[Vwdiesel] thermostat & water pump sources?

[Nate Wall]

Whaler is the OEM brand. I paid about $8.00 for a  87
deg. C. Whaler thermostat from:

http://germanautoparts.com/

I get alot of other stuff from them, they even have
the ball joint lock plates and I got a 10-pack of MANN
oil filters for $52.50. The A/C-Heater fan motor I
just bought new for $87 was marked Valeo and even had
the VW logo on it.

Is this a Jetta? I thought all the coolant pumps were
the same for A-2s. I paid about $35 for the pump half
and about $50, or so for the complete pump. Got them
from Olympic Import Parts (they ship UPS).

--Nate
--- Val Christian <val at swamps.roc.ny.us> wrote:
> On my 91, I found OEM quality thermostats at Euclid
> Foreign Auto, a regional
> speciality shop.  I think I paid something like $9.
> The vendor name
> started with "W", and the thermostat was identical
> to the one the
> car shipped with.  Regarding the waterpump, they
> were unable to help
> me.  Several pumps were ordered, and none were
> right.  $170 at the
> local dealer fixed that.  6 mo warranty.
>
> I've told the story here before about the Stant
> thermostat that fell
> apart, causing impeller blockage.  To date, I do not
> have that
> vehicle back on the road.  Avoid cheap thermostats.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Val
>
>
> >
> >      Our discussions of replacement thermostat and
> water pump quality issues
> > led to a bunch of blank looks when I made the
> rounds of the FLAPS.  I
> > stopped by the nearest dealer today to check their
> price and was shocked and
> > appalled.  (The counter man seemed a little
> embarrassed and added that "they
> > come with a 12 month warranty.")
> >     Has anyone had any experience with an online
> source for true OEM spec
> > thermostats that open and close when they're
> supposed to and water pumps
> > with the good impellers?
> >     TIA
> >     Scott Kair
> > 92 Jetta ECO
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > vwdiesel mailing list
> > vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> vwdiesel mailing list
> vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel


__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop!
http://platinum.yahoo.com