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Problem with starting the engine after rebuilding heads

Old Jun 9, 2015 | 10:24 AM
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Hi,
I came across a weird issue:
just had heads redone, now trying to fire the car up, it shows up like this:
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and it doesn't want to start although I can hear the starter working
When I connect a diagnosis tool, the gages show like this:
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and the car start up normally.
No codes are thrown.
Any ideas?
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Old Jun 9, 2015 | 09:02 PM
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Is there enough juice in the battery? Is the motor actually turning over?
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Old Jun 9, 2015 | 10:35 PM
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did you put the grounds back on the back of the heads when you reinstalled them?
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Old Jun 10, 2015 | 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Majestic9C1
did you put the grounds back on the back of the heads when you reinstalled them?
This is what I was thinking. There's 3 total

2 on one bolt, 1 on another

Don't combine all 3 to one single bolt
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Old Jun 10, 2015 | 02:12 AM
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Is there enough juice in the battery?
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Old Jun 10, 2015 | 04:34 AM
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Yes, the battery is fine.

All three grounds were connected in a way they were before (2 to one bolt, 1 to another).
We'll recheck them.

Is there somewhere a diagram of pins on the ECM connector?
Somebody told me to check the voltage on the ECM as it may be causing the problem too.
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