I think I broke my car.

[michael]

Is your battery held down properly? If this hard shift is in fact what caused it and a jump fixes is, I would suspect a poor connection somewhere.

[Ricochet]

I upgraded the alternator wiring with 4g lines, along with the battery ground. I don't think it has any connection issues. I'll try banging the alternator with a hammer a bit, I know how weird these cars are under the hood. I sometimes have to tap my abs box to get it to stop running on its own, so I'm pretty open-minded to weird solutions like that lol.

[SoCal LS-L]

Errr mind you TEST that the alternator is not functioning correctly BEFORE hitting it lol ......

[kwren]

Originally Posted by SoCal LS-L

Errr mind you TEST that the alternator is not functioning correctly BEFORE hitting it lol ......

$10 buys a digital that tests for ohms, ac and dc volts.
I might suggest that all of us that don't have a volt meter should splurge and get one and carry it in your car. Plug the leads in correctly and leave them plugged in.

When we have a problem that needs a voltage test, we will be ready!

If this happened to my car I would have tested the voltage output as soon as the Jump started the motor before I moved the car from that location.

I always have a test meter with me in the trunk, but I leave my sledge hammer at home!

Keith

[Ricochet]

But I really want to hit this thing right now.

[SoCal LS-L]

I always have a test meter with me in the trunk, but I leave my sledge hammer at home!

Yes yes test BEFORE hitting, no reason to ping the alternator if its good, no matter how good it may feel .

But id also bring the hammer, in case the alternator IS bad, its a tried and true way of getting it to charge again until repairs can be made. An old school mechanic showed me this when i was in high school, stranded miles from home with no tools or alternator. After we pinged it, the alternator charged for 4 months before the light came back on and I replaced it.

[michael]

Any updates?