3rdWrightBrother

Big cat V8 was probably a 3408. I had one in a 79 Pete, had a single turbo. Don't know if they made one with twin turbos, but there were precombustion and direct injection versions. Russ

Rob- Brakesaver is a retarder that uses engine oil to slow the truck- engine oil is directed against a stator. The guage marked air pressure is for air pressure on the control valve, some trucks had another trailer control valve(spike) that you used to vary the retarding power of the Brakesaver, others simply had an on/off switch and you weren't able to modulate the effect. The temp guage is for oil temp and is engine oil temp,if you really work a Brakesaver hard it's possible you may have to start backing off as the oil temp may start rising too high, but in the winter using the retarder on a hill will help keep engine oil temp more constant. I had a 3408 with a Brakesaver and loved it. Doesn't make any extra noise like a Jake which is a plus in urban areas which ban Jakes. It always seemed to me that the harder you made a Brakesaver work the better it worked. If you have any other questions let me know. Russ

Happy Birthday guys

Would an EMU be the Australian model ? Russ

Welcome aboard Good looking old B, my first truck was a B75. Great place for advice and help

Neat Russ

Happy Birthday Rob Welcome to the half-a-century club

Welcome aboard

Oh look- the pretty lady from Canada is showing us her beaver

A guy I worked for back home said he was getting his wife a new Chevelle for Christmas one year- a snow shovel

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Drove an LTL9000 Ford that had them-was interesting to say the least the first time I drove it after I thought I had adjusted the brakes Russ

Open season on lawyers and politicians, no limits- 99% of the world's problems disappear

Might Stop Wunning ? Russ

My 65 B75 was positive ground also. Russ

Welcome aboard! It's good to see someone your age with an interest in old ,you'll find lots of people here eager to help you . Good luck and keep us posted, pictures are always welcome!