recent valve adjustment, now running rough

[HaoleMatt]

tried to do the valve adjust on 76 02 tongiht, car wouldnt stay running with .006-.008 gap. Tried again with .008-.010 now running, but very rough. Lost a lot of HP too. i followed steps and made sure cam was flat and pushed car in gear... first try was slightly warm, re-checked when cold and adj again. did i miss somethin? also had to turn distributor, that normal?

[c.d.iesel]

how did it run before you did any of this ?

radjust COLD to 0.006"

COMPRESSION TEST

VACUUM READING AT IDLE SPEED

DO you have a timing light?

points? electronic trigger?

[HaoleMatt]

ran great, did readjust cold to .006, no changes. had to take to .008-.009 to get it running. never run comp test, didnt seem like an issue. recently replaced plugs wires dist cap, ran much better.

[Emyers]

Stock cam?

Earl

[Napes]

You say it ran fine before, and you said you had to rotate the dizzy. Based on these two statements I'd be inclined to think you've got your timing off when you rotated the dizzy.

Re-setting your valve lash, unless you were way off, should not get you the results you've gotten. I'd start by checking your timing.

Bob Napier

[HaoleMatt]

ive double checked valve gap; still at .008. car will not start now, any ideas to get it running so i can take it to shop?

[HaoleMatt]

yes, i believe cam is stock

[1453aalapapa]

yes, i believe cam is stock

call garard at motor werkes, 596 7758. cut his teeth on 2002's, one of the original founding fathers of the bmw car club of hawaii. you kamaaina haole or malahini?

[HaoleMatt]

got it runnin, thanks for all the tips. forgot to follow basic steps; putting distributor in with 1st cam tdc, then replace plug wires 1-3-4-2... started right up!

thanks ken talked to tony a few weeks ago, seems like they run a good biz there. kaimaina haole for 3 years... you from hawaii?

[1453aalapapa]

got it runnin, thanks for all the tips. forgot to follow basic steps; putting distributor in with 1st cam tdc, then replace plug wires 1-3-4-2... started right up!

thanks ken talked to tony a few weeks ago, seems like they run a good biz there. kaimaina haole for 3 years... you from hawaii?

oh yeah. born and raised. lived in lanikai, went to kailua high, then grad uh manoa, 1973. last there in 2003, but, i dont think i want to go back. too much change. lotsa great memories, tho, and we miss the food. garard bought a 71 2002 there about 6 years ago, original owner bought it from bmw of honolulu new, drove for a couple years, then passed away. it sat for like 30 years, son had rented the house, then decided to sell, and advertised the car. had like 30k on it, no radio, nothing. i remember him saying, "kenny, i had forgotten how much fun these cars are to drive". he was driving it to work every day, kailua to honolulu for a while.

[HaoleMatt]

oh yeah. born and raised. lived in lanikai, went to kailua high, then grad uh manoa, 1973. last there in 2003, but, i dont think i want to go back. too much change. lotsa great memories, tho, and we miss the food. garard bought a 71 2002 there about 6 years ago, original owner bought it from bmw of honolulu new, drove for a couple years, then passed away. it sat for like 30 years, son had rented the house, then decided to sell, and advertised the car. had like 30k on it, no radio, nothing. i remember him saying, "kenny, i had forgotten how much fun these cars are to drive". he was driving it to work every day, kailua to honolulu for a while.

Wow, once in a lifetime opportunity! Must have been cherry. Ill ask for him if i need any work done. have a friend with timing lights, going to try it out... I love the islands, but not sure ill be here forever. So do you sell parts? Im in need of several pieces; trying to restore a daily driver. parts cars are hard to come by out here!

[1453aalapapa]

oh yeah. born and raised. lived in lanikai, went to kailua high, then grad uh manoa, 1973. last there in 2003, but, i dont think i want to go back. too much change. lotsa great memories, tho, and we miss the food. garard bought a 71 2002 there about 6 years ago, original owner bought it from bmw of honolulu new, drove for a couple years, then passed away. it sat for like 30 years, son had rented the house, then decided to sell, and advertised the car. had like 30k on it, no radio, nothing. i remember him saying, "kenny, i had forgotten how much fun these cars are to drive". he was driving it to work every day, kailua to honolulu for a while.

Wow, once in a lifetime opportunity! Must have been cherry. Ill ask for him if i need any work done. have a friend with timing lights, going to try it out... I love the islands, but not sure ill be here forever. So do you sell parts? Im in need of several pieces; trying to restore a daily driver. parts cars are hard to come by out here!

sure. go here:

http://www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com/

back in the day, there was a lot of parts cars. we used to go to sand island every week and look. then, there was the insurance salvage auction every tuesday in kakaako, and anyone could bid. i got several wrecks there. i even found 2 2000cs cars complete out in halawa valley, which is past kaneohe, going to the north shore. there was an old glas 1600gt that was parked in front of bmw of honolulu for years. ask gerard, he probably knows.