I keep a small 3"x 4" ledger book with my maintenance records.
I just leave it in the Westy all the time and update it when I install
new parts or make adjustments.
I keep both the repair description and the part numbers required to make
the repair.
I have a list of VW parts vendors and their 800 numbers in the front
cover just in case I might need them.
All of the other stuff like parts receipts, UPS bills etc. I keep in just
a regular file folder in my desk.
You'd be surprised how much you forget about maintenance that you've done
after owning a Westy for seven years.

Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:19:08 -0800 developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
writes:
> It pays to have accurate maintenance records.
>
> I tracked down some missing maintenance records for the 1989 vanagon
> I
> bought. I made a few long distance phone calls to see if a clutch
> job had
> been done with the factory rebuilt engine. No clutch work done for
> 137,000
> miles. But I had the VW dealer in Pasadena fax me a copy of the
> service
> records.
>
> I was delighted to discover that the CV joints were dismantled,
> cleaned ,
> inspected and repacked 4,000 miles ago. Also new spark plug wires,
> plugs and
> distributor cap and rotor, and a new coolant  level sensor and a
> temperature
> sensor which were both leaking at 137,000 miles.
>
> I'm sure glad I did not tackle the CV job or pay to hire it out.
>
> William Polowniak
> 1989 Vanagon GL
> 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
>
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