new holes with a 13/64” bit. The existing screws were sealed with a white product that was probably silicone. If you have replaced a closet flange at home, just forget what you know, because this is a new experience. My advice is to try a stainless steel, 2 piece repair ring before removing the original closet flange. Now that I have said that, feel free to do what you want, but I’ll tell you about my mistakes and successes. I will say the I did use an ABS flange with a stainless ring by Sioux Chief from Lowes, but it was the 3rd one I tried. The first 2 were ordered from Home Depot as well as the 2 foot section of 3" ABS pipe. It took HD about 6 weeks to complete that order. Make sure the closet flange will fit inside a 3" schedule 40 ABS or PVC pipe. I removed the existing flange by removing the 4 screws and trying to pull the flange up. That didn’t work because of the rubber bushing in the top of the black tank and the flexibility of the tank itself. I could pull the flange up about an inch, so I put a couple of wooden wedges under the flange and then used a flat pry bar on a piece of 1x4" and worked a couple short pieces of 2x4" under the lip of the flange. I was then able to use the pry bar again and when the flange was about 3" up from the floor, it would stay in that position and I was able to remove the wood and pull it out. The rubber bushing came out of the hole in top of the tank and came off of the pipe because it wouldn’t fit through the floor hole and ended up on top of the tank. I noticed that tank hole was about 3/8" closer to the street side wall than the floor hole, they were misaligned. I didn’t think it would be a problem because Oliver was able to install it. Oh Boy, was that a mistake. After receiving the parts from HD, I cut a 4" long piece of the ABS pipe, beveled the bottom end to match the original and glued it to the closet flange. Then I put the rubber gasket in place on the top of the tank then inserted the flange through the floor and into the rubber gasket and pushed it into the gasket and got to within 2" of the floor where it stopped. So I removed it and applied some silicone grease to the shank and tried it again. This attempt got to within an inch of the floor, so I placed a short 2x6 on top of the flange and tried standing on it and it stopped about 3/8" from bottoming out. Throughout all of this effort I’m thinking the flex of the tank is preventing me from it seating completely. And then the stainless ring of the flange popped out of its slot. So I started over with the extra flange I bought and it would not fit flush either and then I bumped my head and the light bulb went on, the flange was bottoming out on the lip of the hole. Upon further examination of the original flange, I realized the that the 1/4" tall bottom ring had a different profile than the original and that was catching on the edge of the floor hole. I found that the Sioux Chief flange had a matching profile by looking at Pinterest pictures and confirmed that through their website. And the new flange had the same result, so I got my jigsaw out and enlarged the hole and it still wouldn’t bottom out. So I made a cup of coffee and tried to think of a way to push the top of the tank up from the inside. The picture below shows the piece of scrap rod that I bent into a J shape and reached into the tank through the Flange and pulled up on the tank while standing on the flange. I moved around the hole at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock and the tank top moved up at each position and the flange was resting on the floor when I finished. I screwed the flange down and reset the toilet. Finally success! And by now you have figured out that I have the ability to make a long story, longer. And I am persistent to the point of stupidity! And I just had a new thought, has the tank moved from its original position and that caused the misalignment? Mossey

Google "Metal Supermarkets" for your area. My local store has all kinds of cuts or short pieces left after someone else bought a portion of a larger piece available. Or the will cut something for you. They are worth a try if they are nearby. Mossey

I understand the stupid computer scenario, but how would that effect a single lighting circuit? The OP indicated that the other light are working fine. And of course I am assuming that the inverter/charger 12V output does not supply individual circuits. Mossey

Your Ollie is 5 years younger than mine and I do not have the touch lights, so please excuse my questions if they are silly. Where are the 5 touch lights located? I assume they are not the ceiling lights because they are hard to reach for my wife and that would make the touch function a silly feature for short people. So I guess that the problem lights are under the upper cabinets. Is there a dimmer function on the lights that are malfunctioning or any of your other lights? Do you have the ability and a multimeter to test voltages? The lights in my Ollie are all 12 volts and I assume yours are the same. So if the other 12V lights are working as usual, the problem is probably isolated to that circuit. Are the problem lights on a 3 way circuit with 2 different light switches? Or is there a light switch at all and every touch light is it’s own switch? Mossey

I am often in awe of this forum. The collective knowledge base is just amazing. And the kicker is that Galway Girl learned from their mistake and passed that knowledge on and solved another’s problem. I think that is an excellent example of the importance of teamwork. Thanks to all who contributed ideas to help solve this problem, especially Galway Girl! Mossey

Try this link. Mossey

Although my TPMS sensors were marked at the time of the original installation, if I install them one at a time, the monitor shows the location of the sensor I just installed. Then I could mark them using dewdev’s labeling method or move them to the correct tire if they are already marked. Or you can clear the monitor memory and reprogram the system. Mossey

I don’t have a F-150, but your plan sounds like a good one to me. Have you watched the installation video on the Rock Tamer website, in particular the portion about the flaps not hanging at 90 degrees and having a slight angle back toward the trailer? I did buy a used set of Rock Tamers on Craigslist for $125 which was a much better fit for my wallet. Mossey

I’ll bet one us is right and we’ll find out next month. Of course both of us could be right as well.🤔 Mossey

If I remember right, Don threatened to bring his new camper to the rally. Of course that could have been last year’s rally. Mossey

I’m pretty sure this was donthompson’s LEII at the Oliver Rally in 2018. And you may remember that he sold his LEII and bought a Conqueror trailer and sold it and now has a Kimberley T3. I think the 80/20 products will make a excellent base for a 1-Up. Mossey

There are a couple pictures in the post. 3rd page bottom Mossey

And here is a different mount. Mossey

This was my second bike rack mount using bike racks I already owned. Then I found a used BikeWing I could modify. I was never comfortable with the reduced turning radius, but that shouldn’t be an issue for you. The Andersen long shank ball mount helped, but the tray was unusable. Mossey

Here is a 2" mod for the Oliver 1-1/4" bike rack. Mossey

I don’t know if you have the payload capacity for some type of sliding truck bed or if you have thought about one. Several OTTO’s and utilize one to facilitate access to items in the bed. One of the most common uses is for a refrigerator. Mossey

I had the same problem early on and I don’t remember if someone on the forum provided some guidance or I noticed on my own. Try it, you might like it!😉 Mossey

I always try to edit a photo before posting, whether it’s an Android or Apple. I open it in whichever’s photo folder and use the built in editor and do something like "enhance" and then save it. It usually works for me. Mossey

I followed up on the information you provided me last September about the Maxxair Window/Maxx clones. I posted this last month about the results. And on a positive note, I received an email from eBay about 2 weeks ago about a new Maxxair Window/Maxx up for auction and purchased it for $100 with free shipping. I haven’t installed it yet, but I do have it in my pile of this to do. Mossey

I am sorry for the redundant questions on your new Tundra. I totally missed the report you linked to about your driving experience so far. Sounds like it is going well, congrats! Mossey

Maybe that chart is in the lab under a best case scenario. The suggested EPA MPG’s in the article also seem to be very optimistic. Mossey

rideandfly Thank you for your positive comments on your 22 Tundra. I believe you and mtkadan are the only 22 Tundra owners on the OTT forum. Can you tell us what the Load Carrying Capacity is for your new truck which I believe is a 2 wheel drive SR5? Mossey

I don’t know much about bearings, but I do know that I would buy the same bearings you have gotten 60k miles out of. At 60k miles, they have passed my quality test no matter who made them or where they came from. Just saying, Mossey