Strange Lever

[Gregory OConnor]

Mike, Canada allows visitors with 'quick witt' you gan get in armed.
unless your talking about the iron collectables so many Americans
hide behind.
Gregory O'Connor
94ptRomolandCa
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
<MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote:
>
> 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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