holstein13 wrote:
One of the debates we had this week was whether you should drive with your Jake Brakes on or off while on flat land or small hills. Everyone agreed that you should use them in the mountains or steep grades.
But what about hills and flats? The tire and brake instructor said we should not use them because the brakes need a workout to prevent glazing and if you always use the Jake Brakes, you won't automatically adjust your slack adjusters.
The engine guy said that the latest evidence from Cummins suggested that the Jake Brakes helped keep the turbo chargers clean. He recommended leaving it on.
Do any of you have an opinion?
IMO, neither one of them is correct.
It is, IMO, purely personal preference. It is YOUR rig, run the engine brake or exhaust brake YOUR way!
When I had a Dodge CTD 3500, I used to run the the Jacobs Rambrake (an exhaust brake that, according to the Jacobs website, can properly be called a "Jake Brake") ON all the time. Sure, some people said I should not do that, but I ignored them. I liked the way is slowed the truck!
The choice is yours. Good luck!
