Date:         Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:43:42 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Exploded diagrams and Value of Microfiche Vanagon Manuals
Comments: To: jstric01@CS.FIU.EDU
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Woh! Slow Down! The Russian   ETKA http://catalog.exist.ru/ is at this
site, it has parts breakdowns. Many of the list vendors have pictorial
parts breakdowns. IE Bus Boys, Bus Depot.With all of the stuff your
running into I'd reccomend that you locate a VW repair shop or Auto
Salvage yard that can supply used parts for some of your required parts
at reasonable prices. Buy used parts righ now. Many parts are common for
80-91 Vanagons or will interchange so you can save bunches on repairs by
purchasing good used parts.
You'll need a high resolution screen 1280 x ? to make full use of the
ETKA parts reference.
It may even be worth your time to buy a salvage Vanagon as a parts
source. Im'm in Texas and I've never had to pay more than $250.00 for a
dead Vanagon ............ look around, save some money.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:35:15 -0500 Jeff Strickrott <jstric01@CS.FIU.EDU>
writes:
> I keep noticing the gent selling the microfiche manuals on ebay. Are
> they of any value? I would like something that had an exploded view
> of
> all the parts in my 82 and how they should go together. Better than
> what
> my Bentley's and Haynes manuals provide.
>
> I have not be to a VW parts counter in a long while, but when I am
> at my
> local Isuzu dealer, they have some nice microfiches identifying how
> each
> part is used (in an exploded diagram), its number and how that
> assemblage relates to the other parts of the car. Anything exist for
> us?
>
> Regards
> --Jeff Strickrott
> 82 Westfalia
>