Resistor for the choke thermostat. The wire spliced into one of the field wires from the alternator feeds current to one side of that resistor and the other side of that resistor attaches to the wire that goes to the choke thermostat bolted in the exhaust manifold. Bolt the resistor to the rear bolt hole in the top of the head.

Better yet maybe I would be better off getting an entire underhood harness from another 1984 truck that does not have this lean burn dist, maybe that would make my life easier and make things look neater?

I do know where there is one but I do not know how much longer, it would be the same truck I removed points dist from.

The black one I believe plugs into part of the EGR vacuum control system. The white plug is J1C-14R on the wiring diagram I posted. It is the positive feed for the oil pressure sending unit as well as the choke thermostat.

Air charge temperature sensor. Part of the lean burn system. If you aren't using lean burn you don't need these wires and can plug the hole in the intake with a pipe plug of the proper thread.

If you are willing to put in the time, it is very easy to unwrap the wiring harness under the hood and remove just the wires you want to remove. I did this last summer on my brother's 1983 Dodge van. It was originally built with lean burn but a previous owner hacked in a non-lean burn carb and distributor. I unwrapped the original wiring harness and removed all the unnecessary wires. It is actually pretty easy because you will find that most of the wires in the two big black plugs that went to the lean burn computer are the wires for the emissions related items that have been removed. If you follow those wires and remove only them then your harness will get much cleaner. The only tricky part is using the wiring diagram to make sure that you aren't also removing a power feed or wire for some item that you are keeping, such as the oil pressure sending unit or the choke thermostat. It isn't that hard though.

If I had the brain on the firewall ( which I did on both trucks ) than is this just a mistake or am I not reading it correctly?

I will most certainly do this, what do you recommend at this point that I do with my ignition ( other than the HEI ) you say I cannot or should not use either dist?
Thank-you for your time

Do I have the lean burn carb? I thought not.

I do not see where this plugs into but I will keep looking ..........It is the positive feed for the oil pressure sending unit as well as the choke thermostat.

I did see a little knub on the choke thermostat bolted on the exhaust manifold. I did not know its purpose. Thanks for that info.

I see your recommendation now, will start looking, what about the computer on firewall and how will I plug in this standard electronic ignition to my harness, I am assuming at this point plug in the little plug and get rid of the larger?

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1 = vacuum operated choke pulloff. Verify that the diaphragm still holds a vacuum and then hook a hose up to the nipple on the pulloff and the correct port on the carb

2 = idle stop solenoid used to increase idle when the AC is engaged. You will need to get a factory service manual to learn how to properly set your idle speed since this solenoid is what you adjust to set the idle speed. This is a useful item that should be left intact and functioning. When the AC is engaged the solenoid plunger pops out of the body and kicks the throttle open slightly. A good thing.

3 = EGR valve. If the rest of the system has been removed, either flip the valve 180 degrees and forget about it, or remove it and install a blockoff plate.

Fantastic, I do have a factory service manual, EGR is going bye bye, thanks

If those trucks came with those distributors, then you do not have the Mopar ignition "brain" on the firewall. Those distributors are both lean burn distributors and are not compatible with the old Mopar electronic ignition systems. You will need to install a completely new ignition system that will not plug in to any part of the old harness. You can salvage the old smaller two prong plug that used to plug into the distributor and reuse it. Just keep as much of the wire length as possible.

I will try again and advise you to upgrade to the HEI ignition system. It is the easiest, cheapest, and best ignition you can install on your truck.

Rejoice, you do not have a lean burn carburetor.

I am assuming at this point I am looking for a dist that has a vacuum canister and has the single electronic pick-up?