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On 11/29/2022 at 3:20 PM, Steph and Dud B said:
I had the same problem.
Ended up using the hex screw to adjust the retraction stop point and pull it in a bit tighter. I just adjusted the screw a little at a time and listened to the motor to be sure I wasn't overworking it. The gap is gone now.
Just happened to us as well. Followed Steph and Dud B, and Conner77's lead and the result was "a fix"! Yay :)
John
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4 minutes ago, ScubaRx said:
All this is like the “rule” that you can’t utilize the rear jacks to lift the side of your trailer completely off the ground when that capability used to be a major selling point. If you knew the real reason behind their change of heart, you’d be flabbergasted. Come by at the rally in May and I’ll fill you in on the details.
We’ve been sitting at Dome Rock for a week now with both port side tires a couple of inches off the ground, held up by only the jack and, as far as I know, the earth is still spinning around the sun at about 18 miles a second with no ill effects so far. I’ll update you here if anything untoward happens.
Hope to be there in a week :)
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Thanks, Bill! That was fast
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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...
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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 :(
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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
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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
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Welcome Rich and Christine.....have a ton of fun!!! You made the right choice on your first go round :)
John
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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
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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) ?
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34 minutes ago, Jim and Frances said:
Wow - I would have been totally freaked if this had happened to us - thanks so much for sharing! While the method used in this video is not as good as the 4x4 you all mentioned, at 2:37 you can get a feel for the sound of the correction-flip. Thanks again!!
Thanks, Jim and Frances, for sharing that video. You just can't have too many options for a fix!
John
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2 hours ago, John E Davies said:
Yes, when the shackle flips that side of the trailer droops down. It is very easy to spot by looking in your rear view mirror. At least it is on mine, with the bubble level mounted there.
John Davies
Spokane WA
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
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3 hours ago, topgun2 said:
In the Oliver Service department they use a 4x4 to take care of this "problem".
I've never had it happen but I'm prepared none-the-less in the event it does.
A word to the wise - whenever those little hairs on the back of your neck stand up and/or something just doesn't seem right - do a through check looking for the source of the concern. Not only will it calm your hairdo but it could save you a bunch of money too.
Bill
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
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12 hours ago, Rivernerd said:
I presume the "wonky side" is the low side, and that the high side is the one that is higher, i.e., "normal"?
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.
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34 minutes ago, Steph and Dud B said:
This is our fourth, and smallest, trailer. My wife wanted the Oliver more than I did and she still likes it better than I do. She'll tow this trailer, too.
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
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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 🙂
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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
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On 7/15/2022 at 9:34 AM, Patriot said:
when Oliver moves forward on a retro fit possibly in March of 23
Patriot, we just left the mother ship with our Truma retrofit on our 2022 Elite II :)
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RV Life Trip Wizard is good, IOO.
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Hi Vic and Wanda!!
I hope you're playing and singing at the festival....believe it or not we are at the mother ship having our a/c retrofitted with a Truma and leaving tomorrow for Mississippi. Seems like yesterday we were pickin and grinnin in Oliver's parking lot. Anyway, sorry to hear your problems. Here is a link for the error codes for your Norcold. Looks like the "C" indicates low dc voltage to the fridges control panel. https://100refrigerator.com/norcold-refrigerator-error-codes/
Did you get the lithium or agm batteries?
Here is a link to some info from Jason E. at Oliver. Hope this helps :)
Hi to Wanda,
John and Wendy
#28 - AC Input Breaker: This setting is set to 25 at the factory because the breaker size for the inverter is 25a and the main power supply is 30a which is greater than the breaker size. There may be times when you choose to connect to a generator that supplies a lower amount of power and/or a standard house receptacle by using an adapter. If you choose to connect to a power source other than the 30a shore connection then you may need to adjust this setting down to match the current incoming power supply. Example: A 2200w Generator will need to have the breaker input size changed to 15a for it to properly operate the camper.
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1 hour ago, Mike and Carol said:
Twenty years from now I will look like this guy sitting in the door of my 28 year old Oliver. Mike
I'd say that could be me a couple of years ago...back when I was young :)
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Dave,
Are you sure it produced heat? If the blower shuts off 20 secs after startup with no heat it's most likely the sail switch. If the igniter lights and you feel heat and then shuts off, it's another problem. That's my experience. The sail switch, if that's the problem, is fairly simple to remove from outside the trailer and see if it's gummed up with lint, etc. Oliver service was very helpful with instructions. Best of luck :)
John
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55 minutes ago, Rivernerd said:
But this makes me wonder what prompts Andersen's dire warning to not grease
Oliver told me the grease will seep downwards below the seal around the hitch ball and create issues with the friction mechanism.
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17 hours ago, Brian and Brandelyne said:
Without a filter I can imagine all kinds of lint, pet hair, dirt and dust accumulating in the lower compartment
I've had the sail switch on the furnace gum up with lint a couple times, resulting in unsuccessful start attempts. Not a big deal to fix, just annoying.
John
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Propane Tank Mod - Installation of GasStop Valves
in Ollie Modifications
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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