So, I resanded all the battery connections, as well as the grounds and leads to the starter, and restarted the car, and all systems Go
I took the old starter back to Autozone to get the core fee back, and apparently the old starter works fine, except for the loose screw mentioned earlier that makes contact somewhat (but a lot less than I expected) intermittent. Anyway, at least I have a lifetime guaruntee on this one. Onward and upward. Thanks for all your help. I hope others can benefit from this little scenario. So until tomorrow when my car doesn't start again
Jonathan
