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Shunt successfully installed...love it :) John

Congrats!

Very nice link....but I don't think that double occupancy routine can be accomplished on Wendy's bass ukulele

We might be able to help with bass and guitar, not professionals but like to have fun :) John

Hi Vic and Wanda, Glad things are working out. I'm working on trying to figure out how to install a Victron Smart Shunt for my AGM batteries ( in the Bat cave, lol). See ya'll at the rally!! John

Yikes!!!

Hi Bill, Too bad engineers don't have to use the equipment they design. :) This is a bit off topic and I apologize but you mentioned it in your post. We swapped our AC out for the Truma...Oliver's service did it. As it was done less than a month ago, I don't know if it will keep up with the summer heat. I will tell you that I didn't realize the fan runs all the time in auto, the compressor just kicks in and out, but it's hardly noticeable. From what I understand the Houghtons do the same thing. I was told it was designed like that to keep the whole unit from cycling on and off, thus preventing unnecessary wear and tear on the unit. It is much quieter and I suggest you see it in action for yourself and determine if it's good or bad for you. For me...I think I would do it again given Dometic's disaster of A/C engineering. Here ends my rant! John

As a safety precaution, check your "gas stop" brand pigtail for leaks. Both of mine had small leaks at the 90 degree bend where the chrome fitting goes into the brass elbow. I'm send them back soon and trying a different brand. Probably bad luck but I figured to just try another brand. John

Thanks, V Bistro! I thought I was sent the wrong size hoses. However after replacing the first hose , it leaked around the hose by the Acme connector. I replaced with the other hose I had been sent (package of 2) and the second hose leaked from the same area. Will be sending back to amazon. Be sure to leak check after replacing. My original hose are back on and leak free. Moral for me...don't fix if it ain't broke! John

Just happened to us as well. Followed Steph and Dud B, and Conner77's lead and the result was "a fix"! Yay :) John

Hope to be there in a week :)

Thanks, Bill! That was fast

Can't seem to edit the title, the body of the post I can edit. If a moderator is avail please change title to Shackle flipped on trailer suspension... John

Edit,,,since you had 2 people respond with the same problem and had newer trailers than mine, another assumption (yes, I know about assumptions) is if Oliver thought the stems were bad they wouldn't have let more out the gate without the fix. SO please disregard my previous post :(

Gliddenwoods, We received a package of 5 stems from Oliver and, I think a $25 card for a shop to swap out the valve stems last year. I was under the assumption that the installed stems on our 2022 OL II were defective and these new stems were the fix but since I am waiting for the pressures to go down, and have not for a long time, I haven't replaced any of them. You might contact service if they didn't send you any stems. Don't know if any of this info will help but, for me, the stems just showed up in the mail with a brief explanation of what was going on with them. Best of luck, John

Hi Gap, We are also 20 degrees F at the moment, unwinterized and without the vent mod, and have the forward dinette panel slightly open to allow airflow back to the furnace fan. It seems to help a little. I've seen 18 F the last couple of nights and upper 20's daytime. We also monitor the area around the furnace and water heater via a sensor. If I turn the water heater on a couple times a day and the furnace set to 70, it seems to keep that one monitored area above 38. As for the basement area, I'm unable to monitor at this time. I guess this long dissertation begs the question...is it helpful to put a vent under the dinette seat and how big of a vent did you make? John

Welcome Rich and Christine.....have a ton of fun!!! You made the right choice on your first go round :) John

I don't have the Truma, just the Dometic. I am convinced the lack of a filter on the return grill opening contributes/causes the sail switch to gather lint and dust. After the sail is gummed up with the contaminants, it ceases to allow ignition and I have to clean it. Not a hard chore but sometimes inconvenient. John

Hannah at Oliver service said raising or lowering the trailer tongue to it's extreme will work most of the time. When I raised my trailer tongue I had a 6x6 block under the front Oliver jack and it worked. So I don't know if it would have worked had I not used the 6x6. I think I would hesitate using a jack on the axle as well. The Andersen leveler seems like a good alternative. Use both levelers or just 1 (on the same side) ?

Thanks, Jim and Frances, for sharing that video. You just can't have too many options for a fix! John

Yes, it would be nice to use my rear view mirror. No view from mine as I have a shell on the back of my truck. John

I agree 100%, Bill, I just couldn't see the problem staring at me. A tilt to one side usually occurs when we pull off the leveling blocks so that was normal looking. You can bet it is now boldprint on my predeparture checklist! John

Actually, the wonky side was the high side and the good side was the low side. I guess that's why jacking full up flipped it back. I presume the shackle could have flipped the other way and the solution would have required jacking the tongue full down.

Dud, Like the looks of your blog, think I'll check into "Blogger". We have Weebly and it's ok but I'm always looking for something easier and better. John