440 six pack high idle

Copy, I'll leave it disconnected.

Also, I suspect this is related, but I've also noticed some dieseling when I shut the engine off. Throttle plate hanging open??
That is EXACTLY what that idle solenoid is for--anti diesel. It simply connects to "ignition run" so is energized "with the key." It does not have enough "pull" to pop the throttle open, you have to bump the gas to get it "up." You set the "curb idle" on the solenoid, and then when you kill the key, the throttle blades close a bit more. This was done especially with the slow curve/ retarded timing "back then." You can "lessen" this if you run a fair amount of initial timing advance.

Also, I'd download the 70 and 72 manuals as well and read through the "6 pak" stuff there might be a little different info through several years