patrice, the haynes manual is excellent.  most of the things therein are
applicable to later model-year vans.

i use mine in conjunction with my bentley; the descriptions are often
supplemental or more clearly written.

bill
'87 syncro westfalia
santa cruz, ca

On Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at 01:27 , patrice b wrote:

> I'm looking at an online bookstore and there's a Haynes Vanagon manual
> for
> $18.95
> Not much of a description is given.  There are words like "air-cooled"
> and
> "transporter", and it was written in 1988, but beyond that it's not
> telling
> me if I would find it helpful for my 1985 waterbox 1.9L.
>
>  I know Haynes manuals are usually a little more descriptive than what
> I'm
> finding in the Bentley, so I thought it might make a good supplement.
> Thoughts?
>
> --Patrice
> 85 Wasserboxer "Vana Blue"
>