This is a message on a sign along areas of the interstate. I am guessing that if you need to stop your car you would have to use your brakes.
2007-02-26 15:01:58 · 10 answers · asked by RexD 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
that sign is for trucks only . a transport truck as well it has different brake system all togehter but the engine brake is something that is not really a brake at all . it is a system used in the truck to retard the engine. it shuts off the air to cyclinders and this make the engine slow down. this makes a huge noise and thats way the sign is there.
cars dont have this system.
the truck has brakes that are supplied by air but that has nothing to do with the engine brake or jake brake as it is called by truck drivers.
2007-02-26 15:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by s l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An engine brake is also referred as Jake Brakes. They are used on most Large Trucks. The exhaust valves are used to slow the RPM of the engine along with the mechanical braking system. The reason that signs are posted are because the Jake Brakes are loud.
Usually these signs are posted in heavy residential areas.
2007-02-26 15:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by aristo_ent 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And engine brake or "jake brake" is used when you close a baffle on the air intake of the engine. This slows the vehicle without wear on the brakes, but results in a loud, low pitched roar. Because of the noise it makes, many municipalities have starting outlawing use of "jake brakes"
2007-02-26 15:10:34 · answer #3 · answered by JD_in_FL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sign is for truckers. They have a engine brake called a "jacobs brake" which they use sometimes instead of the pedal. The brake is really loud so that why the sign says no engine brake.
2007-02-26 15:06:06 · answer #4 · answered by Macgyver with Crosby 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its usually called Jake braking. You've probably heard semi's make that awful chattering noise when they are slowing down on the interstate.
2007-02-26 15:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by tarnefar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
diesels may be equipped with a jacobson engine brake, more commonly called a jake brake.
when the lever is flipped,l and you take the foot off the fuel pedal, the engine quits getting fuel, and the compresion is used to slow the truck. it is very noisy, and that5 is why engine braking is prohibited.
2007-02-26 15:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by elmo o 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truck drivers often use the speed of their engines to slow down to save on braking. They just down shift and the engine helps to slow down.
This is also referred to as "jake-braking."
2007-02-26 15:06:47 · answer #7 · answered by my_iq_135 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the braking effect of the engine mostly on big rigs downshifting.
2007-02-26 15:05:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is meant for semi trucks when they are making that really loud noise with their motor to slow down instead of using their brakes
2007-02-26 15:06:17 · answer #9 · answered by jam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its talking about big trucks
2007-02-26 15:07:01 · answer #10 · answered by joseph b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋