Clark, congratulation on your purchase.

Ron Salmon's Bus Depot at http://www.busdepot.com/Default.htm has "Official
Volkswagen Repair Manual: 80-91 Vanagon, incl. Camper, Diesel & Syncro - 1388
pages!" aka  "Robert Bentley VV91" for $66.95. This is the most comprehensive
manual available and is a "don't leave home without it".
BTW the Amazon Price is $71.96.

-Larry

> The question part:  I've seen references to several repair manuals; is there
> a consensus on the "the" manual?  I'm assuming one might ultimately need
> multiple manuals, but perhaps in the early stages one is more comprehensive
> than another?