Pulling my hair out!!!

I have to say, today I was really down with all of the trouble I was having. I have been wrenching on my Duster for almost a year and frankly I am ready for this project to be DONE!! ANy rate you guys have really help me with my problems and I want to say THANKS. I do not have anyone around my town that I can talk to with out them holding out there hand for some payment. I realize that they have business to take care of but not everthing needs to result in a bill. I have been able to find both of my issues today with the help that was provided to me from this web page and even a local gent can over to see if he could help while in town, THANKS CREED! I just wanted to say Thanks to everyone.

So, the trouble with the no idle was a missing plug in the back of the new Edelbrock 1403 carb and the charging issue is residual. The original issue was a cracked wire at the right rear engine harness that was the alternator charge lead. Some one had repaired it before me with crimp connectors and the exposed wire shorted to the cracked fan blower motor ground connected to the rear of the right head. That direct short burned down the ampmeter circuit and took out the fusable link and bulkhead connector. After repair I still had a 40 amp plus charge rate at 2000 rpm. At the recommendation of one of the posting members, I changed the brand new Die Hard battery with a test battery and my charge rate is now less then 20 amps. Looks like the Die Hard was not so hard to kill. I will see if they will replace it.

Here are a few pics of what I have been working on.