TR6 vacuum retard

[mrdr@buckeyeweb.com (The Romagni's)]

Hi all;

On my 74 TR6, all of the anti-pollution equipment was removed by the
DPO. Not a licensing problem here in Ohio, however I have a question.
With the removal also went the thermostatic valve in the radiator water
line. With that gone, so too is the line to the retard unit on the
distributor. Obviously the car idles too fast.

Can I simply re-connect this line to one of the vacuum line's on the
carbs? Or was vacuum being applied based on the water temp?

Thanks!

Marty Romagni
74 TR6