Recent Content by twc

Larv, Here's a follow-up to the exhaust brake availability situation. I received the following reply from Dodge in response to a question about availability: Thanks for the email regarding available options for the Dodge Ram. While I am not able to get into specifics on why any...

> Anyone else use their brake all the time? The advice I got from Jacobs Tech Support was to use the exhaust brake all the time; that's also the advice that I got from Cummins Rocky Mountain in Denver (who installed my exhaust brake). The Jacobs technician summarized it as, "Use it or lose...

Follow-up: How the PowerStroke 6.0 engine generates backpressure for engine braking I promised to find out how engine braking works on the PowerStroke 6. 0 engine and wrote to International for the straight stuff. Here's their reply: We do not have an exhaust pressure regulator valve. We...

> I would think the burden of proof of engine and/or transmission damage > would be upon the dealer NOT the owner of the vehicle to prove. This is a perfectly reasonable position to take -- but likely something you'll never experience. The problem is that the dealer holds most of the cards (sorry...

I'll add one other point to this discussion: It's also important to choose a manufacturer that will stand behind their product. Here's an excerpt from the PacBrake warranty (I'm surprised Jim didn't beat me to this): Pacbrake Company will pay for all reasonable necessary repairs to damaged...

Continued from the "Dealer wont sell Jacobs exhaust brake?" thread: Jared, > If an "exhaust brake is not optional" what brand of exaust brake > is warranty aproved for a Ford Powerstroke? The torqshift in "tow > haul" mode can't develop any more compression braking than a > manual...

> From reading the past few posts I would have thought that > you might not have read the first page... . Jim, I've read 'em all, including your #11 -- and supplemented that with my own research. Here are the facts to date: (1) Dodge (not Cummins or Jacobs) has placed a hold on exhaust...

I can add my experience to this thread. We wanted more towing capacity and ordered a 2005 Dodge 3500 DRW, CTD, 6-speed from Ferrero Auto Center in Loveland, CO. Part way through the process, the non-availability of the Jacobs exhaust brake was discovered. Cummins Rocky Mountain in Denver...