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1981 bmw 320i- motor turns




By cougarhunter on Jul 22, 2008

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1981 bmw 320i- motor turns over and briefly fires and then dies
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Feb 14, 2009

-   moter turns over will run for a littel then feel like it it running out of gas or starving for fuls then dies-   jwroberts

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posted on Feb 07, 2009
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soccer186
soccer186

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make sure you have the right firing order for the spark plug wires from the disbutor to the spark plugs. thats the most common for motor turns over and briefly fires and then dies. try looking up the firing order for the spark plug wires.
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