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Strange Lever
08-18-2006, 02:51
Post: #8
Strange Lever
well if you want, take a look under the coach, mid way of the drive shaft you
will see a big round thing, very big round thing which the drive shaft goes
through, sort of. If you got one of them, yup you got an electric retarder.

Bill
84FC35SB
Terrace, B.C.

Scott Forman <sforman@...> wrote:
I have a small box attached to the side of my shifter as well...but I
have assumed it is a traler brake modulator (never had a trailer
hooked to my coach). Has a knob that can be pulled back. Is it
possible that I have a retarder and didn't even know it?

Scott Forman
82 FC35RB
Memphis

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson"
wrote:
>
> Hi Scott,
> Stephen is right, it's the retarder lever. A great feature if
you're doing any mountain
> driving. I used it a lot during our Colorado trip. Saves the
brakes. Degree of braking
> performance increases going from notch 1 to 3. You want to use it
in moderation however
> so you don't overheat the unit. It runs on DC and sucks quite a
lot of juice.
>
> I usually use setting 1 or 2 for maybe 10 to 15 seconds at a time,
alternating with the air
> brakes to slow the coach down. Setting 3, I save for more rapid
breaking. You should
> also have a yellow dash light that shows when the unit is on.
>
> Regards, Eric
> 84FC35SBWL2
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott"
wrote:
> >
> > I have a Strange Lever mounted to the side of the shifter box.
The
> > lever goes into a small black box with numbers on the side. As
the
> > lever is pulled down, the numbers increase and the lever is
internally
> > notched to stop on each of the numbers. Any clue?
> >
> > Scott Waldy
> > '83FC35SB
> > Boise, Idaho
> >
>






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Strange Lever - Scott - 08-17-2006, 17:36
Strange Lever - Stephen Birtles - 08-18-2006, 00:45
Strange Lever - Mike Hohnstein - 08-18-2006, 01:03
Strange Lever - Eric Johnson - 08-18-2006, 02:04
Strange Lever - Scott Forman - 08-18-2006, 02:36
Strange Lever - Wilhelmus Schreurs - 08-18-2006, 02:45
Strange Lever - Wilhelmus Schreurs - 08-18-2006, 02:48
Strange Lever - Wilhelmus Schreurs - 08-18-2006 02:51
Strange Lever - Stephen Birtles - 08-18-2006, 03:10
Strange Lever - Scott Forman - 08-18-2006, 03:32
Strange Lever - Rose Mary - 08-18-2006, 03:56
Strange Lever - Jeff Miller - 08-18-2006, 04:24
Strange Lever - Eric Johnson - 08-18-2006, 06:05
Strange Lever - Wilhelmus Schreurs - 08-18-2006, 08:25
Strange Lever - Wilhelmus Schreurs - 08-18-2006, 08:32
Strange Lever - davidkerryedwards - 08-18-2006, 09:54
Strange Lever - Scott - 08-18-2006, 15:36
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Strange Lever - Mike Hohnstein - 08-19-2006, 01:58
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Strange Lever - Mike Hohnstein - 08-19-2006, 03:27
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Strange Lever - one_dusty_hoot - 08-19-2006, 04:08
Strange Lever - Gregory OConnor - 08-19-2006, 04:33
Strange Lever - Stephen Birtles - 08-19-2006, 04:50
Strange Lever - Mike Hohnstein - 08-19-2006, 04:59
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