On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Jack Reed wrote:

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> Several differences to note right off.  You'll have to learn about fool 
> injection as well as acquire the VW manual since Muir doesn't cover 
> vanagons.  The manual is 8 1/2 x 11 and about 2" thick.  They run ~$90 
> from the dealer but can be found for less.  I got mine off the net for 
> $20 from someone that had sold his van.
> 
The Latest version of Muir's book now includes the aircooled Vanagons.  I 
haven't seen the Bently guide(the $90 book) but I going down to the 
library this weekend to Look at it, they wont check it out.  So if some 
has an extra copy laying around drop me a line.

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> My van, an 81 Westy, has been very dependable with the exception of 
> normal wear and tear items such as the starter, a broken clip in the 
> tranny that no one else seems to have experienced, the dreaded VW 
> ignition wire syndrome, etc.  All easily fixed by your normal shade tree 
> mechanic.
> 
> What you get in increased power and size you lose in greater systems 
> complexity.  So everything balances out in the end.
> 
> Good luck with your search,
> Jack
> 
I like my '81 westy too.  This all sound like I could have writen 
it.

        Good Luck.
        johnny Stutsman

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