Date:         Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:38:22 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: tranny rebuild for my "new" westy
Comments: To: Jeffrey Stangeland <haewolius@YAHOO.COM>
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Jeffrey Stangeland wrote:

> i also wanted to ask what is the best manual to have for work on my new westy. --does the muir manual apply to the '81 since the engines were the same as the '79?
>
> thanks to all for continued support,

Jeff, every vanagon owner should have a Bentleys Service Manual,
regardless of the year of the van. Second to that, every owner should
have a Haynes Vanagon Manual. Not printed and sold in this country, Ron
Salmon of Bus Depot has imported some from overseas - Britain I think.
They were about $20 a while back but may have gone up. Another "Must
Have" to be a Vanagon owner/operator. Sort of like "Essential Equipment".

All other manuals, including the Muir book should be considered
supllemental support. But those first two I mentioned are absolutely
essential for good maintenance on any Vanagon, no matter the year or model.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver