Ever get that feeling like you forgot something...it's a sorta nagging kinda dread....like an existential string around your finger reminding not about what you forgot but that the forgetting is a memento of the frailty that one day will be your undoing…

Good times, right? Ah, the human experience is a sordid affair. Can anyone see what I forgot in this picture above.

NOPE. It’s not the alternator/water pump belt. I’ll put that on later. It’s this little yet crucial element below…

Yup. I forgot the motor mount...nice. I'll have to take the pullies and the timing-belt guard off to slide the mount into where it goes. Typically, you'd need a special tool...hmm...didn't see that coming...it looks like the item below and helps you hold the pullies still while you loosen or tighten the bolts holding them down.

This is a handy tool that fits most Mark II and Mark I VW Golfs, Rabbits and Jettas....but not this one. This '80 Jetta is one of the earliest Jetta's, as its Beetle style VIN attests, and has a pully set-up with a different bolt pattern...no worries...thats what these are for... 

Tada! There we go....that looks better. Next, I need to source a fresh starter...that'll be a whole 'nother story...why...cause this Jetta is a three-speed automatic...