The first time I pulled those bolts, they were a major PITA to get out.  I
steel wooled them up real good and then liberally coated the entire length
of each bolt with waterproof grease.  Next time it was easy as pie.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Carrington" <tcarrington@relitech.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: Thermostat Replacement (1.9 L)

> Hi Donald,
>
> I have a writeup on how to replace the water pump at:
>
> http://volksweb.relitech.com/19wpump.htm
> <http://volksweb.relitech.com/19wpump.htm>
>
>
> The bolts are available. They are just regular 8x1.25mm bolts...maybe
> upgrade to stainless if you have a good hardware store around? Worst case
> scenario, you will destroy the water pump to salvage the t-stat housing.
> Then you can use a punch to knock the bolts back through the housing.
>
> TomC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Baxter [mailto:onanov@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 2:08 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Thermostat Replacement (1.9 L)
>
>
> Tried to replace the thermostate in my 1985 Vanagon this weekend (1.9L).
It
> would appear that both of the bolts holding the thermostat housing in
place
> are frozen.  At least one bolt has the heads kind of chewed off from an
> earlier attempt.
>
> Grrrr.  How difficult is it to remove the entire water pump? (I have AC to
> deal with here, it looks like that might have to come out to get to all
> this).  And how might I hold the pulley wheel in place to remove that--or
is
> that removal even neccessary.  I'm assuming if I get the entire pump out I
> can get the bolts for the thermostat housing free, are those bolts
available
> as replacement parts.
>
> _____
>
> Donald Baxter  Iowa City, Iowa
> (319) 337-0494
>  <http://www.mindspring.com/~onanov> www.mindspring.com/~onanov
>
> "Every family should have at least three children. Then, if one is a
genius,
> the other two can support him."
>          -- George Coote.
>
>
>