Forum Discussion

Blanco1's avatar
Blanco1
Explorer
May 23, 2018

Exhaust Brake on a 12 valve Hot Rod Cummings, manual trans?

I’ve been considering an Exhaust Brake for years while traveling with our big Lance 900 in our truck bed. But now that I have sold that & I’m towing a heavier Travel Trailer & on our 1st outing pro...
Tow Vehicles
ScottG's avatar
ScottG
Nomad
May 24, 2018
HadEnough wrote:
Hmm...not how my exhaust brake works on my 2002 12v Cummins ram that is also a hot rod.

I leave my shift switch on all the time for around town driving and lights too.

The exhaust brake only kicks in when you are off the throttle about 1-2 seconds and in gear. At all other times, it's in standby.

That's how they work.


Yes, that's how it works (with delay) if your able to connect to the trucks ECM.
Some older trucks dont have a ECM connection for the EB so switches have to be installed.

About Travel Trailer Group

44,026 PostsLatest Activity: Mar 01, 2025