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Re: Allison retarder

Reply #25 –
The 88 would not have had a retarder, but someone may have added a pac brake, but if they did there should be a switch and also by lifting the bed, check the exhaust coming out of the collector after the turbo to see if the brake mechanism is located there
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Re: Allison retarder

Reply #26 –
Quote from: Michelle –
Am I recalling correctly that it was the 2007 Nimbus (and possibly '08) where the retarder was not standard but available as an option?  Not sure on the '06 Nimbus (very few built) which was the '02-05 style U-series with a different name.

Michelle

I currently own a 2006 Nimbus and according to the original owner,(Cindy Young), the retarder was an option when her coach was built. She and her brother stopped by today (Sun,13th) to say hello while I'm here at FT. It was a very pleasant surprise. She has not only provided me with a lot of information about the coach but pictures of the build process. Thank You Cindy. They are here in Nac having some graphics added to her coach at Xtream. She said to tell everyone hello.
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Re: Allison retarder

Reply #27 –
When the new owners took over they made the joystick retarder and the retarder in general an option and built one coach without it.  The uproar was pretty intense and the coach sat for a while.  They put them back on standard again after that short experiment.
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Re: Allison retarder

Reply #28 –
Quote from: John S –
When the new owners took over they made the joystick retarder and the retarder in general an option and built one coach without it.  The uproar was pretty intense and the coach sat for a while.  They put them back on standard again after that short experiment.
Here is the 2006 Retail price sheet on the Nimbus showing the retarder as an option for 4425.00
I remember when I saw this "Retarder as an option" originally I thought the new owners were going to lower the standards of the Foretravel.
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