E30 won't start up please help!!! New member. new E30 owner.

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one30
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Post Thu Apr 02, 2015 9:41 pm

Hi people, new member and not sure I'm posting to the right page/part of the forum as yet so a point in the right direction welcome.
Anyway, I have just bought a E30 baur '87 320i
But it won't start.
I think the plug leads may be wrong, could someone post a pic or tell me where they should be on the Dizzy cap?
This is just a start as the seller said it ran, I had delivered and it doesn't even try to start.
The dizzy cap isn't on the end of the block on mine.
There may be other issues but I'm just starting here.
Many thanks
milescook
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Post Fri Apr 03, 2015 7:23 am

Welcome fella, and top tip is have a nose round the wiki as it's a gold mine. Also has an engine trouble shooting section that may or may not help

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... oubleshoot

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