Temps

[Rob Robinson]

The old adage....."Go down hill in the gear that brought you up" might apply to some rigs, especially the heavier ones like BB, butnot for someyouSOBs monitoring this forum. Somelight-weight SOBswith 400+HP can scream up the hills in a much higher gear than the heavier rigs.You folks should never follow that old adage. Judicious use of your service brakes along with any brake assist (jake, exhaust, transmission brakeetc)you have is the answer. Alternate braking devices and take it easy on the way down. It does not matter if you weight 30 or 50K lbs gravity wins making going downhill an exercise in prudence

2008/6/17 David Brady <"dmb993@earthlink.net">:

Corey,

You probably know, but it's worth repeating: a good rule of thumb is
"don't go down faster than you can go up".

Regarding temps, you may want to invest in a VMSpc, or similar, so

that you can get data directly off the CANbus. Most of us have found
by now that our gauges aren't always accurate.

David Brady
'02 LXi, NC


Pete Masterson wrote:

The DD Series 60 has an exhaust "jake brake" retarder. It does not have a separate heat range and does not overheat. -- Indeed, the jake brake might actually have a modest cooling effect on the engine. The older 8v92 was a 2-cycle engine and did not have much compression braking, so other types of retarders were used, often one that was electrical technology -- that could be overheated and damaged.

--
Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson

94 WLWB