hey there good people of the brickboard.

i'm broken down in billings, montana, and need to get up and running to return to beautiful rainy portland, oregon.

i broke down 88 miles out of billings, the rotor jumped the distro shaft and chewed itself up inside the cap. i had a replacement cap, but no rotor (napa gave me the one for 9/16" shafts!)

after a harrowing 88 mile tow behind my father-in-law's 4x4 ford through the montana winter, i replaced the cap, rotor, and wires. no start. i went through the bentley troubleshooting guide for volvo/chrysler ignitions and found only .68V at terminal #2 on the icu (there's supposed to be battery voltage.) there's also only .68V at terminal #15 on the coil. i jumpered from the positive battery terminal to #15 on the coil and it started right up. when i disconnect the jumper, it dies immediately.

here are some issues that may or may not be related to this problem:
#1 the hall sender came unplugged on the trip (the clip was loose.) when i was replacing it, i broke the harness so it's just hanging off the distro.
#2 it has been very, very, very cold here in montana. i have some electrical gremlins that go away when it warms up (the radio won't come on, the upshift light stays on, no high beams, etc.)
#3 my ignition switch is wonky. i have to wiggle it to get the accessories to come on sometimes.

is this just a wiring problem? where do i find the wires that power the coil and icu? are they pigtailed together? are they fused? did i fry something when the hall sender came undone with voltage running through it?

i would assume that since it runs well with the coil jumpered that the hall sensor and icu are both working properly. she's purring like a little kitten with the jumper!

tomorrow at first light i'm gonna start tracing wires. thanks for your help everybody!

jonnyH