Printing to PDF from AI makes Random Thicken Lines

This is my first time ever posting because after seaching this forum over and over...I can't find my answer.
Problem: I am working on an AI file created in CS3 that contains linework from AutoCad 2008. I did not import this linework because I didn't feel like redoing all the lineweights, instead I just printed a pdf from AutoCad and opened it into Illustrator. All of that worked very well.
The problem arises when I want to save as a pdf or print to pdf from Illustrator once my drawing is done. Some of the linework that originated in AutoCad is randomly thickened in the middle. So a segment of the line that has a stroke of .48pt when printed shows up like the middle of the line segment has bulged out to 6pt stroke. Very random lines all over the drawing.
I have looked for inconsistancy in both the Cad file and AI file to determine what could be making these lines "bubble" in the middle.
I will post the Ai file and pdf if it helps...I am desperate for a solution as this problem is super bizarre and really slowing me down. Has anyone had this problem and has a solution?
thanks in advance

General Acrobat Problem Steps
If you are having problems creating a PDF, there are two steps you should do FIRST
Go to the appropriate vendor web site and apply all updates to the program you are using (several recent messages have concerned problems with MS Office conversion, with the response that different versions of Office have different BUGS that must be fixed by a download from Microsoft - and MS Office products are not the only ones which may, from time to time, need to be updated to work properly)
Apply all updates IN NUMBER ORDER
Acrobat Update http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
Also, for Office 2007, see if this Microsoft product will work for you
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87 041&displaylang=en

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