Diesel GC??
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Engine braking WAS: Diesel GC??
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, F. Robert Falbo wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 18:08:53 -0800, Lon wrote:
>
>> Still, I wonder how they deal with engine braking, or more correctly
>> the lack thereof without a Jake Brake.
>
> When you shut the fuel off in a 22:1 compression engine, you can bet your
> a$$ that you get braking.. The "Jake Brake" was invented for trucks, where
> you're trying to stop 10 tons & up... not too common in a passenger
> vehicle. It simply is a force multiplier.
No Jake for small diesels, they get an exhaust brake.
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"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 18:08:53 -0800, Lon wrote:
>
>> Still, I wonder how they deal with engine braking, or more correctly
>> the lack thereof without a Jake Brake.
>
> When you shut the fuel off in a 22:1 compression engine, you can bet your
> a$$ that you get braking.. The "Jake Brake" was invented for trucks, where
> you're trying to stop 10 tons & up... not too common in a passenger
> vehicle. It simply is a force multiplier.
No Jake for small diesels, they get an exhaust brake.
--
"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
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