Update

Ok, here is the update. We have been working night and day on Sloth. We attempted to change the seals on the oil cooler. What was VW thinking when they put the oil cooler is the most hard to get to place ever!!!! We lowered the engine, pulled off the two left tins, lowered the alternator (changed the belt while we were there) and then ran into a snag. We could not remove the last three bolts!!! Our luck with bolts has been less than optimal. We snapped off the temperature sensor (the one that is by the third cylinder). We ended up drilling it out (14 hours later) and re-tapping the hole. Kurt is nervous that it is not seated well (I agree but won't tell him that).

So last night we started putting it all back together (we gave up on the oil cooler). We are also taking the opportunity to replace hoses as we go along. If Sloth comes together before our trip it will truly be a miracle!!! Wish us luck. I have lots of pictures to post and will put them up in the next entry.