the battery is still in good shape,I have a great charge and its holding its charge while Im driving...because I kind of thought about that, but with the new wiring, new optima battery, new terminals, and new alternator I really feel like it couldnt be the battery, and the truck is running extremely rich it seems like...just unbelievably rich, I took the intake off temporarily to see if I could get more air into it but it didnt seem to help to much other than the fact that the truck wouldnt quite die anymore, I want to get to work on it and fixing it, but I have work and school and it holds me up quite a lot...I hope I can get this figured out and get it running since I have been spending so much money on my truck for things(I just got a 2way security system on thursday) that cost me a pretty penny and for it to die right after kind of hurt...