Help!! What did I fuck up? HVAC & windows inop, brake lining light on

[Av8r]

Swapped out a starter solenoid yesterday. Disconnected the battery beforehand but on one start I didn't secure the ground cable and it hit the post while I was wrenching. Now my Brake Lining light is on, HVAC blower doesn't blow, AC/recirc buttons don't light, and power windows don't work. The car starts and runs, headlights and turnsignals work, and the radio plays. Help!!!

[Av8r]

oh...and I hope it's obvious, but I checked all the fuses.:)

[xwill112x]

sounds to me like you blew a fuse.

[dashboardmonkey]

sounds like a fuse, they may llok good but can still be blown

try to refrain from the f bomb in thread titles

[StereoInstaller1]

oh...and I hope it's obvious, but I checked all the fuses.:)

Nope.

sounds to me like you blew a fuse.

Still nope.

sounds like a fuse, they may llok good but can still be blown

try to refrain from the f bomb in thread titles

Nope, and yes, watch your fucking language in thread titles.

So, 3 guys wrong (Andy, I am FUCKING shocked at you not getting this one immediately)...more guesses?

[z31maniac]

Starter incorrectly wired up, something about the unloader relay or something?

[StereoInstaller1]

Starter incorrectly wired up, something about the unloader relay or something?

Nailed it

[McGyver]

Nailed it

you are so cool. i want to be just like you when i grow up. how do you know EVERYTHING?

[Av8r]

Cool. I'll look into the unloader relay. Now that I think about it, I did have it hooked up wrong at first. And now when I turn the key to position 1 I don't get the "click click" I normally get under the hood. I looked in the Bentley last night but the wiring diagrams in that are kinda crap and the E30 one doesn't even cover my car (91 318is). Could the starter still be wired incorrectly? Or did I just blow that relay? Thanks guys!!

[dashboardmonkey]

So, 3 guys wrong (Andy, I am FUCKING shocked at you not getting this one immediately)...more guesses?

FUCK!! I knew I was forgetting something, had the same problem right after i got my car

[KenC]

One of the grounding posts on the starter may be bad. Same thing happened to me.

[Av8r]

I think I have it. I wasn't even thinking about the unloader relays. The solenoid I put on was slightly different from the one coming off and I think that made the difference. It was explained very well in this other thread:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=140181

I'll try that tonight.

[Av8r]

wooooooo. fixed! both the small wires go to the same terminal on the solenoid.

now if I could figure out why my coolant is running at 3/4 of the temp gauge, I'd be in business :)

[StereoInstaller1]

good job!

I would go borrow a thermometer, like the digital laser ones.

[BlueBMW]

Is the ground tight on the back of the coolant gauge?

wooooooo. fixed! both the small wires go to the same terminal on the solenoid.

now if I could figure out why my coolant is running at 3/4 of the temp gauge, I'd be in business :)