From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Mon Nov 08 2004 - 17:21:44 PST
Maybe that answers for the good condition my Freightliner is still in after
444,000 miles. I don't have an exhaust brake.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Shannon" <fordpart@bellsouth.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 Exhaust Brake installation
> This is how these affect all other diesel engines, it takes a lot of
> miles off the life of them. I have seen dump trucks used on site not
> last 2 years if the exhaust brake is used extensively.
>
> Alex Gordon wrote:
>
> >The big OOOOOOOooooooohhhhhhh Will be the sound of the head gasket
blowing
> >out
> >Alex
> >See www.idahomotorpool.com For everyday low prices
> >on Military trucks and equipment
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Patrick Jankowiak" <recycler@swbell.net>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:20 PM
> >Subject: Re: [MV] M35 Exhaust Brake installation
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>That is very cool!
> >>Some audio of the big 'BOOOOOOOooooooohhhhhhh...." deceleration
> >>sound would be cool.
> >>
> >>Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>In the process of installining an exhaust brake on the deuce and have
> >>>some preliminary pictures to show:
> >>>
> >>><http://imageevent.com/cranetruck/m35exhaustbrake>
> >>>
> >>>Looking forward to testing the system, possibly this weekend.
> >>>
> >>>I don't have any experience with this type of engine brake and welcome
> >>>comments and suggestions.
> >>>It should also help to speed up the warming up of the engine from what
I
> >>>have read, by keeping it closed during idle at start-up.
> >>>
> >>>Regards,
> >>>Bjorn
> >>>1968 M49A2C (originally)
> >>>Meadows of Dan, Virginia (3,000 ft elevation and lots of hills...)
> >>>
> >>>
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