jake brake
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Jake brake — is a trademark for vehicle retarding systems, or engine brakes, developed and manufactured by Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. The trademark JAKE BRAKE should not be used to refer to engine brakes in general. An engine brake is a braking system used… … Wikipedia
jake\ brake — emergency break on a car You gonna pull the jake brake to stop us? … Dictionary of american slang
jake\ brake — emergency break on a car You gonna pull the jake brake to stop us? … Dictionary of american slang
jake brake — A device which shuts off the exhaust valves manually so that in the exhaust stroke, the burned gasses cannot escape through the exhaust valves. Instead they press against the head of the piston and causes the piston to slow down. When the intake… … Dictionary of automotive terms
jake brake — n. an engine brake for truck diesel engines that cuts off fuel flow and interrupts the transfer of mechanical energy to the drive mechanism Origin: 1980s: from the Jacobs Company, who invented the most common implementation of the technology that … Useful english dictionary
Jake — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Jake imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = Male meaning = region = origin = related names = Jacob footnotes = Jake is a modern, shortened form of the male name Jacob.Individuals named Jake include: * Jake… … Wikipedia
brake — [1] To slow down a vehicle. [2] The mechanism that converts motion (kinetic energy) into heat energy through friction. The most common instance is found in the wheels of cars where the brake shoes or disc pads are designed to press against the… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Brake — A brake is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a machine or vehicle, or alternatively a device to restrain it from starting to move again. The kinetic energy lost by the moving part is usually translated to heat by friction.… … Wikipedia
Compression release engine brake — Jacobs Engine Brake Division logo. A vie … Wikipedia
Exhaust brake — Since diesel engines lack a throttle valve on the intake manifold, there is no intake vacuum when the engine is not fueling. The intake vacuum creates the slowing effect felt in gasoline engines when they are going down a hill with the foot off… … Wikipedia
