ComfortZone

OK, it’s time for a Jetta update. I know many of you are won­der­ing what in the world has been hap­pen­ing with The Transplant…

Well, the answer is—not much! I got as far as I could go (until I needed spe­cial tools and a cherry picker (engine lift), so Deanne and I towed it over to the VW guy’s shop so he could do the parts that I couldn’t (this was exactly a month ago!).

To make a long story short, I’ve been get­ting bumped. He does work there some­times, and mostly he’s been work­ing on other stuff, but it’s not a real busi­ness. You know, the kind that you can call and talk to some­one, or even leave a mes­sage? Nope. This is not that. Mostly I just wait, and drive by hoping to catch him there.

So I’m being patient. And thanks to Lucy, my mother in law, Alison does have a car to drive, so it’s not all bad.

Actu­ally, I’m sort of cul­ti­vat­ing a friend­ship with Matt, and some of the other guys that hang out at his shop. These are guys that I just don’t see in my normal “home-​work-​church” weekly rou­tine, and they really are pretty friendly.

So, the plan is that Matt will swap the motors, and use his spe­cial tools, and then I can have it back and hook up all the stuff that I took part. One down side is that putting my part back together is going to be a bit tougher now, as things are not as fresh in my mind as the weeks have gone by! As you saw in the top photo, though, a lot of progress was made today, and both motors are out!

Here’s a bonus photo. It’s the donor vehi­cle. Kind of reminds me of my root canal last fall!