Date:         Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:32:41 -0400
Reply-To:     Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Haynes manual (Re: Noobie Owner of 84 Westy Seeks Advice)
Comments: To: Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>

Wes,

This could be true. I've just discovered, time and again, that the Haynes is
confusing and lacking in details, especially as concerns model changes--and
their engine designations are all English and so don't correspond to what we
have here. (Dude, where's my carburetor?)  I remember being stumped as I
tried to follow the Haynes to set the throttle position switches. It wasn't
until I got the Bentley that I realized why mine didn't look anything like
that in the Haynes--the Haynes shows only the 2.1 integrated switch, and I
have a 1.9 with the two separate switches. Nowhere is this mentioned in the
Haynes, but it's quite clear in the Bentley. For one with no experience in
Vanagons, I felt the Haynes was an exercise in frustration. Funny because it
was pretty good with my Saab. As they say, YMMV.

Perhaps a Haynes vs Bentley thread is in order?


Geza