Exhaust Brake ???
The other day coming over Donner Pass, going down hill, I let my speed build up to about 65mph, I switched on the exhaust brake and nothing happened, I let it go for awhile, and nothing, I finall...
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MrWizard wrote:
My situation is a little different than most
My exhaust brake is the "D-Celerator" it has electric Solenoid operation
If the EB switch is on, it will engage when I lift my foot from the throttle, in any gear at any speed
There is a switch mounted in the pedal
But it does not control the down shift
Going down hill it will not shift down unless I do it manually
And the effectiveness depends on the gear, it don't do much when in 5th or 6th gear
Ditto. Mine was fully exercised & proven on the long western hills of the Mass Pike. The exhaust brake controlled the downhill speed quite nicely when going east. While westbound, The exhaust brake was on, I downshifted into 5th & felt perfectly safe with the controlled speed.
Later today, I'll be doing it again in the western Maine mountains - up & over the beautiful Height of the Land.
