starter removal4kq :any top bolt BtDt?

[Dave C]

You ask...
"How in the world do you get the top bolt loose short of removing the lower
pipe?
 ...there is very little room to swing a wrench."

Hi,
You could cut the end off a wrench to shorten it to where it will do the
job.  I used a hacksaw to cut a Craftsman wrench, and it cut easily.
The bolt is 19 mm which almost exactly 3/4 inch.  Look around for a wrench
you won't feel bad about butchering.

Another possibility is an "S" shaped wrench if you can find one.  Harbor
Freight sells an el-cheapo version that works on the starter bolt.
Some folks say they can bend their own wrenches to any shape they want by
heating them up with a torch til soft.  But I don't have one of those torches.

I'm sure there are other approaches ... the above worked for me.
This applies to all the five cylinder engines.
Dave C.