Re: [MV] M35 Exhaust Brake installation

From: Joe Shannon (fordpart@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat Nov 06 2004 - 09:45:07 PST


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
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>>That is very cool!
>>Some audio of the big 'BOOOOOOOooooooohhhhhhh...." deceleration
>>sound would be cool.
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>>Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
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>>>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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