Dripley,
thanks for for the advice. If the VP was gone would it still start up and idle normal. The truck will also rev over 2500 rpm no problem but when put in gear it will not go over 2000 rpm. My battery cables do look bad, they are stiff as hell. I’m going to take out the wire harness and see what I can trace down then replace cables and batteries. Any suggestions on where to purchase new battery cables?