this may not be it but.... (archive)

Sometimes this happens on my 83, and it is indeed the solonoid...what you have to do is bang on it with something along the lines of a metal rod, socket wrench, the club anti theft device...etc. Sometimes the soleniod can get stuck, and the starter gear won't engage. Give it a try, anyway, and if that's not it, your battery could be dead due to alternator failure. If there is a red light that stays on even when your key is out on the instrument panel, that's what it is. Otherwise, I don't know. Keep us informed, though.
-alan
83 320i
79 320i

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Re: this may not be it but.... mr_lax 20:04 3/30/2001 (3)
- Re: this may not be it but.... Alan 21:34 3/30/2001 (2)
  - actually it turned out that my battery was dead.. mr_lax 00:03 3/31/2001 (1)
    - actually, there was corrosion on my cable... mr_lax 22:52 4/01/2001 (0)

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