To begin with, I was removing the starter as part of the process for replacing the timing belt. I was not able to remove the electrical connection from the starter though (unable to see specifically how it is removed) so after removing the bolts holding the starter in place I pried the starter out enough to get a screwdriver into the flywheel. This distance and pressure put a fare amount of torque on the electrical connections going to what the smaller, round solenoid directly above the starter.
The reason I think something was wrong is that while taking the test drive last night the headlights kept getting dimmer and dimmer and the battery light was on on the dash.
I checked my Haynes and it said to disconnect the neg cable from the battery and put a test light between the cable and the terminal. If it lights there is a drain on the system. It lit. It then said to disconnect the alternator cable and if the light went out the alternator to blame. The light stayed lit.
I then disconnected all the fuses under the hood and none of them caused the light to go out.
I started to disconnect the nuts going to the smaller round object directly above the starter and as I was doing the top nut and the wrench would make contact with a solid piece of the engine the light would get real bright. Now I think that the issue is in this specific connection. The problem is that I can't get the connection loose and I'm not even sure if its to come loose.
There are two terminals directly next to each other. The lower one has a washer with a cable connected to it that goes into the actual housing of the starter. The other has a black plastic piece that has a rigde that surrounds another nut and a big black cable that runs along side of the starter toward the drivers side of the engine.
I hope this clarifies things. Please let me know if I need to explain anything else. thanks fitzy67. | 
