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• What should Airflow sensor read?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 14 May 97 21:27:37 -0400
  ...Unfortunately terminals 3 and 4 give 100 ohms resistance (Bentley says 500-1000) so I am assuming that something is bad. The problem is...
• Re: Second Request Help Needed w/Aux Battery Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:34 -0600
  ...The relay in your photo is probably the "refrigerator 12-volt heater relay" on Bentley 97.33b. That is its usual location on Westies...
• coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 21:52:46 EDT
  Hi All, Just finished reading Bentley procedure and many archive posts regarding coolant change. Still some questions. Is it necessary to clamp the hoses...
• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 13:42:51 EST
  I have the same problem and my bushings check out OK per Bentley. My upper boots were torn but the joints were good so...
• Re: Bentley A/C diagram error
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:07:10 -0400
  As I recall the Bentley is incorrect. You have to think in terms of the compressor. It pumps gas only, low to hi pressure...
• Bentley & Haynes Service Manuals Available
  Historical mailing list - Uncle Bulgaria
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 17:16:20 -0700
  VW Vanagon 68 - 79 Official Service Manual (Bentley): http://auctions.yahoo.com/auction/15915436 VW Vanagon 80 - 83 Haynes Owners Workshop Manual: http://auctions...
• Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 13:11:21 +0100
  Does anyone have a spare copy of the Bentley - either on CD (preferably) or a hard copy that I could buy? If not, where...
• Re: Smartphones for Vanagoneers; was RE: CB
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:56:34 -0500
  ...I have tried and tried to view my Bentley PDF on an iPod touch, where I keep and view PDF User Manuals of a...
• Re: Smartphones for Vanagoneers; was RE: CB
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Johnson
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:37:38 -0600
  Robert, to save you time on scanning your Bentley, you can download a .pdf from http://isohunt.com/lite/#q=vanagon&p=1 There...
• Re: Anyone use Bentley on Virtual PC?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 10 May 2004 20:20:20 +0000
  You will not like the Bentley on CD. It is not easy to navigate. Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.427.4777 www.finetuningperformance.com...
• =?utf-8?Q?Bentley_and_Mitchellwiring_diagrams_for_=31=39=38=35_Vanagon=2dphotographs=2e?=
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?Q?rogersisler=32=30=30=30_=28via_Flickr=29?=
  Sun, 4 Mar 2007 18:09:25 +0000
  ...Both Bentley and Mitchell diagrams are here.Mitchell is done differently from the Bentley and may be easier understood my some. The pages have...
• Re: Rear-view mirror removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 9 Jun 2013 10:02:48 -0700
  Don't think there is a Bentley page. It's a cam-lock. Twist CCW to remove. Jim On Jun 9, 2013, at 9...
• FS: 80-84 Bentley
  Historical mailing list - TStone8359
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 21:05:08 EDT
  ...Selling because I just received an '80-91 Bentley from another list member. First $35 gets it. I pay shipping. Tom Bloomington, IL '85...
• Re: A new thread . . .
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 01:27:58 -0500
  Mitch - This wasn't found in my Vanagon, but a List member mailed me an '80-'91 Bentley manual and I got it today...
• Re: Bentley Manuals on CD-ROM
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 19:02:06 -0700
  ...That's if it is put on the CD as text (it's searchable) I'd be surprised if Bentley doesn't provide searching...
• What year starter, and Bentley on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:03:05 EDT
  ...way, I was just poking around on Ebay, and found a Bentley manual - supposedly brand new - for $55.00. Item #449246753. Thanks! -Lauren ___________ ||E...
• Re: Fuel Lines/Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:20:04 -0700
  ...don't have my Bentley here to check... maybe > someone else can.... From the info I have - 29 to 36 psi with pump output...
• Re: Haynes Repair Manual, 82-91 Vanagon Water Cooled - Any good for a newbie?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:31:29 -0700
  "Just wondering what Manuals you recommended for a newbie for an 88 Vanagon?" I have both the Haynes VW Transporter (3452) and Bentley. As...
• Re: Microfiche or Bentley (paper)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:38:54 -0500
  ...Allan, > > If you want the repair manual on CD, go straight to the source: > > http://www.bentleypublishers.com/product.htm?code=vft3 > > Cheers, > > Jeff
• Re: Smartphones for Vanagoneers; was RE: CB
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:05:57 -0700
  ...I have the impression that as a book reading app it'd be more capable of viewing the Bentley PDF. Bonus: you can bookmark...
• Re: Tire wear question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:21:30 -0500
  ...I hit him over the head with the Bentley manual. My '88 Audi needed an alignment. The shop manager tells me the camber is...
• dual battery/vanagon.com error?
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 12:24:15 -0500
  ...My cabin light is connected to the light in the headliner by the driver door, just like the Bentley shows. Bentley shows this for...
• Re: shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brakesystem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 06:42:37 -0800
  Joy, like the Bible there are several versions of the Vanagon Bentley, I'd guess about 7 or 8 . I just checked each of...
• Re: comments on Bentley manual
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wohlfarth (aka.
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 13:41:08 -0400
  ...stan.wohlfarth@bentleypublishers.com Subject: RE: comments on Bentley manual Stan, thanks for the reply. I looked into my notes and it is the...
• Who's got their Bentley handy?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 19:40:24 -0700
  ...As I said, the Westy and the Bentley are not close to hand at the moment. So, who's got their Bentley handy? Does...
• Re: a/c ducting
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:37:36 EDT
  ...All >diagrams on my Bentley show the same design like mine. May be you have >a >newer edition? My Bentley is copyrighted 1991. I...
• FW: how to replace temp sensor II?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:51:22 -0400
  ...I have the part and read the Bentley which shows in the diagram, some type of ring or washer. The Bentley does not tell...
• Re: Oops! Bentley not Peterson
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 14:00:33 -0500 (EST)
  ...I > meant Bentley not Peterson. Getting old I guess. Darn... I wouldn't mind a Peterson Field Guide to VWs, It might be cool...
• Re: "Don't leave home without it" items
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 22:36:26 -0700
  Ok but if you put the Bible first then you might not need the bentley or the bank book. Marcus Lawrence Johnson wrote: > The...
• Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Paul J Best II
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:59:58 EDT
  I'm looking for a good used Bentley manual. Any for sale out there??? Paul Best P.O. Box 430 Mammoth Spring, AR. 72554...
• Re: Hesitation shuffle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:15:59 EST
  I would check the Air Flow Meter per Bentley Manual with a multimeter. This is usually the culprit. Also check the Temp II sender...
• Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:21:14 -0500
  Bentley says set valves on number 1 cylinder, then rotate 180 and do the next cylinder. Somebody let me know if the rest of...
• how much tilt or leaning
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:37:22 -0700
  ...So how much do I have to lean to the right to offset my age and still allow for the 15mm bentley. Does anyone...
• Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:42:31 -0500
  > > So, what is the device that plugs int o the intake air boot and has an > electrical connector attached? My Bentley does not identifiy...
• Re: How do you check compression?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:58:46 -0700
  It IS in the Bentley, on the page I listed, I just forgot to mention it. page 15.20 Mark Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:40:54 -0800
  At 10:47 AM 1/16/99 -0500, Robert Rountree wrote: >I'm just looking at the Bentley that Jim quoted so much of...
• Front spindle/suspension changes... in what years? Power steering...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 14:36:40 +1200
  ...What year were the spindles changed? Did they change at the same time in all markets? My 80-84 Bentley manual shows pressed welded...
• Oil drain screw diameter,
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 11:15:25 -0500 (EST)
  Does anyone know the diameter of the oil drain plug on an '85 1.9 l? The Bentley that I stole from Mike Escaravage...
• Used Bentley Manual for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Sidote, David [PRI]
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 09:45:35 -0400
  I have a spare Bentley manual for sale. It was purchased last year so it is most likely the latest edition. It has a...
• Re: Bentley manual (s?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Griffin
  Wed, 27 May 1998 18:58:20 EDT
  ...seems to have the best prices I've seen on the Bentley Manuals. Not to mention just about everything else. Check him out at...
• FS: Bentley & windshield
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:30:22 -0700
  Hi All, A guy I know has a Bentley manual & a Good Vanagon windshield for sale. If you have any interest, Please email him...
• Bentley, EKTA cds
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:09:19 -0700
  Anyone out there burned a copy of Bentley or EKTA? Maybe some kindhearted soul is serving it up on gnutella? I'll take my...
• Re: Bentley manuals- version page counts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 09:20:43 -0700
  In my discussions with Stan Wohlfarth at Bentley it became apparent that perhaps the primary reason for the omission of certain data was confusion...
• Need a full size scan of the Bentley Cover
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sat, 17 May 2003 12:13:17 -0700
  I'm making up some souvenirs for the Syncro de Mayo East, and I was planning on scanning my Bentley cover as a start...
• Re: Bentley or Haynes ?
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 21:53:07 -0700
  ...If you are an experienced mechanic and no job frightens you, the Bentley works great. I have both but I go the Haynes more...
• Re: Bentley CD manual
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:27:05 -0700
  On 2/15/05 12:05 PM, "Richard A Jones" <jones@COLORADO.EDU> wrote: > I hadn't used the CD version of the Bentley...
• Re: Valves adjustment in Bentley
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:30:22 -0400
  ...Valves adjustment in Bentley > > Valve adjusting order, Bentley is vague. Page 15.29 > says "rotate crankshaft 180� clockwise and adjust next cylinder." > > My Volksheimers...
• Right Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 20:40:26 -0800
  ...I did not see in the manual this reference, am I overlooking something in the Bentley? 4) The Bentley mentions putting a sealant on...
• Re: Recommended reference book? ('84 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:40:07 -0700
  Both Bentley and Haynes, if you can afford them. The Haynes (about $25) is more user friendly, but does not include the camper equipment...
• Re: Carfax request apology and thanks
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:19:37 -0700
  At 3/9/2009 12:03 PM, neil N wrote: >If I'm not mistaken, there are Bentley publisher people that are >members of...
• Bentley Manual for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tony Perkins
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 17:19:28 EST
  ...I have my Bentley for sale. It is the Green one. 1980 thru 1989, Gasoline and Diesel, including Synchro and Camper. It is in...
• Torque Info
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 06:58:13 -0400
  Tom -- Here is info from my Bentley..... see below Glenn ======================================== Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 12:46:48 -0400 From: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH...
• head gasket sealing
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 17:45:27 EST
  ...was it done incorrectly the first time or i am not interpreting bentley right? i tried the archives but it keeps throwing me off...
• A tale of two Bentleys.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:49:09 -0600
  I've had a bentley manual since not long after I bought my 90 new. Recently, a previous owner of my diesel 83 westy...
• Re: Looking for a Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 18:10:44 -0500
  > I am looking to pick up a Bentley for my '90. I thought I'd > check here before I shell out the $69 to...
• Re: Source for owners manuals?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 08:50:49 -0700
  Bentley has 'em. <http://www.bentleypublishers.com/resource.htm?subject=20#t3> Oops... No '83. Jim > According to the mail list file section: Looking...
• Bentley manual for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:53:25 -0600
  I have a bentley manual for sale. It is is fair to poor condition, has gotten wet a few times, all pages are legible...
• rear speaker wires
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 14:37:48 -0400
  I forgot my Bentley when I left the home base. So now I'm on vacation and replacing my stock rear speakers. Can some...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 1 May 2010 13:21:52 -0700
  On May 1, 2010, at 12:41 PM, B Feddish wrote: >>> First, Page 28.33 Bentley VV85: "- set crankshaft to TDC on No. 1...
• re:A Manual Question
  Historical mailing list
  13 Dec 95 16:09:00 -0600
  ...IMHO I think (comparing my Haynes and Bentley for transporter up to 1979) In some respects Bentley is better, but overall they are comparable...