lh 2.2 shorting out?

1988 245 aw71 bone stock. Tried to jump off my friend today (Bad solenoid) as soon as I touched the jumper cable to cable coming off the positive terminal my car died. So I restarted my car, started his car and was my way. I got maybe 3/4 mile down the road and the car died I jumped out and pulled off the postive battery cable reconnected and it started back up, it did this 3 more time on the way home while also missing. So when I get home I mess with the cable and it dies again, and I came to the conclusion that every time that I nudge it ( its tight) the car stalls, after it stalls and I move the cable I can hear a clicking noise thats coming from the passenger side of the can near the wiper motor.

So far ive cleaned the contact spots between the cable and the terminal.

Thanks

-Brad

If you didn't apply power to ground, I'd say the symptoms are most likely wire harness related. Check grounds as well.

It can also be a bad powerstage. Had one work a little by disconnecting the battery and or cycling the key. Could also be the main power wire I think its on the passenger side under the hood?

That'll be the Volvo/Chrysler ignition computer, and they can have dirty connections and bad wires.