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As some may recall we've had 2 separate water heater fires in our 2019 EII. In the first case, the water heater was swapped out and the failing unit shipped to Germany for teardown by Truma. The second unit was also defective and had the same behavior after a year on the road. Oliver and the NHTSA have collaborated with Truma on a recall for Truma Water Heaters. Individual Notices to owners are going out in December and January, and I received a letter last week which explains the issue and repair strategy. Attached is the NHTSA Summary Report including the chronology of events. RCLRPT-24V876-7296.PDF The issue has been determined to be inadequate crimping of the burner assembly in manufacturing. This enables the burner tubes to rattle loose and eventually lead to fires in the firebox from tubes that are no longer contained. The manufacturing process has been changed to crimp all the tubes into place and new burner assemblies are being supplied for recall that meet the newer manufacturing process. The recall covers Truma SN less than DLE60C-33096055 (In my case the production patch SN was DLE60C-32123091) Here is the template letter from Oliver to consumers. The specifics of each trailer are unique so you may want to read this generic one to see the Serial Number range for recalled units and compare it to the Truma in your Hull. RCONL-24V876-1556.pdf Oliver will work with you on getting the repair completed. Craig Short Hull 505 - 2019 EII

I sent you a PM if you want to discuss. Coming from Tyler you could start by going up to Lake Thunderbird State Park just before OK City, then head on the highway west. One stop in Oklahoma that's a nice museum is the Stafford Air & Space Museum. (Also a harnest host site). If you like horses, Amarillo has the American Quarter Horse Museum along side I40. They have parking outside large enough for trailers and many folks have horse trailers in tow. The midway point for the route is here - 301 I-40, Adrian, TX 79001 You can pull off the highway before and then rejoin I40 to continue onward. Just before the town of Holbrook on I40 is the Petrified National Park. Location: 35.06768055675693, -109.77800719186772 Worth a 1/2 or Full day visit and perfectly doable with the Trailer in Tow. We've stayed at Holbrook KOA which is just after the NP and found them very friendly and a good stopping point for an evening. Next up is Winslow , and very near to Winslow is Homolovi State Park. Depending on how far you want to drive you can go as short as 150 miles...and see a lot...or 300 and see major sites. Contact me on PM if you want to talk through. Merry Christmas. Craig

Our EII Hull 505- 2019 had been having some weird intermittent USB action on the street side of the trailer. When I checked for continuity across the 20A 12V Fuse (Street Side) in the rear attic it showed all OK. I removed the 4 screws that hold in the radio, pulled it out and checked the voltage on the connectors for the USB plug leads and read 2V. I went back, pulled the fuse and measured a resistance that was pretty high and noticed discoloration in the fuse body... It turns out that fuse has partially blown. I replaced the fuse and measured voltage at 13.4V and when the power and ground reinstalled the USB ports came alive. Upon re-installation of the radio I noticed the bottom right of 4 screws was not actually going into any fiberglass. The hole cutout for the radio wasn't a clean rectangle and that bottom right screw is floating in air. I'll be trying to find some c-clips to use as a backer for that screw. Craig - Hull 505 2019 EII

Update: I was able to work directly with Lippert to order a "door core" which is just the door including the window. (The door frame, hinges, and threshold all stay in place, and only the door core is replaced.) The factory wanted $1600.00+ taxes for the replacement, and direct order cost is $676.21. ($1k savings) The installation is like replacing a pre-hung door so I feel confident I can do this repair at home. Hope this helps anyone else who requires a door repair. Be careful to look at how your door hinges are attached as they have changed from older models to newer models. When I do the replacement I'll repost with photos. Lippert Part Order Detail: For Hull 505 (2019 Model Year) Lippert Custom Part : V001045386 -CORE R 24 X 64.5 RH WH 8211PW ISPL GCR A3HV STDWWOB W/SCN $411.95 + to my location shipping $264.26 = Total $676.21 Lead time is 5-10 business days for production + transit. Shipping is calculated specific to end location at the time of ordering. To place an order please call 432-Lippert (432) 547-7378 The installation instructions they sent for removal of the door core: ccd-0006252.pdf

Last tear down of our 5 sided clam we made a mistake and somehow ended up during the next setup having the clam partially "inside out". I'd never saw that happen before. We ended up releasing a few legs from the pockets and and worked sequentially around the perimeter getting the clam rightsize out. That was quite an an origami project. Once setup again I noticed one of the front door braces had lost it's "top corner bolt" and may have been the culprit for getting it turned inside out. We've also ordered a 4 sided version for shorter trips.

I'm in touch with Lippert about the door. They are going to provide me a quote for the "door CORE" and a separate one for the whole door assembly. The door CORE would not include hinges, door frames and jamb (which is already attached to the trailer) or the latch. I would unscrew the existing door from the hinges, take it off and replace with a new core and re-use my latch/lock assembly. Once I get the quote and part numbers I'll amend them to this post. Craig

Just retraced the route from Oklahoma City into California 2 weeks back. It was pretty chilly at nights on that whole route. From our 2022 adventure: https://4-ever-hitched.com/route-66-2022 Craig

I heard recently from Jason Essary : "Just an FYI, Rodney is transitioning over to a new position within the Oliver companies and I will be taking on his role here. \He has already started training in his new position and will be here in a limited capacity the rest of this year."

Yes, in our new fan it is hard to open because of the stress. To open we have to push the black release button and the opposite side of the handle at the same time. The new fan has a different sound from the original. A bit louder l think.

Thanks for posting. We’re likely going to replace our door and it’s good to see how it is removed and your tips on sealing properly. Craig (hull 505)

The door interior is a thin pebble grain fiberglass panel similar (but thinner) that you can buy in a big box store. The outer skin appears to be a layered fiberglass panel. ( May be Azdel) The door has an outer frame of aluminum extrusion with a built in c-channel track that the panel slides into during door manufacture. The whole door panel assembly appears to be a sandwich with the following 3 layers bonded together: 1) Outer skin 2) inner frame with foam core between structural members 3) inside pebble grain skin Oliver service confirmed there isn’t a way to repair this failure due to the way the door is constructed. Bill for replacement pre-hung door is $1600.00 at Factory Service Center. They drill out the rivets in the surrounding door frame, drop out old door including hinges and install and rivet in the new door. Best effort to match stripes/decals as originally built. This failure mode appears to be caused by the enough inner surface shrinkage that the inside panel popped out of the frame c channel then as it warmed and expanded it didn’t go back in the c channel track , instead buckling and cracking. I’ll live with it a year until we make a trip back to do an air conditioner swap. Craig

I have a temporary fix for the cracked in net liner of the door. What I found was the door frame has a very narrow slot where the inner lining fits. In our case the lining had popped out and during a day with high temp swing had expanded enough to crack the inner door panel. With careful working of the inner panel I was able to fit it back into the groove on the edge. I apply white Gorilla Tape to hold it in place and cover the cracks. Given that a new door would likely be a different color and not have our stripes we may just live with the ugly. The door works fine and has no exterior issues. I wish I could get the door manufacturer to respond as to the door design and assembly, but no luck. Mike Sharpe is trying to find a door part number. Ticket to remain open for now. We head out Wednesday for our trip home to Wa from Florida. Happy Thanksgiving! Craig - Hull 505 Inner door lining slipped out of edge and then heat expansion caused cracking: Used a putty knife to re-align inner lining into slot in door frame and applied Gorilla tape. Ugly but door is fully functional.

No issues on outside, door opens and closes but flex on frame.

Those hinges can only be installed one way , so installation was correct. What you may see is the screen door hinge in my photo. Until I do the door repair I’ll wait to report back a cause. My guess I’d a broken outer frame . Craig

Not sure that the added hinges caused our door frame to break, but after a few months this happened.

Looks like we need a new door. A few months back first saw cracks on the interior panel by the window. This am we woke up buckled up by interior panel near hinges. Door wasn’t overstressed (wind) and works fine but is ugly. Feels like the frame of the door may be flexing due to a cracked door frame. I will likely self repair if I can find a new door. Ticket sent to Oliver Service. Craig Hull 505 @ 65k miles

Live in the west and in mountains 6.7l f350 gets 12.7 mpg and on east coast flats 13.8 mpg. Overall 80k is 13.5 mpg towing EII.

We built this guide based upon 4 years of travel: https://4-ever-hitched.com/ggs-blog/f/oliver-outfitters-guide?blogcategory=Camping+Equipment Give it a look. Craig & Rose hull 505

From 3 years back the snap pad install video on hull 505

this table shows settings for various lithium batteries. The red is for 2 large Lithionics using the 2000 watt inverter. Hope this helps.

Try the service knowledge base here: https://support.olivertraveltrailers.com/portal/en/kb/articles/xantrex-inverters#Inverter_Settings

I’ve had to replace the antenna once. If you want to remove the antenna completely there are a few steps. The antenna has the upper part big disc) and the lower part (mount) that is screwed to the roof. To disassemble there are three steps 1) the top part (dish) of the antenna is pushed straight down then twisted. This unclips the top of the antenna from the clips on the shaft. 2) With the top removed the top part rca cables can be unplugged from the top of the antenna. They will be tucked into the roof later. 3) Unscrew and remove the base shaft. You’ll need to cut the sealant to get it loose. Finally tuck the wires into the roof and cover the hole with a suitable body material and seal it with a marine sealant like 3M 4200.

That brass fitting is the vacuum breaker valve from your black tank flush. One pipe comes in from the black flush hose bib inlet on the street side of the trailer. The other side runs back to the flush head on the black tank. It’s auto draining so the black tank flush line won’t freeze. The part is in a kit as the Swan San-T-Flush SFS150. In the diagram from Oliver it’s the red square on the left. I also remember having a smell once because we hadn’t used the shower and the grey tank odor came up the dry p-trap for the shower pan. We put a couple cups of water in and no more smell.

My new springs from Maine trailer l are clearly Chinese.

First - look on the forum for a US Made leaf spring set. Second - contact Oliver service as the spring packs change depending upon hull number and axles on your trailer. For hull 505 - 2019 Elite II Oliver service sent this link for the BARE springs on Amazon: NOTE does not include U-Bolts/Nuts like the Dexter parts below. These are all Made in China parts: https://www.amazon.com/TexTrail-9150014-Double-Trailer-Spring/dp/B07LFK6N33 Leaf springs part number from Oliver Service - for 2019 EII with standard axle (not a never lube hub) Dexter 9150014-02 for the Elite II trailers. (9150014-02) for the Elite II tandem axles and purchased from dexterpartsonline.com for $80 for the pair including the U-bolts and nuts. Out the door cost for the set was a total of $109.82 w/ tax and shipping.