Strange Lever

[Scott Forman]

This is probably a dumb question...but I have never had a
retarder...if I'm driving and I pull back on the lever, it should
slow down, right????

Scott

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Birtles"
wrote:
>
> May also br a transmission retardder therfore no lump in the
drivesahft
> Stephen 77fc35 don't have one of those either
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>