> wrote
> This is an SOS to anyone who can shed some light on my hair tearing
> problem on my recently aquired 635csi BM auto. Here is the story..
> bought car which hasnt been in use much over last few months. The
> exhaust backbox was damaged in transit. Battery was flat. I charged the
> battery and started the car up, it ran fine although noisy due to
> backbox needing replacing and it did idle funny at first (hunting
> revs). I drove it up and down my road before parking back on the drive
> (luckily) before it decided to stall. When i tried to start it again it
> wouldnt and it sounded rougher as the engine turned over. Then
> catastrope struck and from the engine bay came an almightly bang (like
> a gun shot sound). After gathering up the nerve to try it again it
> would just turn over but not start.
Some of the problems you describe could be due to an air/vacuum leak.
Others sound like the points/plugs.
Floyd
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