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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Just happened to us as well. Followed Steph and Dud B, and Conner77's lead and the result was "a fix"! Yay :) John
  6. 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
  7. 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 :(
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Welcome Rich and Christine.....have a ton of fun!!! You made the right choice on your first go round :) John
  11. 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
  12. 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) ?
  13. Thanks, Jim and Frances, for sharing that video. You just can't have too many options for a fix! John
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. Most probably already know of this problem but it's a new one for us. Pulling out of last night's camp site this morning I knew something was not quite right. I got out and looked around the trailer in the cold winter rain and did not see anything wrong, so we trekked on to our destination some 300 miles away. All along I just knew there was something different. The gas mileage was a little worse off by about 1 1/2 mpg and things just sounded and felt a little off. I blew the poorer mileage off because of rather stiff north west headwinds and hilly countryside. I just couldn't put my finger on it until we arrived at out destination, pulled up onto a relatively level concrete pad and Wendy says " wow, this right side really needs to come up" during our leveling process. We looked around and indeed the left side was quite a bit higher than the right. Then we started looking around and found one of the suspension parts was different than the other side. We remember someone driving from Florida to last year's Oliver rally had experienced a failure of the suspension on one side and remember the effort it took to remedy the situation. We're in Wetumka, OK and immediately thought "well, who's going to help us out here, in the middle of nowhere?" First reach out was to Oliver via a service ticket followed by a phone call shortly afterwards to Oliver's service department. Hannah is an Angel!!!! We thought this problem was going to be a nightmare. Hannah calmly told us she had seen this problem on occasion and told us that an axle part had flipped over and the fix was to lower the nose to the ground and it would flip back. Keeping Hannah on the phone we tried the suggested action to no avail. Rats! She said try jacking up the nose instead. We did. The axle part was starting to move and Hannah warned us of a loud snap. And the snap was loud, and the trailer shook, and the trailer was level again!!!!!!!!! YAY HANNAH!!!!!!!!!! We had hit a very large bump in the road on the way to our previous stop; big enough to scrape the flap under the bumper of our tow vehicle. We are very thankful it was an easy fix. Just in case this happens to you... Another testament to the quality service you get from Oliver 🙂
  19. Hi Dennis, We were also on the attack concerning a wet bath but actually don't mind it at all now. It does add to the moisture content inside the trailer, especially on rainy days, and drying the towels outside when you can helps a great deal. We were in a Casita for 2 years (full timers) and really, really appreciate the added room inside of our Elite II. We don't do the National Parks much ( crowds) but for the most part it has been very rare to find a spot too small. As Mike mentioned, maneuverability is important and we also have been in spots and had to disconnect to park alongside or in front of the trailer. So, going from the Casita to the Oliver leads us to believe we're inside a mansion every time we go inside. FWIW, IMO, if you think it's a little small and you really don't want the wet bath, you'll probably be unsatisfied with the Oliver. For us it the Cadillac of fiberglass and the service from Oliver is the best there is so we're as happy as we can be. You might consider renting a bigger rig and see how you like it before making a costly mistake. Another point is resale of a "stickie" vs fiberglass. Best of luck with your decision and retired life, John
  20. Patriot, we just left the mother ship with our Truma retrofit on our 2022 Elite II :)
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