Strange Lever

[Scott]

Yup, there is a BIG Round thingy that my driveline goes through. How
about the switch above my CB radio, labled "Jake Brake" and the big
yellow light next to it labled "Jacobs Retarder"? Any clues?

Scott Waldy
'83FC35SB
Boise, Idaho

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Wilhelmus Schreurs
wrote:
>
> 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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