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Originally Posted by swedishandgerman
Check your distributor: take the cap off and grab the rotor arm, then twist it. It shoudl have good, springy resistance and when you let go, it should spring bang with a good 'clink'. If it's floppy, the springs have had it and as soon as the engine's running, the timing will go to full advance causing the engine to race at at idle.
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This was going to be my next suggestion after elininating the brake servo and/or NRV valve in the servo hose.
With the dizzy cap off, it's also worth checking the carbon brush inside the cap and the dizzy shaft for wear on the bearings - side to side movement will show this up.