Re: question on wallet

if you lost location for wallet, say a dead or stolen pc, but still have your private key, is there a way to find your btc in the chain or is it toast?

Thanks,
James

If you know your BTC address you can search it in the blockchain.info
If you didnt know what your BTC address you can import it on in electrum wallet

How do you import it if you dont know the address? sounds counter-intuitive

You don't import your wallet using the address. You import your wallet using the private key, which you said that you have access to. On the electrum application, go to File > New / Restore, name your wallet, then proceed to enter your private key there.