The Haynes is also good.  Not a substitute for the Bentley, but it written
for more of the novice.  You'll probably want both.  The Haynes is hard to
find in stores, but BusDepot sells it.

Joy

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Paul Guzyk
:::Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 7:49 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Haynes Repair Manual, 82-91 Vanagon Water Cooled - Any good
:::for a newbie?
:::
:::The best book to get is the green, telephone book sized "Bentley".
:::
:::Just search on Ebay/Amazon for "Vanagon repair manual"
:::
:::If the Bentley is over your head, best to search the archives of this
:::list whenever you have questions.  If you cannot find a suitable
:::answer, post your question...lots of helpful folks lurking about.
:::
:::If you wan to "preview" the book before buying it, you can download a
:::pirated scan of the book from the link below (note, it takes a while
:::to download, be patient).
:::
:::http://lmservices.free.fr/temp/transporter/manuel.pdf
:::
:::
:::
:::>Just wondering what Manuals you recommended for a newbie for an 88
:::Vanagon?