Okay so I have probably the oddest automotive related problem I've seen thus far; I have a 1989 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon with a 307 V8 and recently I noticed odd problems with the electrical system. The radio, interior and exterior lights, and windows all got barely enough power at idle. The lights would flicker, the radio would cut in and out, and the windows went up and down like molasses; if I revved up the engine the radio and lights powered up quickly and then would putter out again at idle. So I replaced the battery and installed a brand new AC Delco alternator now here comes the strange part.
At idle everything works perfectly radio, lights, windows etc. as soon as I pull the emergency brake everything electrical cuts out no lights, no radio, nothing the engine still runs perfectly I can shift it into gear and drive the car just nothing electrical works. As soon as I step down and re-activate the emergency brake everything electrical kicks back on I've never seen this before, I don't understand how the emergency brake is related to the overall electrical system.
This car is like the Amityville Horror it does the most unexplained things but somehow runs like a champ; I'm guessing it might be a blown fuse or a relay I haven't delved that far into this problem yet but I swear it's like the electrical system on this wagon is possessed.
At idle everything works perfectly radio, lights, windows etc. as soon as I pull the emergency brake everything electrical cuts out no lights, no radio, nothing the engine still runs perfectly I can shift it into gear and drive the car just nothing electrical works. As soon as I step down and re-activate the emergency brake everything electrical kicks back on I've never seen this before, I don't understand how the emergency brake is related to the overall electrical system.
This car is like the Amityville Horror it does the most unexplained things but somehow runs like a champ; I'm guessing it might be a blown fuse or a relay I haven't delved that far into this problem yet but I swear it's like the electrical system on this wagon is possessed.