09-13-2012, 05:18 PM
Larry,
That's not good news for Chester about the brake lights.
This is the land of the "free" and it's your coach and your opinion, but I see it a little differently, just as you predicted :-)
You contend "It's a waste of fuel and not needed for most...."
Mileage is distance divided by fuel consumed. If one could use the Jake only when you would otherwise be using the service brakes the fuel used is not changed and the distance is not changed. Where the Jake gets you on fuel usage is when you are using it and would NOT otherwise need braking. In other words, when coasting. If you just want to coast a while, if the Jake is selected you won't coast as far and therefore distance is reduced and so is mileage. Chester has found a modification that fixes that. When he wants to coast he lifts from the throttle and he coasts just like you. But, when he needs to slow for any reason, he presses the service brake and the Jake kicks in. No fuel is added of course and he is slowing either just with enginne compression braking or with that and service brakes.
Where he might have a real advantage is in the last part of your comment "most highway driving". Should some idiot pull across in front of Chester when he hits the brakes he will have the extra help of the Jake - it could make a difference.
Cheers, Russ
That's not good news for Chester about the brake lights.
This is the land of the "free" and it's your coach and your opinion, but I see it a little differently, just as you predicted :-)
You contend "It's a waste of fuel and not needed for most...."
Mileage is distance divided by fuel consumed. If one could use the Jake only when you would otherwise be using the service brakes the fuel used is not changed and the distance is not changed. Where the Jake gets you on fuel usage is when you are using it and would NOT otherwise need braking. In other words, when coasting. If you just want to coast a while, if the Jake is selected you won't coast as far and therefore distance is reduced and so is mileage. Chester has found a modification that fixes that. When he wants to coast he lifts from the throttle and he coasts just like you. But, when he needs to slow for any reason, he presses the service brake and the Jake kicks in. No fuel is added of course and he is slowing either just with enginne compression braking or with that and service brakes.
Where he might have a real advantage is in the last part of your comment "most highway driving". Should some idiot pull across in front of Chester when he hits the brakes he will have the extra help of the Jake - it could make a difference.
Cheers, Russ
Russ White
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