diesellibrarian
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I haven't ruled out a vacuum leak, but I've got fresh carb gaskets in place. It could in theory be leaking at the intake manifold/head, but I can't bring myself to do the intake manifold gasket right now - though I recognize it's probably going to have to happen at some point. I also have a new PCV valve and grommet installed. Not sure what other possible leak points there might be, aside from worn carb bushings perhaps?On my '75 the wire for the idle solenoid was wrapped along with the temperature sender wire in the middle of the firewall. It had been cut, but I found it when I unwrapped the wires a bit.
Have you ruled out a vacuum leak? Any time I hear "won't idle without a lot of choke" it's almost always a vacuum leak.
As for your battery, I have one of these permanently wired to my battery.
With the accessory wiring kit: https://amzn.to/4jo280E
Finally, setting your voltage regulator is pretty easy. This thread is the definitive guide to all things VR: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/voltage-regulator-ext-how-it-works.747718/