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Date:         Thu, 18 Nov 1999 08:45:06 -0800
Reply-To:     "T.P. Stephens" <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "T.P. Stephens" <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
Subject:      Re: V Boot Replacement Tips and Caveats request
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>Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 08:44:46 -0800
>To: Fonman4277@AOL.COM
>From: "T.P. Stephens" <doktortim@rockisland.com>
>Subject: Re: V Boot Replacement Tips and Caveats request
>In-Reply-To: <0.49fb00ba.2565762f@aol.com>
>
>At 10:33 AM 11/18/1999 EST, you wrote:
>>In a message dated 99-11-18 10:14:23 EST, you write:
>>
>><<
>> I have the four manuals, Bentley, Haynes, Russek and Chilton, >>
>>
>>One more thing, throw away the Chilton, unless you have a table that needs
>>leveling. Jeff S.
>>
>>
>
>I concure. The only Chilton manuals worth a dang are the one's written in
the 60's for the European marks by individual well know specialist authors
and just printed by Chilton. The big fat many makes manuals currently
available have useful data tables. The procedures section have more
outright errors per page than any others I am aware of, are thin on
graphics, and marginally useful. If you inoculate them with a choice wood
fiber loving fungi, a reasonable value might be obtained in their
conversion to food.
>
Doktor Tim
Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles
San Juan Island, WA
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