Product Description

First published in 1969, this classic manual of automotive repair equips VW owners with the knowledge to handle every situation they will come across with any air-cooled Volkswagen built through 1978, including Bugs, Karmann Ghis, vans, and campers. With easy-to-understand, fun-to-read information- for novice and veteran mechanics alike-anecdotal descriptions and clear language, this book takes mystery out of diagnostic, maintenance, and repair producers, and offers some chuckles along the way.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9584 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-26
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

About the Author
John Muir, mechanic, author, and the publisher, wrote the original How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive in 1969. He died in 1977.

Customer Reviews

Best book for duffers available.
This book is great, it took me from knowing nothing about the VW engine (or engines in general) to having the confidence to do many many tasks myself. Buy this book if your really want to have a go. The chap who owns the shop where I get my spares even recommended it without knowing I had got it and said 'he wished this had been the first book he had bought 10 years ago as it would have saved him many mistakes and alot of money' lucky for me it is my first book!

Excellent!!
This is a terrific book to add to your library of books for VW's. The author has a unique style lacking in other service manuals. You will not be disappointed with your purchase. You will save at least the cost of the book when you perform your first repairs. The author gives you the confidence to "go ahead and do it"!

Essential for maintenance of older German cars.
While the main focus is on air-cooled Volkswagens, the book's utility goes far beyond this. The section on fuel injection covers both the early D-Jetronic and later L-Jetronic Bosch injection systems - which were used on several other makes of cars, including BMW, Mercedes, and Volvo. Since the book is aimed at maintenance/troubleshooting without the factory test equipment, test values for common multimeters are given, as well as a logical troubleshooting flow and terminal connections. I found this section to be the best (perhaps the only) available reference for Bosch D-Jet fuel injection.