Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 18:56:51 -0600
Reply-To: Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: The New Vanagon Bentley Manual is Awesome!
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That is great information, but I think I speak for other breath-holders
when I ask:
did they fix the valve adjustment specs?
:)
(seriously though, I am curious to know)
mike
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> I have had a Bentley Manual and used it for my daily reference for the
> past 14 years. During that time, I got used to the fact that it had a
> crappy cover. I got used to the somewhat helpful/somewhat vague
> instructions inside. It was the best manual for the Vanagon out there
> in that it covered everything from AC, to diesel, to water boxer, to
> syncro, to camper, etc. However it had it's shortcomings as well (valve
> adjustment spec for waterboxer comes to mind). A few months ago I had a
> guy stop here that really needed a Bentley and didn't care that mine was
> used and written all inside (I hated to part with it because of my notes
> but I wanted to help this guy out). So I sold it to him and had to buy
> a new one.
>
> Wow, it turned out that the latest Bentley is so much better than the
> old one, it is worth getting excited about.
> First thing you will notice is the cover. It is now a hard back book
> instead of a floppy, crappy paper cover. This just makes it feel like
> it will hold up better especially for someone that references it all the
> time.
>
> Second, the appendixes in the back of the book are now more than just
> the owners manual xeroxed quickly as an after thought. They have done
> what should have been done way back in the day. Taken all of the VW
> dealer training literature that is out there for the Vanagon and
> compiled it into an appendix that is about as thick as the crappy Haynes
> manual (sorry Haynes lovers out there). So now if you want to get to
> know the different systems in the van, how they really work together,
> you can, in a simple and easy to understand format. If a new Vanagon
> owner would read through this section, it would open their eyes to so
> many things that most of us had to learn the hard way through trial and
> error because we didn't have this reference.
>
> I would encourage all new Vanagon owners, do not buy a used, old Bentley
> off of ebay or Amazon. Instead invest in a brand new, hard back one
> that has only been out for the last year or so. It will cost you a few
> more dollars. But the extra information you are going to get is worth
> it's weight in gold.
>
> Of course we have these available on our site for sale, just thought I
> would mention that :-) No mater where you buy it you will not be sorry.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> Phone: 856-327-4936
> Fax: 856-327-2242
>
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