jd1923

Actually they look a lot alike except yours only has the 3 stabilizer jack wires. Did you test for power at the 7-blade adapter? You got to get a yes/no answer to this before doing anything else. You have a fuse all the way to the right in your picture. It looks just like the one @Ray Kimsey pointed to as his Black Charge Wire. It could be yours too. You can see how your system a 2018 is somewhere between mine a 2016 and Ray's 2020. Our Oliver has none of those two-post fuses at all.

Why is it 5033#? I thought the standard D52 meant 5200 LBS. I'll have to see what my new axles state on the label when they arrive.

I plan to call Alcan this week to check status on our special order Dexter axles (the 50.00" length that only a few older hulls have). I'll be installing them myself and based on one failure I read about here, I plan to open all 4 wheel assemblies to make sure they were assembled correctly! I will look for markings/part #s on the Nev-R Lube bearings to see if they are marked Timken and hopefully find a part number. I will determine what kind of job it would be to change a bearing. They key to the correct bearing press/puller is to have the correct diameter spacers to match the bearing diameter. We should all have a couple of new bearings on hand! I also will compare increase in brake shoe surface area, going from 10" to 12" brakes. It will be well into August by the time I get this work started, let alone finished. I will write up a NEW and complete installation post with these particulars when I get finished. Now that this thread is about to be 28 pages! EDIT - Wow, my post just made this thread 28 pages! Thanks Ken, for being partner to our humiliation! (Lance too) 🤣

Yes, the wiring is VERY different from 2016 to 2020 and @dewdev's is a 2018, likely to be closer to our older hull, but who knows!

Should be. The trick is finding it since every old Oliver seems to be somewhat different. First thing I suggest is to text you test for voltage at your 7-blade connector to see that it is powered and which blade connects to the Black charge wire. Later after disconnecting the wire, you want to see that the same blade is no longer powered. This is the only true means to know you got the correct wire disconnected. Some have reported seeing the cable split under the bathroom vanity, so perhaps you can see where the black wire branches from there. I got lucky to find mine at the +bus under the streetside bed. Notice in the picture, the black wire at the left side of the bus where I have the screw loosened. I removed all the wiring to this bus, shortened the 3 fused + connections to the stabilizer jacks, added a more substantial + bus under the rear dinette seat for easy access. I was able to sort out all the wiring, no extra cables to the batteries, etc. In doing this, I've learned what almost every wire is for in the basement areas of Hull #113! 🤣

Good idea! My son has one of those. I don’t have too much experience but an oscillating tool should work well to square new corners and where a jigsaw would not fit.

Looks like you need 2" across the width of the unit at the bottom for intake airflow. Be careful in how much you chop the bottom platform so that you will allow for 2" of airflow. I always wondered why in some compressor fridges, like @mossemi's installation of the Nova Kool that existing vents are capped. I imagine these units must be front cool which means the heat of the unit comes into your living space out the top vent. Am I correct here? I like how this model allows for rear venting! We have the lower intake and upper exhaust vents for the old Dometic absorption fridge. These can be reused with this new model and I would keep the Beech Lane fans I installed for hot days when the entrance side is in the sun. From the drawings it appear that when using an upper rear vent it would not be needed. This allows @DunnYet more room above if needed for the installation but less room below given the 2" air supply requirement.

Love this sentiment, Chris too! That's why I did this extensive work. It keeps me from going under the beds unless I'm working a new mod! 🤣

Question is Tom, would additional adhesive work, when it did not work the first time? (Can I say, what a lame glue job OTT! 🤣) When I installed our Victron inverter, I had seen installations on this forum using a vertical mounting board and adhesives which made me worry. That's a lot of weight to to be glued to a wall of a travel trailer! I decided to build a shelf sitting on the floor below and after the inverter was in place, I used anchors and strapping to hold it against the wall (see pics). You should see if you can move the inverter up and out of the way and see if building a floor-mounted shelf would work in your hull. Pull the battery ground or turn a shut-off switch before moving or removing your inverter. In the meantime if you must travel, stuff some insulation on both sides of the inverter to keep it from moving!

Cool project! What model fridge are you installing? In our Oliver, I replaced the vent under the bed with a filter housing. I had to make the opening a little wider in both directions and found the fiberglass cut easily with my DeWalt cordless jigsaw using a fine steel blade (see pics). Cutting the fiberglass should be easy as long as the base of a jigsaw can fit and sit level on the taped fiberglass. You may have to use a sawzall in the corners which is not as easy to control and cut in a clean straight line. Looks like there is ducting or something under the fridge base, so you may not get a full 3" there. I would work below first. Not much room up above either! You will likely need to "combine the two" approaches. Maybe make the base about 2" lower and cut 1" in the fiberglass above. Keep us posted!

This is not true. You can certainly double-up grounds. I would double up the lighter gauge yellow wires, 2 per screw-down which can give you many available spaces in the negative bus. I did this on ours after adding a new longer negative bus. I'm not familiar with your 12VDC fuse panel pictured. Our much older hull has 12VDC fuses and 120VAC breakers integrated in one combined panel. To see if this is grounded correctly, use the continuity setting on a multi-meter. Touch this negative bus with one probe and touch the main negative bus (with all the yellow wires) with the other probe. If you hear the alert sound for continuity then this bus is properly connected to the battery negative post and can be used for any negative 12V wire. If the unused bus is not grounded (connected to B- in a 12V system), you can ground it by running a 6 or 8 AWG wire to connect the two negative buses. I would not count on a frame ground in a trailer or RV electrical system. All 12V negative wiring must terminate at negative battery terminal. In an automotive system, the negative battery terminal is grounded to the steel frame. Positive +12V wires can be wired to positive buses connected to the battery + terminal. Negative -12V wires (some use the word "ground" but "negative" is correct) can be wired to positive buses connected to the battery - terminal.

I drilled one 4" hole and five 3" holes for closet/bathroom vents and to vent an oven that replaced our microwave. I just used a new high-quality standard hole saw, likely it was carbide steel, not diamond. I did not bother to tape using a hole-saw. It really doesn't help anything. I do tape when using a jigsaw since the base can cause surface marring. In some places the fiberglass is thin, like the 1/8" stated at the pantry. In some places it's double-layered and a plug about 3/4" could be removed. Use a low-speed and a clutch setting on your drill since large hole saws will catch when very slightly off angle. The clutch will save your wrist and the work surface since it will slip when catching vs. jumping. It's late July, so summer is here another 6 weeks and it's hot everywhere. Our weather has been a little cooler for a few days now, but I'm working a brake job this weekend regardless with my son on his '97 T100. We don't have the choice to wait for cooler weather! Two weeks ago, it was my truck and my garage was 105F in the afternoons, fortunately without your humidity. A floor fan helped, lot's of water and electrolytes! Working in the Oliver? NP, just turn on the A/C! I installed my new inverter/charger and moved all the wiring that was under the streetside bed to under the rear dinette seat during July 2024. It was 100+ in my garage and a cool 75F inside the Oliver! 🤣

We generally see more of the frost-proof hydrant style (an example pictured below) which do not have these restricting smaller orifices. I have seen some launch water 30 feet though the air, even through our filter system which also has 3/4" fittings. I've measured over 5 GPM flow rates at many campsites, but I've seen as bad as 0.5 GPM rates at others, waiting forever to fill our FWT! We fill the fresh tank and run from the fresh tank since we are more often boondocking and are not used to using the City Water connection. We just want to fill the empty FWT quickly! I promise you, the fresh tank can be filled faster with a greater diameter hose at many hookups. Also, our 35-gallon extra tank onboard the TV has 3/4" ID fittings at the tank outlet. If I was to draw water with a 1/2" hose it would take considerably longer. 50 feet of 1/2" hose will create more back-pressure, working the pump harder, than a single point orifice or the 5 ft of 1/2 plumbing internal to the Oliver to the pump. And if I was to try the hoses suggested here that compress or flatten, pulling water through the boondocking inlet would not work at all! 🤣 Nice and handy, just not usable for our needs!

Any explanation of where the wax came from?

Bluetooth dead on one? Maybe Epoch tech support can reload app or replace battery. The non-communicative battery is likely OK. If worried, disconnect cables and see if both batteries show good voltage. It’s more than likely there, working as should be, just not sending a Bluetooth signal.

Lotta money, why 1/2” ID?

I would not have an 1/2” ID hose. It’s like having a built in water restrictor! You want 5/8” with 3/4” fittings, min. Commercial hoses are 3/4” end-to-end. Per Ron, get the gray if you gotta have this brand!

Me too. Copied some who posted here. I purchased one 4” vent (over closet door) like others had, then went with 3” vents on the rest. I like how the upper closet vent lights up the entrance when the closet light is on. Make sure your drill is on a clutch setting!

We use a 35 ft rigid hose to get from our truck bed to the Boondocking inlet! (when hitched) Here I used only the 25’ hose since I had backed closer. Not carrying those little water jugs! We fill about 18 gallons at a time, every 3-5 days, half our 35-gal storage tank. Filled up this morning while breaking camp (in the rain) and dropped some gray which is allowed in our remote NF location. Ready for our next camp!

Drove us crazy, June in Wyoming and Colorado with temps in the 90s! We had to pay for electric to run the noisy Dometic A/C! It's 60F here today, 10AM at 8910 FT. Was a low of 48F at dawn and a forecasted high of only 64F today, got to 73F yesterday. It breaks all stereotypes of Arizona weather! Love it, love wearing wool socks, shirts and hats!

Don't forget Hawaii! 😂

God’s country with great people and taking time to enjoy! Chris calls this camp “Our Place!” We hiked today and found 2-3 backup campsites down our small FS road, with great views along the way!

If it wasn’t for my bad directions, mountain rains, wet dirt roads and no cell reception at 8900+ ft in the Arizona White Mountains, we would have had three Ollies together! The next day, we spent the day together at our camp. Picture by Art with Diane, then John & Chris and John pictured. @MAX Burner, @jd1923 and @Geronimo John all in one place… Priceless!

Correct, but not for just a small few of us who need to pull water (vs. push) though the Boondocking inlet. When a hose shrinks or flattens it cannot be used as a suction line. We just had a thread on this subject.

Keep in mind, flat hoses and other compact hoses recommended do not work for filling the fresh tank via the boondocking port. Something we do often, filling from our extra 35-gal fresh tank in the pickup bed. When pulling water by suction you need a rigid hose, one that will NOT shrink or flatten. We go with the standard Camco hose. 35 ft is what's needed to get from our truck to the boondocking inlet when hitched. I had a 25' hose so purchased a 10' hose which is great alone when we have water hookup at a campground. They are firm and many complain about rolling them up. I roll in big loops and it fits in the Oliver Trunk and unwinds nicely. Good reviews on this Amazon item: https://www.amazon.com/Camco-TastePURE-Heavy-Duty-Construction-22843/dp/B004VHXS20/?th=1