Walter--
Nice work on getting those bolts out!
Good to hear the job is moving forward.
Just for a laugh when I did the water pump in my 1.9L I bought it from the
authorized VW dealer because I wanted a well-made German part instead of
the Italian made after-market GRAF brand water pump. The water pump from VW
 was
of course Genuine VW and had
a sticker on it that read,  "Made in Italy."

Best,
Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Walter Houle <whoule@ecscontrols.com>wrote:

> Update -
>
> Water Pump is a German one from Van cafe. It feels OK, so I'll think I'll
> leave it be. The t'stat housing came out OK with the water pump in place.
> I recall heeding this list's advice 4 1/2 years ago and using anti sieze.
> It worked. The heads of two bolts holding the flange did snap off, but I
> was lucky in that there was enough stub remaining to get the rest out with
> vice grips. All threads cleaned up easily with a tap. All contact surfaces
> also cleanded up nicely.
>