re: Me and nearly $1,000 learned what’s up in changing a starter today

Mid-90's Jaguar XJ6's had an alternator that was on the bottom driver's side of the engine bay. You had to shove the AC compressor and attachments aside, remove a smog pump, and thread it carefully up and out. There was a plate below the alternator so you could not take it out through the bottom. It was a huge pain in the butt.