Engine Brakes VS Regular Brakes
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+1 on that - apply the rear brake pedal LIGHTLY to let whomever is behind you know that you are slowing down.Shorts wrote:Remember to flash your brake lights if you are downshifting to brake so that you don't get run over.
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Hey now, it was a recently resurrected thread and I didn't read it until today.storysunfolding wrote:Thank God it only took you just over 4 months to catch that one.... ya jerkSkier wrote:Incorrect. Engine breaking results in... well, a broken engine.storysunfolding wrote:Engine breaking done properly won't harm the engine ...
Engine braking is fine, though.

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