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• I got a Bentley finally!!!
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:15:20 -0800
  I got a Bentley finally!!! I got a Bentley finally!!! I got a Bentley finally!!! I got a Bentley finally!!! Thanks to the deal...
• Re: Bentley CD-ROM
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:02:37 +0900
  ...Marshall <mjruskin@shaw.ca> > Hi Yoshi! > The cause of your problem is a "missing access code". > The CD-ROM Bentley software, must connect to...
• Re: Bentley really sucks
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 4 May 1999 07:47:50 -0400
  Dear List, The Bentley manual for my Audi 200 is THREE TIMES the size of the Vanagon manual. The Bentley manual for my 1996...
• Re: =?utf-8?Q?Bentley_and_Mitchellwiring_diagrams_for_=31=39=38=35_Vanagon=2dphotographs=2e?=
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 11:50:59 -0500
  Sorry, I decided to remove the Bentley diagrams.However the Mitchell diagrams are still avaliabe and are different from Bentley .Worth having, they are...
• Re: Biting the (Bentley) Bullet
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 17:38:09 -0400
  well, the "Bentley" is called the official repair manual....chances it is published by one and the same. If any of you out their...
• Re: Wanted: '80 Vgon Bentley book or other suitable
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 21:17:26 -0600 (MDT)
  Steve, I've got an 81 Westy w/Bentley. Let me know if there's anything I can help with...besides selling you MY...
• Re: "Bentley" (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 01:49:21 EDT
  ...TV THAT IS MODEL NUMBER:BENTLEY,PLEASE COME AND FIND ME,BENTLEY TV,THAT IS WHY THE BENTLEY MANUAL IS SO DETAILED IT TELLS...
• Cheap Bentleys!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 11:24:38 -0400
  Cheap Bentleys!!! Cheap Bentleys!!! Cheap Bentleys!!! The manuals, not the cars, Berry! ;-) I have found what has got to be the lowest prices on...
• Re: Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 17 May 2001 23:06:18 -0500
  ...The Bentley publication is a poor copy of the VW manual, with a lot of stuff omitted, for who knows what reason, and the...
• Re: Is a Bentley worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:50:38 -0400
  Is a Bentley worth it?Considering the price of labor nowadays it only takes about 2 hours worth of mechanic avoidence and the Bentley...
• Re: Bentley CD-ROM
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:36:55 -0500
  ...The CD-ROM Bentley software, must connect to Bentley Company through the internet, in order to get the code. If you now have a...
• Re: A tale of two Bentleys
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 13:45:36 -0500
  Jim and fellow vanagon types Bentley up dates the manual when they see a need the book without is older and the book with...
• Re: Subject: Exploded diagrams and Value of Microfiche Vanagon Manuals
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 02:01:57 EST
  In a message dated 2/23/02 6:21:10 AM, gstelz1@YAHOO.COM writes: << Jeff, The microfiche on e-bay ARE the Bentley...
• Re: Bentley vs. Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 13:28:17 -0700
  ...The Bentley manuals for earlier VWs seem to be written for the non-professional mechanic. Bentley manuals are nothing more than reprints of the...
• Re: Bentley or Haynes?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:00:16 -0800
  ...Are there any Syncro Westy owners that would recommend the Haynes in addition to the Bentley? I have Bentley, thinking about buying the Haynes...
• European Bentley??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 04:48:26 -0800
  Our favorite Bentley manual is for USA and CDA vans. Is there is Bentley manual for European Vans?? Thanks Malcolm __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple...
• A tale of two Bentleys
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:25:25 -0600
  I followed up on the earlier discussion as to where or not there is a waterboxer cylinder layout in the Bentley. Alert member Rod...
• Re: gas heaters
  Historical mailing list - Chip & Co.
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:18:06 -0500
  Both Tim and Malcom make comment to the Bentley covering the gas heaters. I have a Bentley for 68-79 bus and it says...
• Re: april 2002 release of bentley cd
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:53:44 -0500
  ...But what amazed me was the discussion groups on the Bentley site at http://tech.bentleypublishers.com:8080/~vw/guests. There is a Vanagon...
• Re: A tale of two Bentleys
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 14:07:18 -0600
  ...A tale of two Bentleys > > >> I followed up on the earlier discussion as to where or not there is a >> waterboxer cylinder layout in...
• Re: Bentley cost?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 13 Jun 95 12:31:45 CDT
  On Tue, 13 Jun 95 12:10:54 CDT Berry Kercheval said: >>>>SSGSPEAR@aol.com said: > > The last time I looked Bentleys were going...
• Re: Bentley Wanted
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:52:47 -0700
  I have two used Bentley manuals available for Vanagons. $55 shipped. PayPal please. I will send you a money request if you would like...
• Oops! Bentley not Peterson
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 19:42:58 -0500 (EST)
  ...I meant Bentley not Peterson. Getting old I guess. Now, what is the title of the Bentley book, and where can I get it?
• Wanted: '80 Vgon Bentley book or other suitable
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 16:59:00 -0800 (PST)
  Anybody have an old Bentley (or CHilton or Haynes etc.) for a 1980 Vanagon they'd like to di$pense with? Steve Maher smaher...
• Re: Microfiche or Bentley (paper)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:41:18 -0500
  ...The Bentley is a "How to" (assuming you have "Some" knowledge) with no part number info. If you are looking for "How" to fix...
• Re: Bentley vs. Haynes
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 17:14:34 -0700
  ...Am I well served > with the Haynes or should I (sigh) commit another purchase by buying the > Bentley? > > Greg Baskin > 85 Westy "Fred" > Eugene...
• BENTLEY VANAGON MANUAL FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss
  Sun, 6 May 2001 22:20:17 -0700
  The Green Bentley Manual for Vanagons. Very good condition. Covers 1980 to 1987. 48 bucks, U. S. plus shipping - 10 dollars max. Plus 8...
• Re: Biting the (Bentley) Bullet
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 16:34:21 EDT
  In a message dated 8/7/00 1:14:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, fmiller01@sprynet.com writes: << not called a "Bentley" per se...
• Re: Biting the (Bentley) Bullet
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 17:09:10 -0400
  I don't recall seeing the name "Bentley" anywhere on the cover or in the book. It was a very official-VW-workshop-manual...
• Bentley Manuals SOLD
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 20:35:52 -0400
  Since my ad, both Bentley Manauls have been spoken for. Since then I've received two more offers who will be next in line...
• Re: Bentley or Haynes?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:21:04 EST
  ...After you buy the Bentley, the additional cost of a Haynes seems like a trifling amount. Be forewarned: neither is without errors and inaccuracies...
• Re: Bentley for the Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:04:46 -0400
  >> What year EV? Looks like Bentley splits up the years for their manuals: http://www.bentleypublishers.com/product.htm?code=VV99. << It's a...
• Re: Bentley really sucks
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 4 May 1999 10:05:10 -0400
  ...Bentley really sucks Dear List, The Bentley manual for my Audi 200 is THREE TIMES the size of the Vanagon manual. The Bentley manual...
• Re: Bentley manual search
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 9 Oct 2017 10:32:31 -0700
  Weird, I didn't know there was an older Bentley. I have the 80-91 version. Anyways, Van Cafe sell them ($90) - http://www...
• online Bentley - here it is
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 10:43:50 -0700
  apologies if it has been posted already, but here is a site with bentley manual (in English) for listmember who asked a while back...
• Syncro clutch slave Bentley wrong page 30.8 ?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:32:15 -0700
  Page 30.8 of my Bentley shows Syncro clutch slave hydraulic hose (tranny end) very similar to the 2WD tranny hydraulic hose page 30...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - JT
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:11:57 +0700
  HELLO,I HAVE A TV THAT IS MODEL NUMBER:BENTLEY,PLEASE COME AND FIND ME,BENTLEY TV,THAT IS WHY THE BENTLEY MANUAL IS...
• Re: Forget the Haynes!
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:23:04 -0800
  PSavage wrote: > > Nobody seems to think much of the Haynes! > I've already got a copy of Bentley. > Phaedra As Rich said (in part...
• RE: Non-Vanagon Factory Tools For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 Nov 1995 09:43:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Volkswagen Factory Tool Blowout Sale So, to understand this list, we first need a Bentley manual to decode it? Fine... except, uh... which entry...
• WTB: A2 Jetta Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 5 Aug 2012 11:03:59 -0700
  ...Now I need two Bentleys. Before I send my money to Amazon or ebay, does anyone here have an A2 ('93-'99) Jetta Bentley...
• Re: Bentley or Haynes?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 13:26:01 -0800
  ...I find Bentley much more detailed and specific to the Syncros and Westies. Nice big pictures in Bentley but we now need the steps...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 25 May 2012 13:57:17 -0400
  Ah,the Bentley dialect.. Bill 87 Westy On May 25, 2012, at 1:16 PM, neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Yes. That's...
• Re: Bentley Repair Manual on CD?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:37:57 -0400
  > Anyone know where to acquire the Bentley 80-91 Manual on > CD? What Bentley actually offers is a CD version of the Volkswagen Factory...
• WOW! Bentley discussions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 15 Feb 2004 18:02:49 -0800
  ...Off to Google to find that last year Bentley FINALLY published a repair manual for it. While poking around Bentley's site I stumbled...
• Re: A tale of two Bentleys
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:34:17 -0800
  VW often changes the "snippets" of their publications (many of which are done by Bentley) without changing dates, so it's not all that...
• Re: My New Bentley
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 7 Apr 2013 18:50:58 -0400
  > I had no idea that there is a hard cover Bentley! Is it nice? Yes. It does have some expanded coverage over the last...
• Re: My New Bentley
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:23 -0500
  ...The Haynes book is a very handy supplement to the Bentley. I got one from you a few years ago. Keep it in my...
• Difference in Bentley Manuals?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 10:49:11 -0400
  I have two 1980-1991 Bentley's but I'm considering buying a 1980-1982 Bentley since: 1) It covers my 1980 model year...
• Re: Bentley Vanagon repair manual scan HERE
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 8 Oct 2005 09:47:06 -0700
  On 10/8/05, Donald Adams <donald65@gmail.com> wrote: > > You can download a scan of the entire Bentley manual from here: > > http://lmservices...
• Re: Bentley manual search
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Oct 2017 16:15:45 -0400
  Yep, my Bentley is for 1980-84 models, so it doesn’t cover my 1990 Syncro Doka, unfortunately. > On Oct 9, 2017, at 4...
• Re: Is a Bentley worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 20:58:16 EDT
  Yes, the Bentley is worth it. Even if you have NO mechanical inclinations, it is worth it to get to know your beast. Then...
• Re: Repair manual
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 7 Jun 1994 23:08:30 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The Bentley manuals ARE the official VW manuals. Bentley is just the publisher. I saw the "official" VW manuals in Whitney, but it's...
• Re: Bentley manual search
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 9 Oct 2017 13:45:22 -0400
  > Weird, I didn't know there was an older Bentley. I have the 80-91 version. > Anyways, Van Cafe sell them ($90) - > and you...
• Re: Microfiche or Bentley (paper)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:34:31 -0500
  I might be wrong, but my impression was that this was not the Bentley "on CD" but instead a CD version of the dealer...
• Re: Biting the (Bentley) Bullet
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 13:36:33 -0400
  Phaedra As far as I know there never was a "hard cover" Bentley for the Vanagon. -Larry PSavage wrote: > Yesterday I responded to a...
• Re: Forget the Haynes!
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:45:37 -0500
  ...The bentley is full of great info but it's hard as h%ll to find. The haynes has a table of contents and...
• RE: OXY SENSOR LITE ON
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 11:42:12 CDT
  jackson.harvey@support.com writes about having a Bentley manual with mostly pictures and little verbiage. At a swap meet last year I saw...
• Re: Bentley cost?
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Tue, 13 Jun 1995 10:09:30 PDT
  >>>SSGSPEAR@aol.com said: > The last time I looked Bentleys were going for between $150,000 and $200,000 > being the cheaper version of...
• Re: Are New Bentley's "Knock Offs"?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:21:10 -0500
  ...Marshall Ruskin's Bentley manual question: Having worked in the graphics industry..... there is a common problem here... what happens is a quality firm...
• Someone sell me a bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 11:02:01 -0600
  Does anybody on the list sell Bentley manuals?