As I recall the GPs are to test out below 1ohm, not over... mine all tested at 0.7ohm. Not sure on Terminal 1... bad ground perhaps?
I'm up in North Texas and it's just as hot here, it's not going to just start up after a few cranks... it takes a long time to build up enough cylinder heat to light off that fuel in there. You'll see puffs of smoke from the tailpipe many times over before the car decides to start up. The block and head are still cool to the touch.