What's the difference?  My genuine Bosch cap and rotor were either made in
Italy or Spain.  I think it was Italy.  I bought them because they were
original equipment and expected them to be manufactured in Germany.

Walter Evens
Hesperia, CA, USA
2-85 GLs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey R" <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: Water pump manufacturers

> I went with the genuine VW dealer waterpump for my 1.9 liter. I think it
cost
> about $110.
>
> I had ordered the water pump from a vendor for about $50, who told me on
the
> phone it was a Graf pump, made in Italy. By the time it arrived I had
changed
> my mind about putting an Italian water pump in my bus. No fault of the
> vendor, who told me what I was getting, but I just thought...."I'm gonna
go
> with a German water pump." So I put the Graf in the garage as a "spare"
and
> ordered the water pump from the VW dealer. I think they only offer rebuilt
> water pumps for the Vanagon at this time, at least the 1.9 Liter.
>
> So the pump arrived with the correct VW part number and logo--a genuine VW
> part--and on it a sticker "remanufactured in Italy".
>
> Anyway I've gotten about 20,000 miles out of it so far. Seems to be
working
> fine. I'm hopeing it'll last a while.
>
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA
>
>
> In a message dated 2/19/2002 12:57:28 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> mjcatlin@POSTOFFICE.PACBELL.NET writes:
>
> > I'm shopping for a water pump (p. no. 025 121 010C) for my '89 Gl.  Does
> > anyone
> >  have any comments about the quality of pumps made by the following?
> >
> >  Hepu
> >  Laso
> >  Graf
> >  GMB
>