What was the battery voltage while this was happening, and later when the car did start?
I didn’t have the multimeter attached when attempting to start the car. I will do that test this morning. I can say that after the two attempts, with the car off, the battery voltage was 12.83, so the battery seems to have an adaquate charge.
I ran a test just now. The voltage got down to 11.1. The cranking was slow, but it started. Here is a video:
I ran another test. This time the car failed to start. The voltage got down to 11.0. A near immediate second attempt also resulted in failure and brought the voltage down to ~10.8.
I replaced the starter motor, and that seems to have solved the problems. It turns over much faster, and after many tests, there hasn’t been a single failure to start.
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never mind, just saw the resolution post