Exhaust Brake

Sport45 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
You can do what you want with your truck. I always turn on EB and TH after starting the truck. Service MGR at Dave smith Motors suggested I do so all the time. Head West coast Chrysler Warranty person says to do so.

Fact is line pressures are higher in TH and it keeps your engine rpm's up and trans in the proper gear for the speed you are driving. When driving thru town without TH and you apply the go pedal and you are in 6th you are adding stress to your torque converter. Keeping EB on with TH makes the Service brakes last longer. Turbo stays working better.

I'm looking forward to the experience and appreciate your insight. I don't see where using the EB could hurt anything.

In your experience, with the EB on does the truck start slowing down when you let off the go pedal? Or does it act just like the EB is off until you get on the brakes?

It will come on when you let off all the time. It is slightly noticeable just driving around normally. When you let off and apply the brakes or descending a grade it senses what is needed and comes on stronger as required. Now the newer RAM's 13 up have two EB settings that I am looking forward to. Full on and auto. For the EB to work the best the TH should be on. Th makes the trans go into lockup sooner and keeps the trans in the proper gear for your speed. Running without TH in town at 30mph you will find your self in 6th gear. Then when you want to accelerate the engine boggs until the trans downshifts.

The Service Manager at Dave Smith Motors told me three things to make my truck perform and last. Run the hell out of it, leave the TH and EB on at all times.