M20 running issues again

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MrHines
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Post Fri May 08, 2015 7:56 pm

1983 ljet 320, crap idle and cuts out, cleaned everything, no air leaks, checked the icv works, plugs, fuel filter, still no joy, however I removed this vacuum pipe with it running and it's behaved, what's the answer gurus
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Post Fri May 08, 2015 8:21 pm

If that's one of the vacuum advance/retard pipes for the distributor, then maybe your timing's out?
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Post Fri May 08, 2015 8:26 pm

It runs to the breather hose that comes off of the cam cover, I have fiddled with the timing and it runs better than it did.