is there a link, or can someone give me instructions on how to make the EBPV into an exhaust brake

 

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/2...brake-mod.html

 

does anyone have a diagram on how its done or pictures. I cann't seem to understand by just reading the post from kwik? I would like to do this just want to do it right without frying anything.

 

I found this in Kwik's gallery

 

Thanks for diggin' that up.
What that diagram is, is the back side of a six pole 3 position switch ON/OFF/ON.
If you wire it up exactly as seen there you will still have the factory setting on one side and on the other side it will close the EBPV all the way and keep it there until you turn it back off or put it all the way to the other ON position.
And if you simply want to turn off the EBPV altogether, leave it in the middle (OFF) position. It will remain open even when the engine does it's fast idle routine in the middle of winter.

 

Oh, and I don't have any knowledge of how to make the torque converter lock up when you are using it as a brake, there is some sort of wire coming out of the auto trans that you need to tie into this switch using a diode somewhere so you don't backfeed the PCM.
I have a stick shift and never bothered to learn about that little detail.

 

Thanks strokin OK are the 2 wires from the pcm to the switch the wires that would be going on the ebpv? Then the switched power would be in the cab, and then just a ground right? Whats that say " wire with the something signal? I don't understand that. Can someone explain?

 

I was on my way home today with the camper (9100) and I droped in into sencond going down nice hill and the TC was locked to what it sounded like anyways so I didn't know if I can get it to work or try to get it to work with your diagram there.

 

is there any way to make it operate exactly like a big rig. i read in the link you can leave in the on position and it shuts off when you hit the accelorator. in big rigs you can leave it on and it will not come if either the gas or clutch pedals are depressed. is there any way to do this with our trucks?

 

Yeah, but I have no idea how to make that happen as I absolutely suck at electrical theory and design. I have to be very careful or I'll get something backwards and POOF!

 

I purchased a kit off of ebay it is called Powerstroker exhaust brake. $109.00 with the torque converter lock. It is pretty simple to hook up. it comes with all the instructions. It works off off the accel. pedal. With the switch on, after you let off of the go pedal, there is about a 2-3 sec delay then it is actuated. when you push on the go pedal, it goes off. I like it, and it works pretty well. I just purchased a JD 350 Dozer, and with my gooseneck, it works well. I use the brake for daily driving, sounds pretty good too, with the sssssssss. I'm sure if you was good with wiring you could probably do it yourself for alot less. But I am like Kwik, not much in the electrical dept. Also I have not hooked up my TC lock yet, so i'm not sure how it works. It only has one wire to hook it up, no biggie, just haven't found time to do it yet. You were talking about the big rigs, we have an International commercial chassis pumper in our fleet at the station, with an electronic brake, and mine works the same way, just dosen't brake as much, but it does work.

 

noticed your thread. Was this ebay item the same as yours?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1994-...spagenameZWD1V

Sounds like a nice idea if you have had good luck with it so far.

 

Check out the kit at www.spdiesel.com

Love mine for two years...

 

thanks for the recommendation. That was another I was looking at. Do you do much towing with yours? Would like to save on the brakes since I'm always up in the hills in Southwest Washington or at Sunriver and Burns in your neck of the woods. Does it have pretty good response and hold back your rig, even while towing? Thanks!

 

Like I said, it works great, towing thru santiam pass I rarely use my brakes as the exhaust brake does all the work. Bobcat and buckets in tow... Like all EBPV brakes it takes about a second to start building braking HP... But it will make 38-40#'s of backpressure.