>> Diesel powered cars have very little compression braking and seem to be
>> able to descend hills safely.
>
> Huh? What? Diseasel cars compression brake just fine! Hell you
> need a GP 27 battery to crank the damn things when it's cold! Of
> course they go down hills great in low gear, like throwing out the
> anchor!
Yeah - isn't that what a "Jake brake" on a big rig is used for? Noisy
as hell and not legal inside city limits, but they put that 15-25:1
compression to work as an air pump through the exhaust!
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