Hey Phil,
Thanks for this thread and for your quick responses via text yesterday. I figured I should update this thread on my situation over the last two days.
Ford Dealer took it in luckily that same day and they were able to diagnose it and ended up being a faulty CMP sensor. They swapped it and fired up right away.
This sensor is a $67 part which could have stranded me in Death Valley. :O I'm planning to buy this along with the ICP sensor for spare parts for long trips.