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Subject:Re: Haynes Repair Manual for Wasserboxers
From:Kelly Bauman
Date:Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:54:45 -0800

Fellow Listees,

8 or so hours later and I already have 17 names.  I am well aware of the
customs, duty and tax hassles which may present themselves.  If Haynes
isn't willing to give us a good break on the manuals and the shipping it
may be better to order individually or take Ron up on his offer to get them
for us.  All I want is to get this manual at the best price possible.

Just in case you have missed them I have included below some of Sam
Bateman's comments and opinions on the manual he has received.

Kelly Bauman
Delta, BC
'91 Westy

At 20:50 27-03-98 EST, SBate82659 wrote:
><From what you have read so far do you find it applicable to the North
>American version of the waterboxer?>
>
>Yeah, I think it pretty well covers the models that I have encountered here.
>Of course it also covers the dual carb version of this engine.
>It doesn't, however, cover Syncros or the Westy camping equipment.
>
>To be honest, and this is PURELY my OPINION, I feel that there's twice as
much
>useful (to me) information in the 1/2 inch thick Haynes as is in the 2 1/2
>inch thick Bentley!
>
>Please bear in mind that I have no financial interest in Haynes (or much
else,
>really!)
>but rather just wanted to pass this info along to the other listmembers with
>the thought that someone else might find it useful.
>
>Sam Bateman
>'87 Vanagon GL (no rear wiper -- bummer!)
>
>