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I frantically

started downshifting, but the torque was still dropping. Finally, > the Silverleaf showed me in first gear, with zero torque, despite my > applying full throttle. I looked out the rear view mirror and black > smoke was POURING out the exhaust.

I had a strange thing happen while driving my 2000 Intrigue this

weekend. I would appreciate any insight anyone can give me into

it could be.

I was driving up the Grapevine on I5 in California, heading

After some heavy climbing, things had leveled off, and I came

a corner and there were workers on the side of the road, so I

down. Upon attempting to accelerate, I had no response, and I

at the Silverleaf and noticed my torque was dropping. I

started downshifting, but the torque was still dropping. Finally, > the Silverleaf showed me in first gear, with zero torque, despite

applying full throttle. I looked out the rear view mirror and

I had a strange thing happen while driving my 2000 Intrigue this

weekend. I would appreciate any insight anyone can give me into

it could be.

I was driving up the Grapevine on I5 in California, heading south.
After some heavy climbing, things had leveled off, and I came

a corner and there were workers on the side of the road, so I

down. Upon attempting to accelerate, I had no response, and I

at the Silverleaf and noticed my torque was dropping. I

started downshifting, but the torque was still dropping. Finally, > the Silverleaf showed me in first gear, with zero torque, despite

applying full throttle. I looked out the rear view mirror and

smoke was POURING out the exhaust.
> The sensation was as if the transmission was in a higher gear, even > though the Silverleaf indicated first. It was as if the engine was > severely lugging down. I managed to coast to the side of the road, > where I put it in neutral and set the parking brake. Even idling,

was smoking, but less and less. Finally, after about thirty

it was idling normally. I put it in drive and pulled out, and > everything was normal. Torque climbed right up, and it was as if > nothing had happened.

If I had been in a place where I could not get off the road, I

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George, et. al.

Let's see if I can add a little to the discussion. Several years ago in an SOB I experienced the same event just as I was leaving town. I didn't know what is was so went to a local freightliner. What a joke! Three bills later I left without the pac=brake working. When I researched and learned how everything worked I removed the air solenoid and found that mud dabbers had plugged the relief port. When clean everything worked fine. Now, another issue. Their was a fued between Jacobs and Cummins regarding backpressure and oil blow-by.
End of story was that I removed the section of exhaust containg the pac-brake and installed a new butterfly. In doing so one has to be carefull to maintain clearance between the edge of the butterfly and the inside of the exhaust chamber. By using a piece of thin shim material this is easily accomplished. I have forgotten the exact thickness of the shim but a call to the pac-brake manufactured should help here. The point of all of this is that through constant use tolerances can change. Removing the entire pac-brake assembly is not too tough, if your bones still bend a bit, and tolerances can be checked. Some minor fileing might be in order to prevent butterfly sticking. JUst a thought or two.

Lyle Wetherholt
04 Intrigue 11740
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