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    What does "No engine break" mean?

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    THOSE LOUD BAFFLES THAN SLOW A DIESEL ENGINE WITHOUT BRAKING

    Colleen

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    Also known as a Jake brake or Jacobs brake.

    Colleen

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    Well as a class A driver and having driven an 18 wheeler for over 20 years, I do believe this is the first time I've heard the j brake be referred to as a red neck horn, lol

    dwayne1716

    ALSO KNOWN AS RED NECK HORN I HAVE SEEN THEM USED IN PARKING LOTS

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    The use of compression release engine brakes may cause a vehicle to make a loud chattering or "machine gun" exhaust noise, especially vehicles having high flow mufflers, or no mufflers at all, causing many communities in the United States to prohibit compression braking within municipal limits. Drivers are notified by roadside signs with legends such as "Brake Retarders Prohibited," "Engine Braking Restricted," "Jake Brakes Prohibited," "No Jake Brakes," "Compression Braking Prohibited," or "Unmuffled Compression Braking Prohibited," and enforcement is typically through traffic fines. Such prohibitions have led to the development of new types of mufflers and turbochargers to better silence compression braking noise.



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