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Is that how you keep your ankles so nice all these years? Let the engine do the braking for ya?
Actually, word from the prison yards is that @Certaindeaf has callouses on his ankles…..
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Is that how you keep your ankles so nice all these years? Let the engine do the braking for ya?
You don't need to be certified to do brake work.Hence the entire reason for this thread, I'm certified to do brake work but transmissions are something I only have experience sweeping floors around, at least when I turned 16.
I agree but to work for certain large companies, certifications are required to keep insurance rates, as well as comebacks at a lower rate. LS really doesn't want brake complaints because that is one of their biggest profit margins. As far as transmissions, my 14 year old son and I almos completely disassembled my 16 year old daughters Jeep trans to fix an internal issue a few weeks back. I figured, I'll risk $300 to fix a brakes tranny and if it doesn't work, it's still less than 10% of the quoted repairs. It worked like a champ, I'm glad to be YouTube Certified!You don't need to be certified to do brake work.
Transmissions aren't nearly the black magic people think they're are.
Bottom line is, it just isn't worth worrying about.
I think you have your terms backward.Did you add an exhaust brake (I.e. Jake Brake) to your 2016 Duramax? If an exhaust brake wasn't added then I believe you are just using engine braking which is different.
I've done both, including and up to a 21 speed John Deere tractor transmission that is manually hydraulically shifted trans with multiple clutch packs and valve body (no torque converter) and hydrostatic drives (swivel plate). For a number of years, that is what I did as a profession.You don't need to be certified to do brake work.
Transmissions aren't nearly the black magic people think they're are.
Bottom line is, it just isn't worth worrying about.
Yes - but I have slop in my drivetrain and fifth gear is gone too. I don't know how the PO(s) drove the truck, but there is a lot of give somewhere (probably not the trans, probably the u-joints and/or the rear diff). It makes a difference - even if it is just the diff, a diff properly replaced and/or setup with the correct alignment/backlash/etc. of pinion/ring gear is not something a backyard shadetree mech is experienced with and usually doesn't have the proper tools for (most don't have a dial gauge or the experience to use one).Really, unless you have something slamming, compression braking is the same as coasting in gear with a standard transmission. The gear teeth are contacting on the opposite side from the side under power, so no additional wear going forward. Same for any splines or U-joints, and the clutches are locked up anyway.
Come fix my F&#C@&*N F350!I wouldn't worry about it. I fix this crap for a living and can't say I've seen too many power train failures from engine braking.
What year, engine, and transmission?Come fix my F&#C@&*N F350!
2013 6.7, 6-speedWhat year, engine, and transmission?
No crank. I threw a new starter and ignition switch at it - cause they're cheap and quick - to no avail. Checked all fuses and tested relays. Getting a "Starting System Fault" on the screen, but no ODB codes stored. Batteries are new as of last Summer and both check out good with my tester. I keep it on a battery tender.Too new for my experience. What is it doing wrong, or not doing?
I really like my 2014 BMW - but although it has never had any serious malfunctions, I will not rely on it as a SHTF vehicle. My '97 Dodge will always start (as long as I keep the batteries charged) and run.No crank. I threw a new starter and ignition switch at it - cause they're cheap and quick - to no avail. Checked all fuses and tested relays. Getting a "Starting System Fault" on the screen, but no ODB codes stored. Batteries are new as of last Summer and both check out good with my tester. I keep it on a battery tender.
Local shop is 2+ weeks out, so just waiting on a call from them when they're ready so I can tow it in and have the pleasure of likely spending a few grand on it...again.
If it's like medium duty trucks, they do it with closing the vanes on the turbo and trans settings ( lockup/gear selection )I think you have your terms backward.
Yes, Jake brake, ie engine braking is different than exhaust braking.
A "Jack Brake", invented by Jacobs Vehicle Systems in the mid 60's is an engine brake and found on heavy duty trucks like my Volvo.
Modern light duty trucks like my Chevy 1 ton dually come with exhaust brakes.
No, I did not add an exhaust brake and no, the Duramax does not have an engine brake. "Engine – Duramax® 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel; Horsepower: 397 @ 3000 rpm: Torque: 765 lb.-ft. @ 1600 rpm. Includes exhaust brake, dual 730 CCA, 70 amp-hr. batteries and engine block heater. Requires Allison® 6-speed automatic transmission."
Neutral safety?No crank. I threw a new starter and ignition switch at it - cause they're cheap and quick - to no avail. Checked all fuses and tested relays. Getting a "Starting System Fault" on the screen, but no ODB codes stored. Batteries are new as of last Summer and both check out good with my tester. I keep it on a battery tender.
Local shop is 2+ weeks out, so just waiting on a call from them when they're ready so I can tow it in and have the pleasure of likely spending a few grand on it...again.
I thought about that - and is a likely culprit, but I'd have to drop the transmission oil pan to get to it and I don't like opening up the tranny on a dusty gravel driveway.Neutral safety?
I'm not worried about SHTF or anything, this is my hauler. It drags my dump trailer with the tractor and excavator to and from MT, as well as my travel trailer when camping with the spousal unit and my hunting/fishing truck camper when it's just the dog and I and gets building materials around. It's been *mostly* reliable in it's 165k miles. I had to replace the exhaust manifolds and turbo a couple years ago and a few minor things here and there. I'm working from home now and have the Bronco for errands, so it's not getting the commuter miles anymore. Hopefully it will hold up longer.I really like my 2014 BMW - but although it has never had any serious malfunctions, I will not rely on it as a SHTF vehicle. My '97 Dodge will always start (as long as I keep the batteries charged) and run.
If you can find a wiring diagram, you can jump the circuit and see if it's the culpritI thought about that - and is a likely culprit, but I'd have to drop the transmission oil pan to get to it and I don't like opening up the tranny on a dusty gravel driveway.
Plus I'm sick and tired of crawling under vehicles on this stupid gravel driveway as well - getting too old for that bubblegum!