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yes yes The 80% fresh water tank being full and no leak while the fresh water tank at 100% full has a leak indicates to me that your leak is probably happening at or near where the overflow tube is "attached" to the fresh water tank. Bill

Just got to love the labels on those springs!

Sorry about that - I missed the part about this being the rear camera. I too had an issue mounting the very small rear camera. I fashioned a piece of wood in a bit of an "L" shape. After spraying the wood flat black, I 3M'd the top of the wood to the metal frame around the window. Then I used the metal bracket included with the rear camera to attach it to the wood. Good luck! Bill p.s. the heat issue is another reason I used that heavy duty packing tape on the front camera just in case there would be an issue. But, as I mentioned, it has not moved even after being on the "hot side" of one of those heat reflectors used in the windshield to keep the sun off the dash while parked.

I took a small square of "clear" packing tape and placed it on the inside of the windshield. Then an appropriate size of double sided tape (3M) with one side of the tape applied to the camera and the other side to the tape. In case you're wondering what the packing tape is for - it is much easier to remove this packing tape than it is to remove the double sided 3M stuff. The camera has now been in the same place for two years without a hint of a problem. Bill p.s. from the "high" position on the windshield it was easy to route the hard wiring into the head liner, over to the "A" pillar and down to the interior fuse box. All that is visible is about 1 inch of the main power wire and about 1 inch of the wire back to the rear facing camera.

Yet another "update" Matt Duncan kindly went into his old office at Oliver today and took the photo (below) of all the remaining Oliver hull plaques that have never been claimed. If you own one of these Olivers, please contact me in order to organize a way to get your plaque to you. We are still investigating a way to get older hull number plaques via Oliver's normal ordering process (and other avenues), but, I believe that this will take some time (i.e. early Fall at the earliest). Bill

Hope you enjoy the "wall" right outside of Wall (SD). The views (particularly at dawn and dusk) are spectacular! Hopefully it is not too crowded there such that you don't get a spot right on the rim. Bill

OK - A VERY quick Google of stickers looks like it would cost about $0.90 to $1.00 each for an order of 100 stickers plus (of course) mailing fees for the USPS, and envelopes for mailing. So, all in you are talking about $2.00 for each sticker. Would 100 of us be willing to fork out a couple of bucks to show that we have spent 100 nights boondocking in our Ollie? Bill

I understand that the word "hookups" can have more than one meaning. 😵‍💫

Yep - like walking distance. Bill

The "newer" Garmin GPS units come with so much more than the older units. This includes campgrounds to include boondocking spots, history data, sights to see, shopping, restaurants, height and weight limits specific to your rig, etc. I just saw a recent post on All About RV's (see here) where a "new rear view camera system" can combine several cameras and TPMS and dash cameras. Just might make those "schtinkin" cameras worth another try? Bill

Basically - it is "we" who got what we asked for. The "packaging" of various options was primarily done for two reasons - we (the owners) were yelling (loudly) that we wanted better quality control and the packaging helped limit the number of different variations thereby simplifying the production process and, therefore, increasing quality. At the same time, Oliver developed a multi-tiered quality control approach where each "station" on the production line was required to note that they had completed the "tasks" of that station and these things had been inspected for quality control. Then, at a later date, when a quality issue was found, it could be traced back to the station where the issue occurred where either further training was taken or different processes were instituted. The second reason was that the vast majority of Ollies were being produced with these same options anyway. Bill

Why is it that this reminds me of the 2 years, one month and 29 days I spent in the Army? Absolutely no disrespect here in that it was one of the best things that I ever did! Bill

No better time to fly our flag!

Just a quick update on this project: Only four owners have requested assistance in getting one of these numbered plaques. We know that two of these were not in the original box that Oliver received from the supplier. One of these was removed by the previous owner to keep as a memento of the years that they had the Oliver. And, the last one is still being investigated. We are also in the process of investigating at least two different avenues of having these plaques produced at prices that are somewhat below what has already been quoted. Further details as we progress. Bill

There is always fresh air coming into the Oliver due to the "scupper holes" in the bottom. Therefore, it all depends on how much fresh air do you want. One of the first things I always do when setting up my Ollie is to open the bath roof vent. Then, depending on temps, humidity, precip, etc., I open other windows/Max Air fan (or not). Bill

If none of the above works - check for leaks - any water connection (simply wipe your dry hand around each connection you can reach and look to see if there is any sign of water). This also applies to that filter that Patriot mentions in the first reply above. Finally - re-check that valve configuration just to make absolutely sure that it is correct and that the valves are fully in the correct positions. Good luck! Bill

I assume that you have filed a Service "ticket" regarding this issue? There have been a number of occasions in the past where these "rubber strips" have shifted from their original location. Unfortunately, I'm not aware of exactly what was done to correct each situation. And, to my knowledge, there has only been ONE Oliver that was ever actually removed from its original frame to be have that frame replaced. Therefore, Service should be asked how to proceed in getting this "rubber strip" back to where it belongs and what can be done to keep it there. Bill

As you already know - yes, they are dimmable. I know that for certain since I've got a dimmer on mine and have had it for the past 9 years. I keep telling myself that one day I'm going to change the way I wired it - I used the main feed that controls ALL of the lights. That means - if I dim one light, they all dim. Usually this is OK but there are those times when I'd prefer to just dim the exterior or the interior or the ..... Bill

I assume that you already know - watch the wind out there. It can come off the reservoir without warning. Bill

Over the years there have been at least a couple of different patio light fixtures used on Olivers. Therefore, (as with most things) it would be helpful if you let us know what model and year of Oliver you have. An easy way to do this is to simply add this type of information to your "signature". Bill

OUCH!

Consider it done. I'll keep you advised as to how its going. Bill

P.S. I do not "DO" Facebook. Just to make sure that ALL older Oliver owners know about the plaques and what could be done to obtain one - could anyone that is on Facebook let these people know to contact me so that I have their hull # to add to the list. Thanks! Bill

Handsome might be more like it - but - certainly "chill" looking either way. Congrats on ALL the milestones and have a safe trip. Bill