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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...
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HadEnough
Explorer
May 24, 2018
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.

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