"... truck lost oil pressure and ... engine seized up.There was no power for brakes"

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by Robert Gift, Sep 6, 2013.

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May 31, 2017 #11

James Johnson Light Load Member

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Robert Gift said: ↑

Can you over-rev an engine starting out slow and going down hill?

I thought engine compression will always be greater than the mass pushing it down a reasonable hill such as interstates and highways.

I assumed one would place in a low gear (not too low which makes the truck too slow) and occasionally use brakes as needed.
The brakes would cool enough between applications to keep the truck from speeding up too much.

Or place in a very low gear and take forever to get down hill but no brake use.

Thank you.
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That doesn't sound good for the engine. That will probably damage your engine if you tried to do that. If I were you don't do it. Engine what we use isn't build for that.

James Johnson, May 31, 2017

James Johnson, May 31, 2017

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