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The starter is either on it's last leg or is just about to be done. Or battery is almost dead. Have you checked if the battery was good? Cold weather kills batteries, batteries that were about to go dead before the cold WILL DIE when the cold hits.
When you turn the key to "the third click" (or "start" position), all lights SHOULD go off. The starter draws all the power which is required for it to create power to crank the motor. The lights come back, SHOULD come back, when you return the key to "the second click" (or "On" position, or is it "Run").
As for temp, sounds normal. On recent days here in MD, about mid-30s, my car takes about 4 to 5 minutes before the temp gauge starts to move from dead bottom.
And as for that water pump check technique... You remove the radiator cap before starting the car and letting it warm up then watch the coolant. If it starts moving after a few minutes (signifying the thermostat is opening), water pump is pumping. Also, on the water pump is a seap hole (a hole drilled from whoever manufactured it, including factory). If there's coolant dripping out that seap hole, it's going bad. It's basically a seal inside that wears eventually until the thing leaks. When it leaks, the water pump overall is old anyways.
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yeah another starting problem
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