DrieStone

So I have an interesting issue. My drivers side doors (both front and rear) get caught on the rain gutter a bit when they're closed and don't seal. I can apply a little pressure and they "pop" into place properly (or if I lower the window and roll it back up). Seems to happen when it's cold more than warm. Is there a way to adjust how far up the windows go when they're all the way up? It seems like if I could just adjust the upper limit of the window (like a 1/8") it would fix the issue.

It's not even the starter that's pulling the voltage (I don't get to the point of starting, just "on"), so a draw like the fuel pump kills it? It all seems sane, except for the part that if I switch it to "off" I don't get the dome light back for 4-5 minutes (or longer). Like something has to discharge before the dome light can pull power to operate. I suppose it could be a weak connection, combined with something else drawing power from the weak connection? I did a visual check of the fusible links, but I don't see any evidence of failure there. I did try hooking my battery box up to the body (ground) and the positive lead (to try to exclude the negative battery terminal and any wiring there). I'm going to try disconnecting the battery completely and using my battery box to see if that does anything. I hate the idea of trying to find a bad wire in the harness. I may have to find a factory manual for the wiring diagram (I have the Hanes, but it's limited).

So I have a weird issue that I just can't for the life of me figure out. I bought my '92 Loyale a few months ago. 118k miles, and I had been driving it regularly. It got cold a few weeks ago and when I tried to start it I could hear what I think is the fuel pump (not sure that's what it is), but when I tried starting the car it wouldn't turn over the starter (I could hear the relay click). Not a weak battery sound (not the "click click click") just nothing at all. The next day it was warmer and started right up. A few days after that I got in to try to start it up and as soon as I switch the car to "on" I get a complete power loss. Dome light and dash lights go out. If I wait 5-10 minutes I'll get my dome light back. I've checked the batter and I get 12V+ on the terminals. I've tried hooking up my battery box (that will start my 4.0L Jeep that currently doesn't have a battery without an issue), but the extra juice doesn't do anything. We had a 50 degree day here recently, and I thought maybe my issue was temperature dependent, but even on that day it presented the same issue. I'm at a total loss here as to what could be wrong. I'm not even sure what to check next! Any thoughts as to what I could check to try to diagnose what is happening? The fact that I eventually get enough power back to run the dome light confuses me. Something gets energized which causes the problem, and it must eventually get discharged which allows power to return to things like the dome light. My thoughts: 1) Bad battery (internal components), so even though it reads the proper voltage something else is wrong once there's a draw on the battery 2) Bad alternator, somehow gets energized and shorts out the electrical? 3) Bad starter? I doubt this because it happens even though I don't even try to start the car? 4) Bad ECU?