[D2Beetle]

So I'm at the point where the book says to disconnect all the vacuum hoses, water hoses and fuel lines; to prevent contaminants from getting into the water and fuel hoses, I cut the fingers off of latex gloves and use them as caps and clamp them off.

So here is what I got done today...

Step Five: [CCH DIY 009] Remove the air breather to get access to the water flange (aka Heart Valve); disconnect the breather hose #1A and the MAF #2, remove screws #3 and #4, and the air intake cover will come off. Remove screws #5 and #6 and remove the bottom of the air breather; it is not necessary to remove the filter unless you want to.

Step Six: [CCH DIY 011, 012 & 013] Remove the cylinder head water flange (aka Heart Valve). Disconnect the following hoses; #1 (which is SAP hose #5 from CCH DIY 005), coolant hoses #2, #3, #4 and #5. It is not necessary to remove the #6 vacuum hose connection as the metal tube can be disconnected from the head #6A and #6B. Remove the temp sensor #011-10. The water flange is held on by two bolts #8 and #9. Be sure and check the inner seal as they have a tendency to erode away [CCH DIY 012] which is a common problem for all NB's. It is not necessary to disconnect hoses #013-10 and #013-11 at this time.

Step Seven: [CCH DIY 014] Remove the fuel lines.