Re: RE:[ihc] About those Allisons

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allan Ericson" <lowvolt@domain.elided>
To: "Urvig, Chad A" <chad.urvig@domain.elided>; <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 18:16
Subject: Re: RE:[ihc] About those Allisons


> Chad-
>
> That parking break is not enough to keep the bus from moving  with my
> diesel. It will hold on a slight incline, but I guarantee you, it won't
stop
> the bus in a short distance, and not at all if any power is applied. Set
the
> brake and put the transmission in drive and you will move while the brake
> shoe burns up. My guess is that with only half the torque ala the 392 vs
the
> 549 diesel, you'll still move the bus. I'm about to find out. My winter
> project is an SV swap into the bus and scrapping (maybe saving the fuel
> system for e-bay)  what's left of the diesel.
>
> I have the same brake on my B120 travelall. Works better, but not well.
>
> -Allan
>

I think he meant it'll hold the bus from moving if the engine is shut off
and it sitting there.  Thus, if you lost brakes, you could put the
transmission in nuetral and use the parking brake to slow down.

The thing about the engine moving it isn't fair, even a tahoe or suburban
can pull past it's parking brake or e-brake.  ;)

-Ryan


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