Strange Lever

[Mike Hohnstein]

I appreciate the thought, however I don't think I'll get over the border with my
weaponry.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Birtles
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:50 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Strange Lever


Bill do you think we should invite mike up here for a holiday between
the east coast and the west coast we could drive him completely around
the bend
Stephen 77fc35 from the east

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
<MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote:
>
> You seem to be a little too critical. I believe I said, "works like
electric trailer brakes "IN A WAY" and I have one more reason to hate
Canada.
> MH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wilhelmus Schreurs
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Strange Lever
>
>
> Mike:
> Not so at all.
> Electric trailer brakes actually has a puck that rubs on the drum
which is attached to the brake shoes, which in turn stops the trailer,
so electrical/mechanical/mechanical, yuk, lots of wear and maintenance.
>
> With the Jacob's driveline retarder, it is electricity which
creates a magnetic field to slow down the vehicle. there are no
rubbing parts. Maintenance is very simple, cleaning, checking of
contacts and greasing.
>
> One thing which Jeff Miller alluded to, there is no connection
between the driveline retarder and the rest of the system ,
acceleration or braking. Gosh one of the things when I get my BB home,
I will look at installing circuitry that will either allow the brake
to be applied or disengage it when the throttle is applied.
>
> Bill
> 84FC35SB
> Terrace, B.C.
>
> Mike Hohnstein <MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote:
> That would be one way to characterize the down grade retarder. It
functions like electric trailer brakes, in a way.
> The well marked grease zerk, if not covered with road grime is a
critical maintainence point. I'm greatful that my retarder works
pretty well so far, my chassis has roughly 170k miles.
> Mike Hohnstein
> Germantown WI, Myrtle ID
> 83FC35rb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 11:25 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Strange Lever
>
> So this thing is like a driveline breaking system?
>
> Scott Waldy
> '83FC35SB
> Boise, Idaho
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott"
> wrote:
> >
> > Lots of great posts on the Jacobs Driveline retarder. (that is what
> is
> > on our coach 86FC) BUT no one mentioned the need to grease the
> bearings
> > inside. When we got ours you could not even tell it had a grease
> > fitting. Find it on the side of the retarder. Use a GOOD HIGH TEMP
> > GREASE. I grease mine pretty frequently.
> >
> > I did the dummy thing last year on the way to RIV and left it one
> by
> > mistake when entering the highway, thought I was draging an anchor,
> > (actually felt like a fuel filter cloggin up) It got hot and
> smelled,
> > when shot with a temp gun it was just over 300* got back underway
> in a
> > hurry and got air to it. No harm works fine. I use it in stop and
> go
> > traffic, to limit the use of the service brakes. Works great for me.
> >
> > ScottB
> > 86FC 4sale
> > SC
> >
> > --- 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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