bentley

[vw76westy]

i cant take it anymore


We the people of thesamba.com
need to start a index thread for the bentley

im tired of having to thumb threw 2-3chapters
to find the info

how possible is it to start a bentley index
in the archives (kind of like the dictionary)

everyone here can summit keywords with page number(s)
then a copy can be printed & placed in the book

or am i the only one who feels this way

ps, is info on the decel valve in the eng chapter or fuel injection chapter

[VDubTech]

[Randy in Maine]

I trust you have been here?

http://www.ratwell.com/technical/BentleyIndex.html

[Desertbusman]

Raul-

Good idea. I'll start the first entry.

engine- Chapter 5-ENGINE

Seriously, somewhere someone does have an index. Maybe Ratwell?
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71 Westy

[Randy in Maine]

[aliennetwork]

http://www.ratwell.com/technical/BentleyIndex.html

Beat me to it!
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M-Plate

[vw76westy]

[jtauxe]

I've found the Bentley to be rather haphazardly organized. It may have a discussion of topic X for some years here and for other years somewhere else. Quite a pain, really, but I've got lots of notes in mine about cross-indexing.
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1969 Transporter, 1971 Westfalia, 1976, 1977, 1976, 1977, 1971, 1973, 1977 Westfalias,
1979 Champagne Sunroof, 1974 Westfalia Automatic, 1979 Transporter, 1972 Sportsmobile, 1973 Transporter Wild Westerner, 1974 Westfalia parts bus, 1975 Mexican single cab *FOR SALE*, 1978 Irish 4-door double cab RHD

[vw76westy]

[hiwaycallin]

What would be nice, really, is if the Bentley were available in electronic form, like as a PDF document. That way you could search the whole book by keyword and easily find every instance of, say, "decel valve".

But they probably don't want to do that as it would make it too easy to "share".

[mightyart]

Read this book instead.

[aliennetwork]

hahahahahaa

If it was in PDF 1 person would buy it, and everyone would have it.
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M-Plate

[Vamstad]

The pdf idea sounds great.

I am used to the indexes of many books I read and feel confused when it is not there or not comprehensive.

Yeah, it doesn't take much to thumb through and find what you are looking for (especially as one become more accustomed to the book) but, when you are mid-way through a job and need to find something...it can be frustrating. Especially, when you are sweaty and already quite frustrated!
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Fear is the mind killer.
1979 Federal Westfalia
2.0 FI

[Randy in Maine]

I printed up the Ratwell index thing (that we put together a few years ago on the Samba) and keep it in my "3 ring bus binder".

I have other stuff in there on how to test the various FI components or how to remove the engine along with other stuff that might be handy to have when you are a long way from a computer and you (or someone else) has to fix something.

[hiwaycallin]

[Randy in Maine]

Someone sent me a PM about just what kind of stuff I keep in my 3 ring bus binder. I figure even if I cannot fix the problem, a "real" mechanic with some information can usually figure out the problem. It might get you going if you are stuck in the middle of nowhere and need to get going.

This is what I have in there which is sort of specific to my 79 bus with FI. Of course if your bus is set up differently with carbs or with a type 1 engine, yours will be a little different....

A wiring diagram all in color and laminated from the local print shop...

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/wiring/baybus_79.jpg

http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/schem/2fi.gif

http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring/bus-79-westy.jpg

These things from www.ratwell.com....(ratwell is a fanatic at documenting all sort of bus stuff and is a computer wizboy over at Apple).

http://www.ratwell.com/technical/VacuumHoses.html

http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FuelHoses.html

http://www.ratwell.com/technical/EngineRemoval.html

http://www.ratwell.com/technical/LimpingHome.html

This from Colin (who really is a "Bus Guru")

http://itinerant-air-cooled.com/viewtopic.php?t=54...highlight=

http://www.itinerant-air-cooled.com/viewtopic.php?t=213

And this from "bartnik" who has been very helpful over the years.....

http://www.type2.com/bartnik/cvjoints.htm

and this handy little FI troubleshooting guide....

http://manuals.type4.org/ljet/

I always have the bentely manual with me as well as the index.

Anyway that is what I have in there.

[hiwaycallin]

Thanks yet again Randy!

[Opossum]

[babysnakes]

$110 bucks just screams "GET A 3 RING BINDER". I like the binder idea. I even have and extra Bently that came with one of our buses. Now I have one for the road and one for home.

[hiwaycallin]