What would cause a Jake Brake to not work ?

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  1. little cat 500

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    That must be the problem from my truck too (or the one they just issued me) it’s an international piece of crap automatic transmission.

    I’ve moved from truck to truck four times in six weeks with this FUBER company

    …(and I’m long-haul, so I have a lot of stuff in the truck. I’m gonna give my 2 week notice. All their trucks are leased, and still junk.

    As for the Jake? …there’s gotta be a better way , a Jake is a terrible thing to lose. It should be mechanical.

    Anyway my cruise control still works, sometimes even after I’ve applied the brakes, until I apply them a few times, which is scary.

    Has over half a mill miles.
     
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    That is dangerous