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Originally Posted by Laird Scooby
It might be right for a 1972 car but what if the car is in fact a 1971 car that was registered late or perhaps someone has changed the engine at some point in time for an older chronologically but younger in miles unit?
Also as others have mentioned the vacuum advance was changed about the same time, perhaps to coincide with changes to the PCV system that may have some influence.
Thinking back i remember my last 144 was 1972/L registration and had the later arrangement as you have uploaded. I'd previously had a 1971/K 145 with the breathers the opposite way round. When i got the L reg, i at first assumed someone had put the breathers on incorrectly and swapped them back to how i thought they should be and it wouldn't tickover properly - very similar symptoms to yours?
It seems you've tried most everything else, maybe the time now is to try the silly, stupid stuff and keep it that way?
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Its a very late Nov'72 (L reg) with flush door handles... must have been one of the very last to be sold as the newer facelift '73 models were already being sold in '72. Hand written in the owners manual that it cost £2,374.98 (£32,047.26 in todays money)