Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mcnc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!mcnc!jwb From: jwb@mcnc.UUCP (Jack W. Buchanan Jr.) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: 2002 BMW Strange Stalling Problem Message-ID: <2051@mcnc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 12-Apr-84 11:08:30 EST Article-I.D.: mcnc.2051 Posted: Thu Apr 12 11:08:30 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 13-Apr-84 20:55:27 EST References: <1088@sdchema.UUCP>, <278@charm.UUCP>, <2787@teklabs.UUCP> Organization: Microelectronics Ctr. of NC; RTP, NC Lines: 9 I recently had a very similar problem on a '78 280Z. The problem turned out to be a worn distributor bearing. If you can wiggle the distributor shaft more than just a little, it is worn out. A related, and perhaps more likely problem would be timing error with or without a problem with the advance. Jack Buchanan UNC-Chapel Hill