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Thread: 1982 320i 1.8L fuel distributor rebuild and 3mm adjustment screw?

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    1982 320i 1.8L fuel distributor rebuild and 3mm adjustment screw?

    OK. My son did a tune up on his 320 to try and get rid of the rough idle at 1,100rpm. Plugs, cap/rotor, ect. Still was idling rough. He got a meter out and hooked it to the o2 sensor and while idling at full temp he was getting a reading of .10. He went to adjust the 3mm screw and it was stripped.
    So we are going to pull it down to extract/replace the screw.
    Question is, should we rebuild the fuel distributor while we have it out, if so, anyone have a part number for the kit?
    Any quirks we should know about? We're planning on doing all the vacuum lines since we will have it all apart....
    Thanks

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    ​In my experience , you my want to check if the fuel injectors are clean and not semi plugged , this may give you that roughness . One way to do it is having a plastic bottle and putting each injector at a time , so you can see if you have a stream or a cloud , the cloud of gas is correct .
    Some years ago , I send my fuel distributor to get it clean and calibrated at a shop in California (I forgot the name ) , and it cost me about $ 300 usd plus 100 shipping , and it took about a couple of weeks . When I got it back , my mechanic at that time moved the shop's settings and I am having a lot of problems, and I may need to send it back for new adjustment.
    If you happen to know a service shop please let me know

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