Strange Lever

[Scott Forman]

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
> >
>