What/how should a bug owner learn about a bay van?

[LuAn]

I bought my first Beetle (a '69) earlier this year but she was feeling a bit lonely on the driveway at night so I've bought a '71 bay to keep her company. :-D

I own most of the Bug Me Video DVDs, John Muir's book and the Haynes Manual for the Beetle. Obviously the bug and the bay have a lot of stuff in common but:

1. Are there and really good books, DVDs etc for the bay that I really ought to invest in?

2. Is there anything about the bay that's so radically different from the bug that I really ought to know about it?

3. Or is it the case that the info I have about the bug is such that I shouldn't bother getting any specific books/DVDs and just asking on here if/when I see something I don't understand?

 

[jabbo]

Obviously your basic mechanics aren't that different, so most of the stuff you've got already should be more than adequate I'd say.

Best place to find out anything you need to know is right here. If someone on Earlybay doesn't know the answer to yuor question then it's probably not worth knowing. :lol:

 

[Guest]

The workshop manual is quite good but youve got the best 2 books for your bug and bay.

There are a few rebuild DVDs on fleabay but they are poor quality dvds and have been around a while.

I have a rebuild DVD which i found really good to give you a mechanical overview but it did skip over most of the important stuff like ancillaries and tuning. It was only £4.50 and helpful in understanding how to do a full strip down and rebuild and seeing the parts only your mechanic sees if your not that good with engines.

The best way to learn it to tinker with your self. Do something easy first like rebuilding your standard carb, and it will give you a lot of confidence it doing other things that might need fixing.

 

[speedwell68]

Get your self a Bentley Manual from VW Books. The Haynes manual should be classed as pure fiction and the John Muir is a bit of a comic really.


*ducks*

 

[Guest]

Get your self a Bentley Manual from VW Books. The Haynes manual should be classed as pure fiction and the John Muir is a bit of a comic really.


*ducks*

why would he need a book about a Bentley

i know i couldnt afford one

 

[LuAn]

It sounds like the Bentley book might be what I need. The stuff I have for my bug already covers what I need to know about the engine. At the moment I'm discovering things like the location of the fuse box. I'm also wondering about things like the fuel gauge sender; which are easily accessible on a bug but appear to be well hidden on the bay. Not that I need access to it, I'm just curious.

 

[Guest]

The fuel tank is inaccessible without taking the engine out in your bay thats the main difference. You might be able to get at fuel lines buy reaching around behind the fan but it will be tricky.

 

[Araon]

"Original VW BUS" by Laurence Meredith invaluable for rebuilds /identifying year/parts...

Chiltons manual

Aircooled VW Engine interchange manual by Keith Seume