In the process of replacing the thermostat today, one of the two bolts
holding it inplace has lost its head and rendered me in quite a predicament.
Does anyone have any great ideas in how to remove the lower thermostat
hosing that is now secured with a headless bolt, or if i have to remove the
entire assembly including the waterpump and drill it out or replace it,
where i can find a replacement lower portion of the thermostat housing (and
the tin that surrounds it which also broke) (Is this tin important? I'm
assuming it is since it was on there......but where can i get one?).

I told my date to prom this year (who exects to show up in a VW bus....)
that "Building and maintaining a functional bus is an art that i have not
yet mastered, and a series of lessons learned through trial, but mostly
error. Over the course of time, replacing a thermostat tends to mean you
broke an exaust manifold that was rusty, therefore, you get a new exaust
manifold. Throughouth the course of the adventure, every piece seems to
inadvertantly break in the most obscure ways and at the oddest times
resulting in a new car. The problem is, this process takes place over such a
long period of time generally, that that exaust pipe that rusted out 10
years ago might be ready to do so again! Truth be told, its PROBABLY not at
the reliable stage where taking it to prom is a great idea yet, but i would
LOVE it, so want to help me get it there?"
She has agreed and now we will be working on replacing and tuning this bad
boy up over the course of the next few weeks to procure an epic senior prom.
Any advice would be greatly useful!

-Craig Cowan
'85GL
(amongst the youngest on the list)