I have been posting on other places here and just found this Volvo thread

I'm looking for information on my 1997 Volvo with Volvo Engine and 14 speed Volvo Transmission and 264 Eaten rears. It's a sleeper model and runs great with over a million miles on it and I just bout it for $10,000 total plus $3,000 lic and insurance and tonnage and whatnot.

It has lots of new parts and tires.

300,000 on full major and new clutch and front rear end and driveshafts and blower and new tires except for the rear axle.

I will be pulling 80,000 pounds in a 500 to 1000 mile radius.

The "jake brake stays on and I'm still trying to understand the shifting sequence of this transmission.

Any help most appreciated.

 

Yes I have the Volvo 14 speed syncro transmission and have been told repeatedly "no double clutching" and "no floating gears".

It's good to hear that if the syncro's are acting up I should try double clutching.

It didn't feel easy to shift the 5 miles I drove it bobtail but I was tring to use the bottom clicker for splitting in the bottom gears.

I find out now that the bottom clicker is for shifting only from the low gears to the high gears and that the top button slits all gears top to bottom and bottom to top.

Clutch every gear they say.

That compression brake on off switch doesn't work as far as I can tell.

Is there another compression brake switch?

I would like to know more about that VEB too?

I see that's Volvo Engine Braking.

Mine is a 1997 Volvo with a Volvo Engine.

Thank You

 

You would think there would be a book or a video or youtube on this VT14 shifting.