Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 23:29:42 MST
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From: "Jacob Shaun Dustin" <DUSTINO@caedm.et.byu.edu>
Subject: Re: Stock Aircooled heater fan/Ode to Bently
First, a question:
I'm just curious about this--why dos Bently show a booster fan for
the defroster in the wiring diagram for my '71 bus? Was this
optional equipment or just a little engineering humor?
Second, Bently Rules:
Can we do this? Can I unabashedly plug a product? Because I Love
Bently. Buy it if you want to do things right. I love the list for
the help it gives, and St. Muir for diagnosis and religion, but for
saving time and doing things right, I love my Bently book. The price
is steep for some (Most?) editions, I've seen the
price tags for split manuals, and I'm not sure what you Brickriders
pay, but for those of us
blessed with the Bay Window Mystique, It's $33 well spent. St. Muir
is great; the Zen approach to VW work is, next to a 13mm combination
wrench, the most important tool in my box, but worshipping at his
altar is only $8 less than getting
the '68-'79 Bently last time I looked to purchase (both my idiot books are
looking a little rough. One is in a manilla folder, and I just take
whatever page(s) I need to do a particular job. Convienent, as long
as it's not windy). I tried muddling
through with Haynes and cross referencing to Muir, ect ect ect. for
a while, but now when I need to know ANYTHING, from how westie
package fits to adjusting torsion bars, I don't have to take the whole
car apart to figure it out. I like it. I love it. I want more of
it.
Oh well. If I can't plug, sorry. I have no ties to Bently, etc,
etc, etc. I just want to say that it is an
extremely useful tool. The purchase price is high, but the savings
in time and aggrivation were well worth it to me. It's nice to be
able to just look somthing up and do it.. And know that I'm doing
it right.
One last thing--By looking in Bently, I've been able to find out what
the flywheel endplay measuring tool looks like, and using aluminum
bar stock, a vise, a drill, and a hacksaw, fabricate my own. No mor
wrench/feeler gague jigs. Haleluja (or however you spell that)
--Shaun Dustin
'71 wonderbus
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