I got my original distributor back from my brother and tried it out. Got it all timed correctly and found the 6 inch lead has a short in it when not placed in just the right position. The car still has the stalls when warming up and when I made the 2 mile trip down to the gas station it had a lack of acceleration still. (Idles just fine, has remanned AMM in it) I filled the tank up with high octane gas and on the way home it really lacked any real power. It would just feel like it just didn't respond to the gas pedal except slowly accelerating.

My thoughts are that if the 82 had the chrysler in it and the two work with different ICU's then there is a chance that the distributors up to a 88 would work since it has the hall sensor inside. Thinking about the different distributor #'s relating to plug and shaft diameter differences rather than correlating to ICU compatibility. Until I can get this issue figured out the chrysler will have to stay put unless I somehow find an 83-84 bosch for cheap. That way when the 85 is swapped back in I'll be sure to have the car running correctly and then be able to observe any performance differences.

Thanks for taking the time and effort to brain storm on the subject. I should have swapped in the old distributor before starting this thread.

Next things to do:

Check fuel filter again to see if its been filled with rust/sediment. I replaced it last year.

Test throttle control switch for possible link to stalls.

Swap out the ECU with one from a former 83 I had 5 years ago.

Swap out ignition harness, this one showed some dirty wire and a little green when I spliced into it. Might just be from the last splice covered with electrical tape.

Check brushes on alternator. I had to jump start it to get the thing timed. When it was running without the jump still connected, the running of the timing gun would cause the car to loose some power and take the juice away enough to kill the first time. Maybe related to the stalls.