I apologize in advance because I'm sure this question has been asked 
     numerous times before, but...
     
     Is there an online source for Tech/Service Bulletins?
     
     I've been in the rec.auto section where they are listed, but would like to 
     brows through the unedited versions, without having to go to the dealer or 
     order them.
     
     Thanks,
     
     Pat S.

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Subject: what with cold weather coming up ...
Author:  Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu> at INTERNET
Date:    11/15/95 8:49 AM

i was getting some stuff from the tech bulletin file and thought this might 
be a timely time to put this out for the folks who live where it gets cold. 
especially if you have gotten a water-cooled vanagon recently ... the
oil cooler seal, if it breaks, can dump ALL your oil on the ground in a 
big hurry, as one poor soul on the list already found out.
     
from Technical Newsletter, 88-N04
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Volkswagen Technical Newsletter
88-N04
     
High Pressure, Low Performance
     
A Volkswagen that stalls when the engine is cold or after driving a few 
hundred feet could be suffering from an air/fuel imbalance.  It could also 
have a bad oil pump.  That's right, oil pump!  If the same engine has zero 
compression, the chances are even greater than the oil pump is to blame.
     
If the oil pressure relief valve sticks, oil pressure could rise to over 
200 psi when you accelerate to drive off.  With pressure that high, the 
hydraulic valve lifters will overextend themselves, causing the valves to 
hang open.  After the engine warms up, the car will probably run great the 
rest of the day.  So check the oil pressure when you've tried everything 
else to solve a stalling problem ... believe it or not!
     
     
from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1987 
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Technical Information
Group:    17
Number:   87-05