engine brake while towing?
OK, so just getting a feel for towing my 5er with the 2013 Ram Cummins. When tow enabled (heavy tow used with appropriate tire pressure) and engine brake on, going downhill after taking foot off gas ...
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Dano1955 wrote:
I've towed trailers without brakes, bike trailer and smaller utilities, and trailers with brakes 18-20 footers. But towed those with gassers, no engine brake so this is pretty new experience for me.
If you were towing with a gasser you had pretty much the same engine brake you have now. In very simple terms the exhaust brake on a diesel serves the same purpose as the throttle plate on a gas engine for braking. The systems now also integrate automatic transmission shifts where you had to do that yourself back in the day.
