Hi all, I have an 86 325e that I've been trying to bring back to life. It had a blown head gasket, so I recently replaced it. While I was working on that I also replaced the alternator. Prior to this work, the engine would start just fine, but now that it's all put back together I've got a no-crank situation. It's got a new battery that measures 12.3 volts, the rest of the electronics come on just fine when I turn the key, and I can hear the fuel pump whirring, but there's no action from the starter. I've jumped pins 11 and 14 on the diagnostic plug and all that happens is I hear the click of the solenoid, but the starter doesn't budge.
As far as I can tell my grounds are in good shape. With my multimeter I've got continuity between the alternator ground post and a distant point on the chassis and continuity between the engine block and the chassis. I feel like at this point my next step is to pull the starter, which, in hindsight, sure would have been easier while the head was off. It seems weird that a starter that was working prior to me disassembling the head from the block all of a sudden stopped working while the head was off. Anybody have any other ideas what could be causing this no crank before I start trying to get the starter out?
As far as I can tell my grounds are in good shape. With my multimeter I've got continuity between the alternator ground post and a distant point on the chassis and continuity between the engine block and the chassis. I feel like at this point my next step is to pull the starter, which, in hindsight, sure would have been easier while the head was off. It seems weird that a starter that was working prior to me disassembling the head from the block all of a sudden stopped working while the head was off. Anybody have any other ideas what could be causing this no crank before I start trying to get the starter out?
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