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paulsm87
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Jun 06, 2013

Down shifting the transmission for braking assist

I have a question about the proper use of down shifting my transmission in my motor home I have a 2001 Jayco With the V-10 The question is; when driving and towing my Escape I will down shift my...
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ron_dittmer
Explorer III
Jun 07, 2013
I engine brake all the time but get nervous when the tach gets close to red-line. I suppose full synthetic motor oil gives a little "edge" when in that condition.

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