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Posted by Pooh Bear on November 06, 2006 at 19:36:35 from (66.11.244.42):
In Reply to: Jake Brake posted by albert460 on November 06, 2006 at 19:04:28:
I have been given two explanations.
The first one, compressed air is injected into the
cylinders retarding the motion of the pistons. The second explanation I saw on a TV show.
Used to be a show called Shade Tree Mechanic.
On one episode they installed a Jake Brake on a
one ton truck. The way it worked was to close off
the muffler creating back pressure in the cylinders.
It was a valve placed inline with the muffler at the manifold. Either explanation is just as likely for big trucks. Pooh Bear
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