YES, I had the same exact thing. twice....first time on my 91 carat ...I
got burned too....vw replaced my engine....The second time was over
christmas my belt on the waterpump broke, causing the heads to fry.   
try  calling the NTSB or the Federal Trade Comission....there are
already a few cases out on vw....
and that recall on the overhead was a good thing...too bad it fell on my
kid before it got fixed.

...marti wrote:
> 
> HI I RECENTLY HAD THE COOLANT TUBE(THE LONG ONE BACK TO FRONT) FAIL
> AFTER REPEATED ATEMPTS TO FIX. ENDED UP WITH HEAD GASKET,WATERPUMP (3RD
> ONE),LIFTERS REPLACEMENT TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $3K, NOT TO MENTION THE 3
> DAYS OOUT OF TOWN. VW PAID 1/2 OF HEAD GASKET REPAIR, WHOPPIE. I HAD
> JUST 56000 MILES ON MY 91 , WITH JUST OVER A YEAR ON THE WATER PUMP AND
> HAD TRIED (WITHIN WARRANTY) TO GET THEM TO ADDRESS THE POSSIBILITY OF A
> HEAD LEAK, TO NO AVAIL. ANYBODY OUT THERE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON 90 T0
> 92. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING THE ARCHIEVE, BUT HE WITH THE MOST PAPERWORK
> WINS. SO HELP PLEASE, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THEM A REAM...OF PAPERWORK.
> THANKS. MARTI
> 
>                 91 GL
>                 63 BUG