On Mon, 18 May 1998, Joel Walker wrote:

> * Repair Manual: even a condensed paperbound repair guide from Chilton,
>     Haynes, or Clymer will do.
>     <Haynes, ok. Clymer, forget it ... it's worthless for VWs>

For my '81 I have the Benteley, Haynes and Clymer.  The Clymer, which
covers *only* the aircooled Vanagons made for the USA, is the one I use the
most, by far.  Has all the same info as the Benteley, typically much
better "procedures" then the Haynes, and with no Queen's english
and extraneous crap about carbureted 1600cc engines.  In fact, I've used
it so much it's literally falling apart, held together with rubber
bands.  I'm always looking for a decent used one in bookstores.

Maybe the other Clymer manuals are junk - don't know 'cause I've never
used them.  But this one Clymer manual is a gem; not perfect, but pretty
darn good.

I'd advise anybody with an '80-'82 Vanagon to grab this manual if you run
across it.

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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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