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when you press the accelerator and the trans kicks to a lower gear in order to go faster.What do you mean by "kickdown"?
That is an odd one!when you press the accelerator and the trans kicks to a lower gear in order to go faster.
batteries are 2 years old and were supposed to be 2 year batteries. I rotated last year, starts fine. Belts look like they have some play. Was thinking they may be slipping when engine is revved. Can this happen?How old are your batteries and have you had them tested?
I noticed a few issues with the voltage not staying steady when I had a bad battery once upon a time.
very restrained!Are your batteries well restrained?
the 200 amp has a lot of mass, so belts could slip if loose. Your description of it only happening when the engine is revving up under heavy load though would make me suspect it doesn't have anything to do with the belts, as even if slipping the alternator shouldn't be dropping in speed when the engine kicks up like that.batteries are 2 years old and were supposed to be 2 year batteries. I rotated last year, starts fine. Belts look like they have some play. Was thinking they may be slipping when engine is revved. Can this happen?
Thank you, will doWhen you're flooring the accelerator and the trans kicks down, the entire engine/transmission assembly does some twisting against it's mounts. The only thing I can think of is you have a bad wiring connection between the alternator and the batteries somewhere that is getting affected by this twisting.
Check over the wire connections at the alternator and the starter, and make sure the cables don't have any damage to them.
Make sure to check the ground strap from the alternator to the engine block as well. I know on my truck it was very loose when I first got it.
Post a pic of the top of the engine/alt
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