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Re: misfireing and rough acceleration (archive)
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Posted by Brad on December 10, 2000 at 13:57:40:

In Reply to: Re: misfireing and rough acceleration posted by Rob Anderson on December 10, 2000 at 02:45:05:


Sounds like your distributor cap and rotor have gone bad. Check them. Make sure the contacts are good. This can be the cause of rough running.

Rob A
M535i SIG Technical Advisor
www.M535i.web.com


I have an '87 535i with some of the same problems-- rough running and burning smell. Could the rotors cause the smell too?


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