Exhaust Brake on '99 Monaco Windsor
I have a new to me '99 Windsor. There is a switch on the floorboard for the Exhaust Brake activation. Nothing happens when I press it . No indicator light comes on and no downshift of the transmissi...
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MCDDY wrote:
To check this get in an open area and go to say 30mph, foot off of the accelerator and press the EB and just hold it down without the brake. Watch the speedo and tach at the same time. You should have had an increase in RPM when the EB activates.
Dave
Actually, whether the transmission will/should downshift depends on the PRE-SELECT GEAR. If 4th, it might not downshift at 30 MPH. If 2nd, sure, it will.
Now, a good test:
1. Verify that the transmission shift pad (either left window or only window changes from 6th to the pre-select gear-- usually 4th or 2nd or can be anything.
2. Then, if #1 works, use the down arrow to lock the transmission in the gear it is in with the exhaust brake on. This takes the transmission braking out of the equation. Now, turn on the the exhaust brake-- braking HP should increase. Turn it off, back on, back off, back on-- now, you will know whether the exhaust brake is working.
