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exhaust brake help

Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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exhaust brake help

My buddy has an exhuast brake on his cummins deck truck it is a 5 speed
he is having problems with it the system seems to work but not every thing moves and seems to work but no brake i have a few pictures of it due to the size i am linking just kinda wondering if anyone is familiar with this exhaust brake setup
http://dkorp.ca/Exh%20brake
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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looks like the pac on my pile, but old and corroded, maybe the butterfly needs some lube. like Zappa said, keep it greasy and it goes down easy.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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ok lol I will tell him that. I haven't driven the truck but I will tell him that. Is there a chance you could e mail me a picture of yours ? the switch and the vacuum tie in. the truck is new to us so we have no idea what it is
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 06:49 AM
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Keep in mind that they only work their best when around 2K RPM's and above.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Cowboy_Customs
Keep in mind that they only work their best when around 2K RPM's and above.
yes I was kinda wondering that to going to get him to run it up later today
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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ha the switch was bad we figured it out
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