Hi Tom and all who answered,
I think that there is an application for the gas engines....mine if no
other....(-:
Coudn't find an exhaust brake on the Blue OX website.
So why woudn't it work?
I have sent a question to Banks so will see what they say. On the subject
of "trading", Glen, for the money saved by not paying for the diesel
engine, I can drive this one about 90K miles (at today's gas prices).
The trans is "in gear" to a certain speed in OD and then free wheels. Out
of OD there is compression braking at all times. So there is compression
braking available, I just want more of it.
By the way, the '94 GMC diesel I traded, had compression braking and more
than the V-10 at the same towing weight.
Skip
At 03:32 PM 1/10/03 -0800, Thomas E. Bryant wrote:
>Skip,
>
>Of course you already know that there is no application for an exhaust
>brake on a gasoline engine. Exhaust brakes are used on diesel engines
>because there is no compression braking. Compression braking is natural
>on a gasoline engine, but I have had a couple of vehicles, a 1984 GMC
>with the 700-R4 trans that was in free wheeling when in OD, and I now
>have a 2002 Trans AM that apparently has the same configuration. They
>both gain speed on an "off throttle" downgrade unless back shifted to
>direct drive. I suspect that your Dodge has a similar configuration.
>
>Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/CC
>
>Skip Higginbotham wrote:
>> List,
>> I have a Dodge V-10 pickup and would like to know if there is an engine
>> brake or exhaust brake made for a gasoline engine. If anybody knows of one,
>> please let me know. The V-10 goes like gangbusters but doesn't do very well
>> on downhill grades......OK Mayf.....so I had a pretty heavy load on it for
>> the first trip.......4 wheel discs do pretty well though.
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Skip
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