Made it home today and with the info from Chuck bridged a wire directly from the battery + to the 0 V terminal on the 3 screw terminal behind the alternator where the starter wires connect. Guess what: starter engaged. Kept tapping the wire on the + terminal of the battery and every time, starter engaged.

I had my son start the car while I measured voltage on the terminal, and it shows 9ish Volts. When it did start like that, it had a 10V reading.

Bottom line: starter good, voltage on wire bad.

I know now how to start my car in a pinch, but now I need to start tracing the bad contact/circuitry issue. My first suspect is a bad fuse connection given that I have a low voltage on ignition as well as starter terminals(50 and 16 on the starter). Second suspect may be the ignition key switch, given that I also have electrical problems with my fuel pump relay and ECU. I have a suspicion that they are all related so I need to find the common "ground" or connector/contact.

Thanks,

Bert

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