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Idle rpm rises with more idle advance, and falls with less. With 8 degrees of vac retard, the throttle idle speed screw has to be screwed in so far (the throttles opened so much) to keep the idle rpm up to where the engine can idle smoothly that the engine tends to run-on (Diesel) when switched off. .
Later Lotus applications used a throttle jack solenoid that kicked the butterflies open a little bit whenever the ignition was on. The idle speed was set with the ignition on (duh) and the solenoid energized. Then when the ignition was switched off, the throttles slammed shut the rest of the way (basically 'closed'), and the engine quit cleanly without running-on. Even later Lotus engines used an 'Anti Run-On' valve (ARO Valve) to prevent Dieseling.
The point is that, without such features, vacuum retard can lead to cronic 'running-on' when the ignition is switched off. The simple solution is to disconnect the vacuum line to the distributor's vacuum capsule, killing the vacuum retard. Running with normal idle advance (no vac retard) will cause the idle rpm to rise, so adjust it back down via the idle speed screw. In the end, a normal idle rpm is achieved with a more closed throttle, and the engine just stops cleanly when the ignition is switched off.
If the car has to pass an annual emissions test, then the vac retard can be hooked-up again for a day. If not, just disconnect it and cap-off the vacuum spigots (fittings). The engine doesn't need or want vac retard, will run better without it, and will never miss it.
If you would like to go a step further, increase the idle advance to 12 BTDC, then adjust the idle rpm back down.
Regards,
Tim Engel