"Blue Eyes" suggests the moral to the story is "every long
term
Vanagon/Westy owner should own and carry a Bentley Shop
manual in their
vehicle" and I probably agree because I do that.  And, even
though other posts indicate "bigger and better" Alldata CDs
may be available to repair shops than the one being
discussed originally, I think the moral is also "evaluate
the shop's Vanagon savvy/experience" if you're going to take
the beauty/beast to a shop.