Trukman,
Definetly in the high position. You're right, weight be a factor, but there is a dramatic difference.
Mike
Senior Member
Trukman,
Definetly in the high position. You're right, weight be a factor, but there is a dramatic difference.
Mike
Senior Member
Strictly an opinion here, but a Jake is sensitive to high RPM. It wants high RPM to be effective and with the Series 60 which in our buses is biased to let the economy mode be primary it is possible the Jake is working at much less than its full potential.
As to the suggestion the retarder output temps are not exceeding 230, I believe that but also know when the retarder is on and brakes are applied the temps exceed that. The cynic in me suggests that is why the newer coaches with retarders do not have a transmission temperature gauge. That information is available, but the driver has to scroll down through pages in the ProDriver to access the information and in this marketplace few drivers even think about these things.
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