Well I was very close! ... and I saved myself $80! (because I can return the unopened part)

The replacement Ignition Control Module has a slightly different layout for the pins...

so I was checking to see if I has enough "spare" wire to make all the connections when the red wire popped right out of the crimp-on connector.

Whoa! that's not good ... So I crimped on a new connector and decided to put it all back together with the old part and try it. I was really uncomfortable with the idea that this solid state part had gone bad after 1400 miles. Not that early deaths of solid state electronics don't happen, I was just hoping for something more typical, like a bad connection/ground.

Back together, and the engine roared to life! ... I'm smiling! :)

I'm still waiting for the headlight switch to arrive, but my wife decided we should buy a replacement dash board (the colored foam piece that spans the width of the cab) ... she found some on ebay for ~$60 and since I had the instrument panel completely open, it was a no-brainer to to open it up some more. Maybe I'll buy a nicer radio while I'm at it.