Thanks Perter for all the info regarding the starter troubleshooting and removal.

This morning I started the car and everything worked fine...no awful starter noise and the climate control began to work proprely again!!!....I drove a few miles....

...and then....the battery light came on the instrument panel..... the windows don't work, sunroof inopertive, no turning lights...and the climate control only blows hot air again!!!

I stopped...checked the alternator belt (it's ok), alternator wires (ok). I started the engine....and then again...the starter high-pitch sound. Had to disconnect/connect the battery cable and then I drove off. Now I have a starter problem and an alternator problem....no windows, hot air....and I'm in Florida...I was roasting.

I used a voltmeter and the voltage stays at 12V even with the engine running and headlights on and off. So...the alternator is bad I thought....and then...the battery light disappears and all the electrical accesories start to work again.

It seems the alternator is the original and the brushes are worn...that's why its' intermittent.

However...looking at the electrical diagram there are connections between the starter and the alternator....could the alternator be affecting the starter? I mention this since the previous owner installed a new starter not too long ago. Or I ran out of luck and I have to replace both the starter and alternator?

Thanks...