Thanks fellows, I was doing some cleaning in my shop, yep I do that occasionally, and found a bag marked "water pump". Lo and behold I found the very studs I had asked you about! I will trot one of them down to the local, good, auto parts houses and see if they can't fix me up with some new ones. I'm with you 2Wrench, usually cheaper and a WHOLE lot faster.
Tinkerman