Jemert

Jim, my Jake turns off every time I touch the throttle. I think it was designed to kick off when you accelerate. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems to work well that way. My coach is a little different in that I have to have the Jake on for the cruise control to work. I suspect someone along the way has mis-wired it but I'm used to it now. So I have to have to have the Jake on to use the cruise.

When my engine brake engages it downshifts to 4th if I'm going slow enough. I've learned to hit the top of hills at the speed I want to descend. That speed is generally between 45 and 50 because my coach will be approaching 2100 RPM in 4th at 50. Generally my coach Jake brake will hold the coach under 50 on 90% of the descents I've encountered out West and on the way to and from Alaska. If I have to brake on a descent I will brake relatively hard for a short period of time letting off the brake so they can cool. When descending I generally have to accelerate periodically to maintain 45-50. Most important points, speed at top of hill low and brake hard for short periods, do not ride the brake!! Hope I'm not telling you stuff you already know. Good luck!!

Mike, maybe a dumb question because I'm pretty sure you know this but … are you putting the slide in and out at travel height or leveled? If I run my slide while leveled it's a good chance that the big driver's slide is going to rub on the trim on inside top corner. I have to be at travel height. Mine rides on nylon type pads that slide over the inside floor. Pretty sure we have the same type slide. Mine looks about like yours. Merry Christmas! Jerry