6.7L Cummins Engine Brake
Does everyone use the engine brake when not towing? I've read mixed opinions on using it 100% while driving. Thanks in advance S Woolery 2012 Aerolite 2014 Ram 2500 4x4 6.7L Cummins
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Cummins12V98 wrote:IdaD wrote:
Auto coupled with tow/haul when towing is awesome going down grades because it holds whatever speed you set with a brake tap or taking your foot off the accelerator, adjusting the amount of compression and/or downshifting as necessary. Even on the big grades we have out west the only time I have to use my brakes is when I need to slow down for a corner, traffic, etc.
I do use my EB when I'm not towing if I remember to turn it on, which is not all the time.
Try it with 26k behind you going down a 6% great. It will NOT hold.
I run TH and FULL EB and use cruise and lock out the same gear I would have came up the grade. I set around 50 for holding 55 in 3rd on 6% grades.
I can go down several miles of 14% locked in 2nd with cruise set to 30 or so and be running 35mph.
That 4 or 5 MPH over run in auto EB drives me nuts. That is why I use full and control speed with gear selection and being off or on throttle. Gives me something to do while driving also.
